Child Care
Federal
Head Start Among Programs Boosted in Proposed White House Budget
Early-childhood priorities, such as more money for home visiting and child care, can be found throughout the federal budget proposal released Feb. 9 by the White House.
Early Childhood
Head Start, Child Care See Boosts Under Congressional Budget Deal
Congress shows its interest in early childhood by increasing the budgets of Head Start and the Child Care and Development Block Grant.
Early Childhood
New Report Paints Bleak Picture of California Child Care
Only 25 percent of children 12 or younger in California with working parents have a licensed child-care spot available to them, according to a Nov. 19 report.
Early Childhood
Subsidized Child Care Expanding, But Still a Scarce Resource in Many States
While most states are broadening their child-care assistance policies to serve more families, others are moving backward, says a report by the National Women's Law Center.
Early Childhood
New Construction Loan Fund to Benefit Early-Childhood Classrooms
The $100 million loan fund, announced Sunday at a meeting of the Clinton Global Initiative in New York, will be used to help providers buy and renovate preschool space.
Families & the Community
Website Creates National Database of Preschool, Day-Care Regulations
Noodle, which launched earlier this year, has created 51 guides that can steer parents toward information on the preschool landscape in their jurisdiction.
Education Funding
Child Care Increasingly Expensive, Popular, Part of Economy
Nearly half of households with an employed mother and a child under 5 reported using a paid child-care provider, says a report by the Committee for Economic Development.
Early Childhood
Child Care Programs Forced to Balance Quality and Financial Stability
A report on the challenges faced by Philadelphia-area child-care centers outlines issues that are concerns for providers across the country.
Early Childhood
Texas Governor Keeps His Early Ed. Promises
Gov. Greg Abbott made improving early childhood support in his state a key element of his campaign, and he has kept many of those promises.
Early Childhood
Washington State To Spend More On Early Learning Than It Ever Has
After much back and forth, Washington state legislators and Gov. Jay Inslee agreed to spend $158 million on early education in the state's 2015-17 biennium.
Early Childhood
How Much Are You Paying for Child Care? Maybe Not as Much as You Think
A new analysis of Census Bureau data finds the overall increase over the past 20 years has been relatively modest, but affluent families and families who have preschool age children have seen the largest jumps.
Early Childhood
Chinese Preschool Provider Partners with Chicago Early-Childhood Institute
RYB, China's largest private daycare and preschool provider, is partnering with the Erikson Institute to train its employees in best practices.
Early Childhood
Washington State Early-Ed. Bill Passes, Funding Debate Continues
A bill to expand early-learning opportunities gets approval from both the GOP-controlled Senate and the Democratically-controlled House, but the budget remains up in the air.
Federal
Democrats Introduce Legislation To Increase Child-Care Tax Credit
Sen. Bob Casey, D-Pa., and Sen. Patty Murray, D-Wash., have introduced separate plans to increase the federal child-care tax credit.
