When parents need back-up care, that typically means hiring a sitter, which costs an average of $25 per hour nationwide (and ...

The survey, done every month since 2021, found that the number of child care providers struggling economically is rising.

Child Care Providers United — the union that represents about 60,000 family child care providers in California — reached a ...

Child care costs in Bakersfield have reached $700/month for infants while providers continue closing. How are local families ...

Data released recently by the Department of Labor Women’s Bureau, which calculated local child care prices for the U.S., show that families are paying between 8% and 19% of their incomes on ...

Hundreds of child care providers in 27 states and Washington, D.C., went on strike Monday to remind policymakers how essential they are, not only to families but to the nation’s economy.