Five Big Obstacles to Opening Child Care Facilities in Rural Illinois
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WA lawmakers consider axing child care licensing fees
Child care providers face such thin margins that eliminating licensing fees could help them keep their doors open.
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Lyle child care provider’s license suspended during investigation
A Lyle childcare provider’s license was immediately suspended Jan. 22, after the Mower County Dept. of Human Services ...
Texas legislative session started this week. What are proposed child care, pre-K bills?
About 30 bills have been filed as of Friday, Jan. 17 related to child care, pre-K and paid parental leave. Most of the bills ...
Chicago child care advocates demand pay raises from mayor, citing shuttering day cares
CHICAGO (WLS) -- Child care advocates in Chicago are demanding pay raises from Mayor Brandon Johnson. They say higher pay ...
‘Soaked in urine’: State reveals results into Springboro day care investigation
The findings of a state investigation regarding allegations involving a Springboro child care center have been released.
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Committee unanimously supports bill to streamline Indiana’s child care licensing process
The bill would allow single-owner child care companies or nonprofits, like YMCAs, to open multiple locations under one license.
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WA lawmakers consider axing child care licensing fees
SEATTLE – State lawmakers are considering eliminating the annual fees that child care providers must pay to be licensed by the state’s Department of Children, Youth and Families. Senate Bill ...
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‘Hard times on top of hard times’: Lessons learned from families and child care providers following Helene
Closures after Helene had cascading effects for the families who rely on child care and for the staff employed by these ...
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Legislators face challenges this session, including what to do about Wisconsin's child care crisis
Family child care programs are those that providers run out of their homes. Currently, licensed family child care programs ...
Why some Florida group homes for pregnant women aren’t licensed by the state
A nonprofit association separate from the state has regulatory authority over about two dozen of the facilities.