Bernie Sanders Touts New Mexico's Child Care Program As Blueprint for Fixing America's 'Broken' System: 'No Better Rate Of Return'

On Friday, Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt) praised New Mexico's move to offer universal free child care, calling it a high-impact ...

Could a cost-sharing model for child care in Michigan go national?

The program aims to increase affordability of childcare by sharing the cost equally among employees, employers and the ...
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Brooklyn Families Can Now Enroll in Free Birth-to-2 Child Care Program

A new city-funded program is providing free child care for infants and toddlers at multiple Brooklyn locations, expanding ...

States invest in child care more than ever to help parents with rising costs

When Raelyn Scholl returned to work after having a baby, it was with a peace of mind foreign to many parents in the United States: She knew her son had a spot in day care, and for only $400 a month.
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State launching new programs to expand and improve Child Care Scholarship Program

As 2025 comes to an end, two new programs are being introduced to help child care providers make the most out of New ...
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Orleans expands child care voucher program amid rising costs for families

This month, the Orleans select board voted to expand the town's child care grant program to include infants—not just toddlers and young children.
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Program helps open child care centers in Baltimore for thousands of needed slots

Dozens of new licensed child care centers have opened across Baltimore with the help of the Family Tree’s Baltimore City Child Care Resource Center.WBAL-TV 11 News visited a day care created by the ...
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Budget shortfall will reduce North Dakota child care assistance for some families

BISMARCK — The North Dakota Department of Health and Human Services is reducing some of its child care subsidies for working ...