Child care sites across the country are facing immense challenges hiring and retaining staff amid a shortage of good jobs, leaving parents struggling to find care and placing increasing stress on the ...

Participation in the labor force has surged among women in their prime working years. But for those with children under 5, the gains may have peaked. By Sydney Ember Jessica Cuevas loved her job as a ...

Across the country, expensive and limited child care options are causing parents to interrupt their jobs and make other financial sacrifices. Investing in Care Is Essential Infrastructure Investing in ...

The start of 2023 presented some good news for America’s economic outlook. In the first week of January, the December jobs report was released, showing unemployment edging down to 3.5 percent with ...

Friday’s job report showed unmistakable signs of a weakening labor market. Buried in the report was another warning about an exploding problem now being vigorously debated ahead of November’s election ...

Five months after the expiration of federal funds, running a child care business is more precarious than ever, and many parents struggle to pay tuition, surveys show. By Claire Cain Miller Running a ...

Special correspondent Cat Wise and producer Kate McMahon report from Mississippi, where many working parents struggled to find affordable, quality child care long before the pandemic. Among the most ...

Winnie, the startup that helps families find child care, is now tackling the other side of the equation — helping caregivers find jobs that pay an equitable wage. Today Winnie announced it is ...

Adriane Burnett, a single mother of two children, has had to forfeit her car. She’s behind on homeowner association payments. And she’s filing for bankruptcy. The main reason her finances are upside ...

Gov. Josh Shapiro visited a child care facility in Bristol, Bucks County, to highlight new recruitment and retention bonuses ...