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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.

A new state-funded program aims to support child care workers and help centers struggling to hire and retain staff.

Childcare provider Nicolle Orozco Forero (center) and her two children Juan David and Daniel are being detained by ICE, leaving many families she supports without child care. (Courtesy Stephanie ...

New Hampshire will soon offer child care workers another incentive to stay in the field: temporary subsidies to help pay for their own children’s care. The assistance is aimed at workers who earn too ...

Two years ago, Nicolle Orozco Forero walked into an in-home day care in Seattle, Washington, looking for a job. She was barely 22, a whole five feet tall — if that. But she was calm, focused. Her ...