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Childcare Reporting Grants: Let’s Flood the Zone
Do you have a story to tell about childcare?
Childcare reporting grants are back and we are looking for journalists and writes to apply.
Better Life Lab at New America - where I work - is launching another round of childcare reporting gr...
We Need a Bigger Pie
The problem with limited childcare funding is that there is not enough to go around. Photo by sheri silver on Unsplash
It’s not that often that breaking news on childcare policy hits over a holiday weekend, but there you go, if you were li...
The Child Care Disconnect
Hello and happy August. I hope all the families who rely on stringing together a patchwork of camps and childcare solutions over the summer have a finish line in sight. Today’s post is from my colleague and friend, , who has been reporting...
Did Pandemic Funding Save Childcare?
Nestling House is one of the over 5,000 childcare providers in Wisconsin who will no longer be receiving state support after the June 30, 2026 cutoff. Here, Betsy Guerrero and Ella Gosetti, two of the co-owners, work in the basement office...
Big Lessons from the Lone Star State
Quick note: sharp-eyed readers may have noticed the switch here to “childcare” as one word versus the longstanding “child care” as two words. This is an AP Style change that is creating some inconsistencies with my previous articles, but go...
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