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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

Child care providers lobby for state funding
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

A daycare for children of healthcare workers and first responders at Midway Elementary School during the coronavirus disea...
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.

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Aug 12

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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…

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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.

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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…

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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.

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