President Trump’s crackdown has had an outsize effect on the child-care field, which is heavily reliant on immigrants and ...

President Donald Trump’s push for the largest mass deportation in history has had an outsized impact on the child care field, ...

A child’s brain undergoes rapid development in the first five years of life, with 90% of brain development happening by age 5. That’s one reason quality child care and early education is so critical ...

In this year of immigration raids, child care providers have stepped up to keep families unified amid incredible uncertainty.

In America, child care teachers earn a median wage of $13.07 an hour. Credit: Jackie Mader/The Hechinger Report The Hechinger Report covers one topic: education. Sign up for our newsletters to have ...

COLUMBUS, Ohio – Gov. Mike DeWine vetoed legislation that would have allowed employers to expand use of child workers, who can be paid less than Ohio’s full minimum wage. DeWine, late Wednesday ...

Despite pandemic relief bolstering the early care and education sector, child care providers remain among the most beleaguered jobs in the United States, EdSurge reported. Early childhood educators ...

Most politicians don’t even try to enact universal systems — the cost and complexity are daunting, and child care has long ...

Colette Nakielski attempts to focus on work while simultaneously entertaining her then-1-year-old daughter Charlotte in February 2023 at St. Patrick's in Anamosa. Nakielski, of Mount Vernon, joined ...

Florida is looking at the possibility of loosening some child labor laws to replace undocumented workers. The state has been penalizing employers hiring undocumented workers, leading to businesses ...

A new state-funded program aims to support child care workers and help centers struggling to hire and retain staff.