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What D.C.’s Early Childhood Educators Stand to Lose with the D.C. Pay Equity Fund Salary Cuts

Rebecca Gale·Apr 19, 2024·10 min read

Briyana Holloway remembers the shock when she saw her new paycheck. It was January 2024, and the Early Childhood Pay...

On the Other Side of the Child Care Cliff, Over 1,000 Providers Stage One-Day Strike for A Day Without Child Care

Bryce Covert·May 13, 2024·8 min read

Terri Simms has run her child care business, known as Playtime Nursery School, in Dayton, Ohio for over 27 years....

Michigan’s First of Its Kind Program Shares Child Care Costs Between the State, Employers and Employees

Bryce Covert·Oct 5, 2021·7 min read

As a state representative in Michigan, Greg VanWoerkom has gone on a lot of tours of local businesses to find...

In Texas, A Break for Child Care Providers Via Property Taxes

Instead of Direct Payments to Providers, a Ballot Referendum in Texas Offers a Property Tax Break

Rebecca Gale·Jan 16, 2024·8 min read

For Alejandra Gardner, it wasn’t until she began receiving funds from the American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) that her child...

FILM REVIEW: “Through The Night:” An Intimate Portrait of Family Child Care Reveals Deeper Truths About Caregiving

Elliot Haspel·Mar 4, 2021·4 min read

Early on in the recently released documentary Through The Night, Deloris “Nunu” Hogan circles up the group of children under...

Can the Congressional Dads Caucus Help Break the Logjam on Family-Friendly Policies?

Bryce Covert·Feb 14, 2023·7 min read

Republican Speaker of the House Kevin McCarthy made headlines and history when it took 15 rounds of votes for his...

2 Out Of 5 Child Care Teachers Make So Little They Need Public Assistance to Support Their Families

Wages for child care employees are lower than for animal caretakers and bellhops. In America, child care teachers earn a median wage of $13.07 an hour.

Jackie Mader·Nov 4, 2024·2 min read

This story was produced by The Hechinger Report, a nonprofit, nonpartisan news outlet focused on education. Caring for children during their first...

Families and Providers Deserve More Notice When Child Care Programs Close

When a program closes its doors abruptly, parents are left scrambling for care, providers are out of work and children lose the stability they need.

Elliot Haspel·Mar 19, 2025·6 min read

Imagine getting an email that your favorite restaurant has decided to close at the end of the month. That’s sad,...

Child Care Crisis

Gas, Groceries, Homeownership Opportunities and Kids’ Extracurriculars

On the Other Side of the Child Care Cliff, Over 1,000 Providers Stage One-Day Strike for A Day Without Child Care

Michigan’s First of Its Kind Program Shares Child Care Costs Between the State, Employers and Employees

In Texas, A Break for Child Care Providers Via Property Taxes

FILM REVIEW: “Through The Night:” An Intimate Portrait of Family Child Care Reveals Deeper Truths About Caregiving

Can the Congressional Dads Caucus Help Break the Logjam on Family-Friendly Policies?

2 Out Of 5 Child Care Teachers Make So Little They Need Public Assistance to Support Their Families

Families and Providers Deserve More Notice When Child Care Programs Close

Finding a Home for Family Child Care in Publicly Funded Preschool

For Young Children, a RAPID Response to the Pandemic

Squaring Up with History: Child Trends’ Chrishana Lloyd and Julianna Carlson Dig Deep on the Value of Care

Universal Child Care Neither New Idea Nor Unprecedented

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