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Making Sen$e Jul 23

Some parents may be pushed out of the workforce due to lack of child care

By Paul Solman

Politics Jul 21

Former Vice President Joe Biden has said he would name a running mate around the start of August. There is still no consensus in Democratic circles about who would be the best choice. File Photo by Scott Morgan/Reuters.
WATCH: Biden unveils $775 billion plan for child and elder care

The proposal being unveiled Tuesday is part of the presumptive Democratic presidential nominee's larger plan to remake an economy ravaged by the coronavirus.

By Will Weissert, Alexandra Jaffe, Associated Press

Health Jun 23

WATCH: House panel considers child care amid the COVID-19 pandemic

The Worker and Family Support Subcommittee holds a hearing on child care during the COVID-19 pandemic.

By Justin Stabley and Associated Press

Nation May 27

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Many child care facilities remain closed. Who will watch kids as parents return to work?

Who will care for the children of working parents when they return to their jobs, if schools and many child care providers remain closed? The CARES Act allocated $3.5 billion to support child care programs, but a national organization says…

By Cat Wise

Politics Jan 01

Children gesture as they sit in a playing circle at their kindergarten run by a private foundation which is not affected by the nursery caretakers strike in Hanau, 30km south of Frankfurt, Germany, May 8, 2015. Most of the kindergartens run by public services all over Germany face a strike of the nursery caretakers as they fight for higher wages and better working conditions.
Child care poses roadblock for candidates vying for 2020 elections

Experts predict a large number of women will again run for office in 2020 like they did in 2018, and child care remains a hurdle for many of them.

By Lindsay Whitehurst, Christina A. Cassidy, Associated Press

Dec 16

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The U.S. has a shortage of licensed child care providers. Can these apps help?

By Cat Wise, Kira Wakeam

In recent years, the number of licensed in-home child care providers has declined about 20%. According to the Center for American Progress, half the U.S. population lives in areas lacking enough providers, with low-income families and communities of color disproportionately…

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Dec 16

How paid parental leave for federal workers could spur wider changes

By Hope Yen, Alexandra Olson, Associated Press

A bill that is expected to receive final congressional approval Tuesday gives 12 weeks of paid leave to mothers and fathers of newborns, newly adopted children or foster children.

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Dec 12

Trump says he’ll expand child care, paid leave for workers

By Darlene Superville, Associated Press

One in four women go back to work within two weeks of giving birth because they can't afford to lose the pay or the job, according to the White House.

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Nov 20

Let these globe-trotting lessons in potty training flush your parental worries away

By Alma Gottlieb, The Conversation

An anthropologist explores why there’s no one-size-fits-all model of child-rearing advice for all the world’s parents.

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Sep 16

Child care choices limited for those working outside 9-to-5

By Sally Ho, Associated Press

Parents who work outside traditional business hours are often lost in the national conversation around child care.

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