Daily Journal

Program helps child care providers create healthy spaces

A new program is helping child care centers in Johnson County create safer environments for children at no cost to the centers. Healthy Spaces Happy Children was launched by Improving Kids Environment ...
CNN

America’s child care problem is about to get a lot worse. Here’s why

Sarah Morgan was looking forward to enrolling her 1-year-old son Lucas at the Skagit Valley Family YMCA’s early learning center in Anacortes, Washington, this fall. Her older son Jameson, 5, had a ...
The New York Times

How Universal Child Care Could Change the Economy

Zohran Mamdani, the Democratic nominee for New York City mayor, has proposed no-cost, universal child care, helping to reignite a national conversation. By Sydney Ember Universal child care has long ...

How Kansas grants helped address child care shortage in Topeka

Federal funding for Kansas child care grants supported multiple projects in Topeka, including a new infant and toddler center.
The New York Times

Republicans and Democrats Agree Child Care Needs Help. Here’s How They Differ.

In a new bill, Republican senators adopted many of the Democrats’ goals, but they remain far apart on elements like how to pay for it. By Claire Cain Miller President Biden visiting a preschool class ...