Travis County voters supported a tax rate increase to expand access to affordable child care. What happens now? - Austin Monitor
Travis County voters approved Proposition A, a tax increase to fund affordable child care and related workforce programs for lower-income families.
Travis County passes plan to invest in affordable child care - Austin Monitor
Travis County's Proposition A to fund affordable child care garnered 60% support, addressing the critical need for accessible services in the area's expensive market.
Ballot measure asks taxpayers to help fund access to affordable child care - Austin Monitor
Travis County is proposing a property tax increase to improve access to child care for families facing financial hardships.
County commissioners approve tax rate election to raise $75M for child care - Austin Monitor
Travis County proposes a tax increase to fund child care services, potentially creating thousands of new slots and improving access for low-income families.
Travis County voters supported a tax rate increase to expand access to affordable child care. What happens now? - Austin Monitor
Travis County voters approved Proposition A, a tax increase to fund affordable child care and related workforce programs for lower-income families.
Travis County passes plan to invest in affordable child care - Austin Monitor
Travis County's Proposition A to fund affordable child care garnered 60% support, addressing the critical need for accessible services in the area's expensive market.
Ballot measure asks taxpayers to help fund access to affordable child care - Austin Monitor
Travis County is proposing a property tax increase to improve access to child care for families facing financial hardships.
County commissioners approve tax rate election to raise $75M for child care - Austin Monitor
Travis County proposes a tax increase to fund child care services, potentially creating thousands of new slots and improving access for low-income families.
Child Care Centers Challenged By Extreme Heat | KQED
Children's safety is at risk in extreme heat due to lack of infrastructure in schools and child care centers.
Lawsuit From Napa Neighbors Could Block Much-Needed Child Care Expansion | KQED
Le Petit Elephant is facing challenges in securing a permanent space due to legal and financial constraints impacting its future.
Childcare is essential for community sustainability, especially in high-demand areas like Napa.
Ontario reduces child-care fees, introduces new operator funding formula | CBC News
Ontario's new child-care funding formula aims to ensure operators can cover true costs and maintain services under the $10-a-day program.
With chronic absenteeism soaring, educrats still tell students school isn't that important
DC Mayor Muriel Bowser cancelled class for no reason, leaving thousands of students without school.
The decision to close schools disproportionately affected black and Hispanic students, many of whom are considered 'at risk' according to government criteria.
Child Care Centers Challenged By Extreme Heat | KQED
Children's safety is at risk in extreme heat due to lack of infrastructure in schools and child care centers.
Lawsuit From Napa Neighbors Could Block Much-Needed Child Care Expansion | KQED
Le Petit Elephant is facing challenges in securing a permanent space due to legal and financial constraints impacting its future.
Childcare is essential for community sustainability, especially in high-demand areas like Napa.
Ontario reduces child-care fees, introduces new operator funding formula | CBC News
Ontario's new child-care funding formula aims to ensure operators can cover true costs and maintain services under the $10-a-day program.
With chronic absenteeism soaring, educrats still tell students school isn't that important
DC Mayor Muriel Bowser cancelled class for no reason, leaving thousands of students without school.
The decision to close schools disproportionately affected black and Hispanic students, many of whom are considered 'at risk' according to government criteria.
Harris Has Championed Family Policies. Now Trump Likes Them, Too.
Both Kamala Harris and Donald Trump now support key family policies, indicating a shift in the Republican stance towards child care and parental support.
Having a family is expensive. Here's what Harris and Trump have said about easing costs
High care costs for children and the elderly hinder women's workforce participation and affect economic growth.
Harris Has Championed Family Policies. Now Trump Likes Them, Too.
Both Kamala Harris and Donald Trump now support key family policies, indicating a shift in the Republican stance towards child care and parental support.
Having a family is expensive. Here's what Harris and Trump have said about easing costs
High care costs for children and the elderly hinder women's workforce participation and affect economic growth.
Tentative agreement ups wages for NYC's child care providers
Child care providers in NYC are set to receive a 16% raise, highlighting the city's commitment to early childhood education.
Child Care Centers Challenged By Extreme Heat | KQED
Extreme heat and pollution are critical threats to children's safety in schools and childcare centers, necessitating urgent infrastructural improvements.
Will Child Care Campaign Promises Turn Out Traditionally Nonvoting Single Moms?
Maria Amado feels disillusioned with politics, believing promises made to child care providers often go unfulfilled.
Brooklyn childhood education center fighting to reopen after waiting months for NYCHA to address mold issues
The Bedford Stuyvesant Early Childhood Development Center struggles to reopen due to unresolved mold issues related to their facilities operated by NYCHA.
Popular Bay Area after-school program threatened with abrupt shutdown
The Boys & Girls Clubs of North San Mateo County faces potential closure due to a $300,000 funding shortfall needed by Nov. 30.
Brooklyn childhood education center fighting to reopen after waiting months for NYCHA to address mold issues
The Bedford Stuyvesant Early Childhood Development Center struggles to reopen due to unresolved mold issues related to their facilities operated by NYCHA.
Popular Bay Area after-school program threatened with abrupt shutdown
The Boys & Girls Clubs of North San Mateo County faces potential closure due to a $300,000 funding shortfall needed by Nov. 30.
Trump tells business leaders that increasing tariffs on foreign imports will help solve rising child care costs
Trump proposes increasing tariffs to address issues like child care costs and stimulate the U.S. economy.
Trump and Vance Offer Incoherent, Baffling Responses to Questions on Child Care
Trump failed to provide specific insights on child care during recent remarks, instead offering vague references to tariffs and other unrelated topics.
Pete Buttigieg shades Donald Trump's incoherent child care proposal
Buttigieg criticizes Trump's child care policies and questions his mental fitness.
Trump tells business leaders that increasing tariffs on foreign imports will help solve rising child care costs
Trump proposes increasing tariffs to address issues like child care costs and stimulate the U.S. economy.
Trump and Vance Offer Incoherent, Baffling Responses to Questions on Child Care
Trump failed to provide specific insights on child care during recent remarks, instead offering vague references to tariffs and other unrelated topics.
Pete Buttigieg shades Donald Trump's incoherent child care proposal
Buttigieg criticizes Trump's child care policies and questions his mental fitness.
Child care is a 'textbook example of a broken market.' Where do Harris, Trump go from here?
Child and family policies are vital in the 2024 presidential race, focusing on affordable child care for all families.
Trump and Vance Took Questions on Child Care. Their Non-Answers Said a Lot.
Donald Trump struggled to provide a clear policy position on child care costs, instead delivering a convoluted answer about tariffs and their potential impact.
Child care is a 'textbook example of a broken market.' Where do Harris, Trump go from here?
Child and family policies are vital in the 2024 presidential race, focusing on affordable child care for all families.
Trump and Vance Took Questions on Child Care. Their Non-Answers Said a Lot.
Donald Trump struggled to provide a clear policy position on child care costs, instead delivering a convoluted answer about tariffs and their potential impact.
Supe candidate Michael Lai touts his education start-up. Teachers recall low wages, disorder and a collapsed business.
Lai's campaign highlights his experience in education and community building, but concerns arise over his past business practices and the impact on employees.
This boss vowed to help his workers with child care. It hasn't been easy
Employers must recognize and address child care challenges to support their workforce.
Child care accessibility and affordability are essential for working parents.
Child rushed to hospital after incident on major road in Erith
A child was taken to the hospital after becoming unwell in Erith, with emergency services responding promptly.
Care Policies Take Center Stage in Harris's Economic Message
The care economy is essential for supporting caregivers and families, highlighted by Harris's focus on child benefits and housing assistance.
President Biden's Budget Proposes a National Paid Family Leave Program
Biden's 2025 budget proposal focuses on raising taxes on corporations and the ultra-wealthy, introducing a comprehensive paid family leave program, and investing in child care and education.
Proposal aims to reduce deficits, invest in working families and middle class, but faces challenges in a divided Congress after elections.
The new kids on campus? Toddlers, courtesy of Head Start
Access to on-campus child care eases the burden for college student parents.
Head Start programs at colleges support low-income student parents.
The Paradox of Stay-at-Home Parents
American society assumes one parent will stay home, but provides little support for homemakers.
Historically, the majority of American households were multi-generational with all members, including children, supporting the family's business.
Citing the economy, more Republicans back child care spending
Republican state lawmakers are increasingly supporting plans to invest in child care across the country, recognizing the importance of the industry and the need to address workforce shortages.
The pandemic highlighted the precariousness of the child care industry and the reliance of working parents on it, leading to an unprecedented federal investment of $24 billion in child care businesses in 2021.
My Family Of 5 Lives On $90,000 A Year In Dallas, And 'It's A Struggle Financially'
Child care is the top household expense for many American families.
Parents often make work arrangements and sacrifices to manage child care costs.
'Everyone Talks About This Village, But There Really Isn't A Village': The Reality Of Child Care
Child care is the No.1 household expense for many American families with young children.
Parents often have to make difficult choices, such as leaving the workforce or working multiple jobs, to afford child care.
Council approves property tax relief for child care centers as federal funding dries up - Austin Monitor
Following the success of Proposition 2, City Council has enacted property tax relief for child care facilities.
The maximum property tax exemption for eligible child care centers in Austin will be provided.
Child care centers in Austin can be eligible for the tax exemption if they are enrolled in the Texas Workforce Commission's Rising Star Program and maintain 20 percent enrollment of children subsidized by state funding.
The Biden Victory That Nobody Noticed - And How It's All Set To Unravel
The White House Council of Economic Advisers released a report on child care.
The report highlights the positive impact of $24 billion in emergency assistance provided for child care.
The program's effects were not widely noticed because they prevented negative outcomes rather than creating new ones.
'Everyone Talks About This Village, But There Really Isn't A Village': The Reality Of Child Care
Child care is the No.1 household expense for many American families with young children.
Parents often have to make difficult choices, such as leaving the workforce or working multiple jobs, to afford child care.
Council approves property tax relief for child care centers as federal funding dries up - Austin Monitor
Following the success of Proposition 2, City Council has enacted property tax relief for child care facilities.
The maximum property tax exemption for eligible child care centers in Austin will be provided.
Child care centers in Austin can be eligible for the tax exemption if they are enrolled in the Texas Workforce Commission's Rising Star Program and maintain 20 percent enrollment of children subsidized by state funding.
The Biden Victory That Nobody Noticed - And How It's All Set To Unravel
The White House Council of Economic Advisers released a report on child care.
The report highlights the positive impact of $24 billion in emergency assistance provided for child care.
The program's effects were not widely noticed because they prevented negative outcomes rather than creating new ones.