Unlicensed child care providers fill gap for Detroit families struggling to find care

Parents in southwest Detroit feel the sting of lacking child care options. Advocates say the state should do more to get more ...
The Economist

One of the poorest states in America introduces free child care

Universal free child care is a popular policy on the American left these days. Zohran Mamdani, New York’s Democratic ...
Albuquerque Journal

Some providers taking time to decide whether to opt in to universal child care program

Two weeks after New Mexico launched a universal child care initiative, some preschools and other child care providers are ...

Why Children’s Hospitals Matter for Families Facing Complex Medical Journeys

Miller Children's & Women's Hospital is the coordinated medical home and essential safety net providing tailored, expert, and ...

Zohran Mamdani wants to make universal child care a reality in NYC. Here's a look at the costs, and the savings.

NYC Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani has called on the city to establish free, high-quality child care for children 6 weeks to 5 ...
Chalkbeat on MSN

Mamdani’s universal child care push will require building new seats and filling empty ones

Last year, more than 27,000 of the city’s roughly 136,000 free child care seats for kids ages 4 and under went unfilled, ...
Chalkbeat on MSN

Mamdani’s $6 billion universal child care plan: How will NYC fund, staff, and scale up the program?

Mamdani will face an array of logistical and operational challenges in standing up new public infrastructure for hundreds of ...
The 74 on MSN

Capacity Issues May Limit New Mexico’s Universal Child Care Program

Starting Nov. 1, New Mexico will offer free child care to every family in the state. There will be no fees to pay and no ...

1,000 new state-funded child care slots will be added in January, Connecticut officials announce

HARTFORD — A thousand new spaces for kids will be added to the state's early childhood education program in January as the ...