#child-care

#child-care

Today, we're working together with the mayor at this incredible place to announce the first major steps to make child care universal truly universal here in New York City, transforming the lives of children and parents all across the state. We will build on the city's existing three-K program, and say, no longer will a family in Flatbush be offered a seat, but have to find out that seat is in Astoria.

She's touched a lot of people up here, so a lot of people have reached out," Simpson said.

Child care is just one piece of an interconnected web of affordability and education issues that influence whether families leave the city when they have children. Also in play: housing, availability of after-school programs, school quality, and navigating school admissions, whether for kindergarten or looking ahead to middle and high school. For many, having a second or third child also changes the calculus, several parents told Chalkbeat.

Trump has deployed the National Guard and a wave of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents into the district. ICE arrests there have increased tenfold. The situation has thrust the Latinas who hold up the nation's child care sector into a perpetual state of panic. Nationwide, about 1 in 5 child care workers are immigrants, but in D.C. it's closer to 40 percent; about 7 percent nationally lack permanent legal status. Nearly all are women.

Last August, San Jose gave $1 million to Upwards for its Boost program to help child care centers streamline their operations. A year later, 43% of participating providers have increased their child care slots - and 35% reported an increase in revenue by at least 20%. About one-third of the providers were able to hire an assistant, according to Boost Program Manager Judy Ahumada.

The girl was found unconscious and unresponsive and was pronounced dead at Montefiore-Einstein Medical Center.

"Barking and Dagenham Council is spending about 1.9m a year on housing just 20 children deemed to be at high risk of harm to themselves or others."

"Childcare, as you know, has been seen as a personal problem for women and workers, but not an economic imperative. We knew we needed to get businesses to make the case..."

In our first session, to have this kind of accomplishment shows we've struck a nerve, identifying an issue that resonates with people, impacting families and economy.

The child care system is collapsing. Families can't afford it, providers can't sustain it and the workforce is disappearing. Federal investment is the only solution.

We know that our kids get into trouble between the hours of 3 and 6 p.m. Let's give them a place to be and let's provide some relief for working families.

Miss Mouth's Messy Eater Stain Treater Spray has gained popularity for its ability to effectively remove various stains from fabrics without harsh chemicals, making it a must-have for parents.

Ontario Education Minister Paul Calandra warns that without increased federal funding, $10-a-day child-care program fees will rise, impacting parents post-March 2026.

"While we welcome the intentions behind the programme, the initial feedback we are hearing from many school leaders participating in the pilot is that the funding just isn't sufficient."

In the past few weeks, we have been working with our provincial and territorial partners to make sure that families can rely on this system, to become something that no government, a year from now, five years from now, twenty years from now, could ever go back on.