Rebecca Bailin pays $32,000 a year for her five-month-old's all-day child care in New York City. That's higher than the national average, but not unusual. Many parents in the city and in other parts ...

New parenthood comes with new expenses: car seats, diapers, formula. Then there are the “extras” that feel sort of mandatory. “Yeah, you’re supposed to take your kid to the pumpkin patch. It’s ...

Florida leaders took a stand against communism — listing free child care and rent freezes among their list of concerns — during a press conference set on the state’s annual Victims of Communism Day.

Under the program, families, regardless of income, can receive state vouchers to cover public and private child care fees.Nov. 6, 2025 © 2025 NBCUniversal Media, LLC ...

I was drawn to the childcare profession because of my love for children. I just love seeing their smiling, hopeful faces, watching them grow and learn, and welcoming the trust and love they bring to ...

New Mexico is now the first state in the nation to guarantee free child care for all families, regardless of income. The new initiative, which began Nov. 1, is expected to save families about $12,000 ...

Child care isn’t cheap, especially once the government gets involved. Recently, New Mexico’s Democratic Governor Michelle Lujan Grisham announced a new plan for taxpayers to fund “free” child care for ...

Program aims to improve education, child welfare in New Mexico Other Democratic-run areas eye similar steps Critics argue against free child care for wealthy families TAOS, New Mexico, Nov 1 (Reuters) ...

New Mexico on Saturday became the first state to offer free child care for all its residents, delivering on a liberal priority championed by the likes of socialist New York City mayoral candidate ...

TAOS, New Mexico — New Mexico became on Saturday the first U.S. state to offer free child care to all residents in a bid to boost its economy and lift education and child welfare levels ranked the ...

Sign up for Chalkbeat New York’s free daily newsletter to get essential news about NYC’s public schools delivered to your inbox. For the first time, New York City ...