Child Care

Child-care centers around the country still have closed classrooms because they do not have enough staff to open to full capacity.

While plans for bringing workers back to the office are top of mind for many companies, there’s another crisis that’s far from resolved: child care.

Some things that are more common during the summer also may have an impact on your taxes, the IRS noted recently.

A year after daycares, preschools and child-care centers started reopening, U.S. parents and providers are still struggling to find a new normal. 

The hundreds of dollars a month from child tax credit payments could go a long way – you could use it for expenses now or even prevent credit card debt during the holiday season. Personal finance expert Catherine Alford discusses the options.

Olympic runner Allyson Felix tells CNBC what drives her to be an advocate for mother athletes and why child care is so important for them.

Sue O’Connell sat down with Kelly Anne Smith of Forbes Advisor to talk about what’s contributing to the child care crunch and what a solution from Washington could look like.

Employers are offering and expanding child-care benefits in a bid to hold on to skilled workers and attract talent as Americans return to offices.

For parents looking to opt out of receiving the advanced child tax credit payments that are set to start July 15, the last day to do so is June 28, 2021. 

The Covid-19 pandemic exposed problems with accessing child care. A higher minimum wage could put care out of reach for more families unless changes are made.

The advance payments of the child tax credit are set to start next month. Here’s what you need to know to avoid pitfalls on spending this money.  

“Imagine if not one candidate at any level of government had to consider the cost of child care when weighing their decision to run for office.”

A new report finds that raising the federal minimum wage to $15 per hour could benefit more than half a million workers in the child-care industry. 

A volunteer organization in Vermont celebrated a major milestone Tuesday in its mission to support community members struggling with the high cost of diapers: The Junior League of Champlain Valley’s all-volunteer diaper bank celebrated its one-millionth delivery.

A grassroots effort in Vermont helping needy families with young children has delivered its 1 millionth diaper.

Now that coronavirus-related restrictions have lifted throughout Massachusetts, the state is asking early education and child care centers to implement their own COVID-19 policies. As of midnight Saturday, Gov. Charlie Baker’s mask mandate and all remaining COVID-19 restrictions expired in Massachusetts, and with it, the Massachusetts Department of Early Education and Care (EEC) retired its minimum requirements for health...

Balancing child care during the pandemic has been hard enough for parents – but now, as more people are returning to the office, you may find there are far fewer options. Like many parents of young children, Bessie Chen of Weymouth, Massachusetts, will be looking for child care soon, as she and her husband balance their kids with increased demand…

New Democratic legislation could provide free or reduced-cost child care for nearly 10 million children, according to new research.

Families spend an average $8,355 a year on child care for each kid, which can hamper parents’ employment and impact budgets. 

Democrats introduced a bill on Thursday that would make it easier for more single parents to claim all the benefits of the new $3,000 child tax credit.