Apr 20 After-school programs have either been abandoned or overworked during the pandemic By Amadou Diallo, The Hechinger Report Many after-school programs, which provide both enrichment and child care, have gone out of business. Others went remote and still others became full-day child care programs. None had much guidance or support… Continue reading
Jul 23 Watch 8:06 Some parents may be pushed out of the workforce due to lack of child care By Paul Solman In the U.S., child care was expensive and difficult to obtain long before the pandemic. But coronavirus has closed schools, forced parents to work from home and shuttered some care facilities for good. With COVID-19 surging in much of the… Continue watching
Jul 21 WATCH: Biden unveils $775 billion plan for child and elder care By Will Weissert, Alexandra Jaffe, Associated Press The proposal being unveiled Tuesday is part of the presumptive Democratic presidential nominee's larger plan to remake an economy ravaged by the coronavirus. Continue reading
Jun 23 WATCH: House panel considers child care amid the COVID-19 pandemic By Justin Stabley and Associated Press The Worker and Family Support Subcommittee holds a hearing on child care during the COVID-19 pandemic. Continue reading
May 27 Watch 5:17 Many child care facilities remain closed. Who will watch kids as parents return to work? By Cat Wise 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… Continue watching
Jan 01 Child care poses roadblock for candidates vying for 2020 elections By Lindsay Whitehurst, Christina A. Cassidy, Associated Press 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. Continue reading
Dec 16 Watch 6:57 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… Continue watching
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. Continue reading
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. Continue reading
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. Continue reading