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A child’s first 1,000 days are a time to be seized.
Finding quality, affordable care shouldn’t be a never-ending struggle. A national child care system is a better choice for children, families and the economy.
There are several important factors a parent should consider when choosing a child care provider.
Paying for child care can be one of the highest expenses a family can incur. The cost can range from 10% to 15% of a family’s total income. If you find it difficult to pay for quality, affordable care, there are resources available to help.
Americans still aren’t in agreement that mothers should work at all.
Ask any parent of young children about their biggest expenses and child care is likely at the top of their list.
Over the years I have listened to parents tell me what they really want from a child care provider. In fact, if you listen closely; parents are telling you every day what they really want. Moreover…
New parents are often stymied by the question of whether to stay home or to continue working while forking over a significant portion of their salaries to cover child care. Now, there's an interactive calculator for that.
When you have a family, finding a job isn’t as easy as choosing whatever employer offers you the most cash. You have to take into account barriers to employment such as transportation and the alway…
Child care -- or the lack of affordable care options -- is a multi-layered economic issue that has wide-ranging repercussions for the U.S. and globally. But even as costs continue to go up, few concrete solutions are in sight.
Neither party has a monopoly on good ideas for how to expand access to child care. The question now is whether they’ll have the compassion, wisdom, and political will to do so.
You can obtain a credit for certain child-care expenses but not others. Learn what counts and what doesn't in this article from expert contributor Julian Block.
Many parents will again be put in a position of assisting their children with online learning or seeking out child care.
American Families Plan proposes big boost to child care help, but experts have different ideas about what works
A new theory says looking after babies is linked to human intelligence
Important advice for parents how to find and choose quality child care for your child with advice from Rainbow Child Care Center's education director.
For your child’s well-being and your own peace of mind, it pays to be picky about day care.
Congrats! You had a baby! And now it’s time for you to transition back to work. It’s hard enough to mentally and logistically prepare for a new job of being a parent, but add in fears plus em…
For a new parent returning to work or a parent in need of summer care for older children, the task can be highly challenging. The range of options - for-
We all like structure and routine, but our children tend to need it to help regulate! We have had so many adjustments and changes recently, but continue to know and hope that life will begin to return to normal (although perhaps another “new normal”). So what about our toddlers who are just getting used to being at home again, and perhaps seem to prefer it? How can we help them transition when the time comes?