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New Mexico will be the first state to make child care free
The program, which will start in November and is expected to save families $12,000 per child annually, is available to all residents regardless of income.
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Katrina destroyed New Orleans’ early childhood education. 20 years later, it’s a model for success.
After the hurricane shuttered New Orleans’ child care centers, providers didn't just reopen their doors — they built a more equitable system from the ground up.
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When did caring for America’s most vulnerable kids become political?
Though it survived elimination, Head Start is under threat. Now that they have been directed to ban undocumented children, providers wonder if politics has changed the program forever.
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To raise fertility rates, it’s not women who need to step up — it’s men
New research found that countries where men do more housework and child care have higher fertility rates.
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The number of family caregivers is surging
A new report from AARP and the National Alliance for Caregiving shows that more than 63 million Americans are serving as family caregivers — and they’re managing financial risks, poor health and isolation.
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When measles hits day cares, there are more than just health concerns
Children’s health is the most immediate challenge amid an exposure, but parents are grappling with tough choices and quarantines.
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America’s child care system relies on immigrants. Without them, it could collapse.
The Trump administration’s far-reaching war on immigration is threatening America’s already-fragile child care system, where immigrants play a critical role. In New Mexico, which is leading the nation in child care policy, immigrants who run child care businesses say immigration policy is already hitting close to home.
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Parents struggle to find child care. School vouchers could make K-12 just as complicated.
Driven by the rise of ‘school choice,’ companies are trying to help parents navigate K-12 education options.
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After a child care worker is detained by ICE, a community is left reeling
Nicolle Orozco Forero was one of the few immigrant women who provide child care for American children with disabilities. Then she and her seriously ill son were taken into ICE custody.
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The child tax credit is changing. Here’s what it means for your family.
The credit rises to $2,200, but its new requirements will shut out an estimated 2.7 million American children.