After the recommendations came out, working group members split up to focus on three initiatives: getting startup grants off the ground, exploring subsidies for child care workers and examining ...

As the state seeks solutions for child care shortages, Gov. Kim Reynolds announced Monday that $14 million in grants awarded to Iowa businesses and schools will create 874 new child care slots across ...

"I want to partner with the legislature put our State on a pathway toward universal child care," Governor Kathy Hochul said ...

WASHINGTON, D.C. - Senator Kirsten Gillibrand (D- NY) said in New York alone, nearly two-thirds of people live in communities ...

Senator Kirsten Gillibrand has introduced the Child Care Workforce & Facilities Act, proposing $100 million in federal ...

U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand held a virtual press conference to discuss her bipartisan legislation to address the ...

WASHINGTON D.C. (WBNG) -- U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand discussed her bipartisan legislation on Thursday to address the nationwide shortage of affordable child care.

Scott Stringer, a former New York City comptroller who is running for mayor, will center his campaign on making the city more ...

Sixty percent of rural Americans live in child care deserts — regions with too few licensed slots for children. In rural Illinois, that number rises to nearly 70%. Over the past decade, Illinois ...

Grants – DHR will award grants to nonprofit child care providers for construction, expansion, repairs, or operations of facilities that increase quality or capacity. The maximum annual grant per ...

Child care providers face such thin margins that eliminating licensing fees could help them keep their doors open.

I am surprised to learn how much effort is underway to solve Iowa’s childcare dilemma. Iowa’s actions have not been limited ...