Child and family policies have catapulted to a prime spot in the presidential race as Kamala Harris promotes a new care economy for working families and former President Trump touts his past record.

COLUMBUS, Ohio -Gov. Mike DeWine signed the state’s two-year, $60 billion budget, which includes a new $10 million child care cost-sharing initiative. DeWine signed the budget bill at 11:15 p.m.

The Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children (WIC) provides federal funds to support low-income mothers and their children up to age 5.

The executive director in her sharp pink suit walked alongside guests, through sleek hallways and past a new marbled wall with its “Early Childhood Innovation Center” logo. She shook hands with state ...

Not long ago, Vermont had a population problem. Then Act 76 ushered in affordable child care for the first time in the state’s history.

There’s a lot to keep toddlers busy at Dill’s family child care. Credit: Anya Kamenetz for The Hechinger Report The Hechinger Report covers one topic: education. Sign up for our newsletters to have ...

Wisconsin's Child Care Bridge Payment Program will provide $110 million to child care providers through June 2026. This program replaces the pandemic-era Child Care Counts program, which ended in June ...