When parents need back-up care, that typically means hiring a sitter, which costs an average of $25 per hour nationwide (and ...

Child care providers across the country struggle to meet the needs of children with disabilities. Ohio is among the states ...

After an intense lobbying campaign by Head Start advocates, including actress Jennifer Garner, the early education program ...

As students head back to school, many parents struggle to pay for child care for preschoolers, or for older children once school is done for the day.

Child care workers typically earned $13.71 an hour, or $28,520 a year, in 2022, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics. Employment remains lower than it was prior to the pandemic.

The maximum amount of claimable child care expenses -- $8,000 for one child or $16,000 for two or more -- is not affected by income level. However, the rate of return for the child care credit ...

News Brief Tuesday, October 18, 2022 — 12:02 pm Rising cost of child care outpacing Inflation The cost of child care continues to outpace inflation, according to a new report from Child Care Aware of ...