Education Aug 13 Early education experts see this new Trump rule as ‘the wrong step at the wrong time’ By Laura Santhanam
Nation May 16 What would help families have more babies? Here’s what readers said PBS News asked readers to share their thoughts on having children and incentivizing childbirth — and more than 900 people responded. Here's what they said. By Hannah Grabenstein, Vivian Hoang
Nation May 09 So you want to increase your country’s birth rate? Experts say it’s tough As the Trump administration floats potential incentives to bring up the U.S. birth rate, experts tell PBS News that increasing a country’s birth rate is a heavy lift — if it’s possible at all. By Vivian Hoang, Hannah Grabenstein
Nation Jul 31 Providers fear they won’t survive as Missouri’s child care subsidy backlog continues There are approximately 1,800 child care providers who receive subsidies in Missouri, which help offset costs for families who aren’t able to pay the full amount for care. For many facilities, the payments are a lifeline. By Gabrielle Hays
Politics Apr 14 Child care costs are about to start dropping for families that need the most help Many families that receive government assistance for child care still pay a lot out-of-pocket. A new Biden administration rule will lower those costs and improve payments to day care providers. By Chabeli Carrazana, The 19th
Feb 08 More Republicans support spending on child care, saying it’s an economic issue By Moriah Balingit, Associated Press As federal pandemic aid dries up, Republican state lawmakers are embracing plans to support child care as a workforce issue — and even making it central to their policy agendas. Continue reading
Aug 12 Watch 6:10 Child care advocates seek solutions as pandemic-era federal funding winds down By Ali Rogin, Kaisha Young The federal government has been using COVID relief funds to support child care programs across the country. That funding is set to expire at the end of September. Susan Gale Perry, CEO of Child Care Aware of America, joins Ali… Continue watching
Jul 11 Biden administration plans to cap how much families pay for child care through grant program By Associated Press Harris provided details Tuesday of a proposed rule by the Department of Health and Human Services that follows an executive order on the issue that President Joe Biden signed in April. Continue reading
Jun 30 How the rising cost of childcare hurts parents’ job stability By Nicole Ellis, Casey Kuhn The cost of child care has increased 220% in the last three decades, according to Lisa Hamilton, president of the Annie E. Casey Foundation, which since 1990 has tracked this and other issues around child well-being in an annual Kids… Continue reading
Apr 18 WATCH: Biden gives remarks following executive order on expanding child care By Josh Boak, Associated Press President Joe Biden signed an executive order on Tuesday that contains more than 50 directives to increase access to child care and improve the work life of caregivers. Continue reading