Most U.S. families don't earn nearly enough to afford child care, study finds

"Child care costs are just incredibly daunting for all but the wealthiest Americans," one financial expert said.

I’m a Single Mom in $100,000 of Child-Care and Medical Debt. For Parents Like Me, That’s a Win.

And for all my careful planning and sacrifice, as of this writing, I carry $100,000 in child-care and medical debt. It’s a ...

I Have $100,000 in Child-Care and Medical Debt. I’ve Never Been Prouder.

Every month, I tick away at the debt, but I don’t let it swallow me or define the family I’ve worked so hard to build. Over ...

Where Are Nanny Fine's Fabulous Clothes Now? Fran Drescher Explains What Happened to Her Character's 'Fits (Exclusive)

Fran Drescher tells PEOPLE what happened to the fabulous clothes her character wore on 'The Nanny,' the beloved CBS sitcom ...
Opinion

Liam Stanton: Universal child care is how Chicago makes affordability real

Universal child care is not a handout. It’s an investment in people who want to work, contribute and build a life here.
KCUR

Kansas City parents say child care made all the difference in their life. Finding it was not easy

Parents around the Kansas City area said it's a challenge finding early education programs that fit their budget, schedules ...

As Mamdani Focuses on Child Care, Plan to Tax the Rich Is Put Aside

Mayor Zohran Mamdani campaigned on a proposal to increase taxes on those earning more than $1 million. For now, at least, he ...

Health aide Bruno Valenzuela, of Brentwood, charged with hitting disabled child at Port Jefferson Station home

Bruno Valenzuela slapped a child with cerebral palsy at the boy's Port Jefferson Station home, prosecutors said.

Virginia nanny’s jailhouse letters reveal conflicting loyalties in love triangle murder trial

Au pair Juliana Peres Magalhães reads emotional jailhouse letters professing love for Brendan Banfield, charged with ...

Their 21 kids were taken by the state. Now they're fighting for custody of even more surrogate-born babies.

The couple had so many kids in their Los Angeles-area mansion a neighbor "thought it was a kindergarten." The investigation ...
WWNO

What New York's child care plan means for families

New York Gov. Kathy Hochul and New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani have unveiled a plan to offer free child care for 2-year-olds.
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Mamdani says New York child care expansion a real step to fulfilling campaign pledge

NYC Mayor Zohran Mamdani says a plan unveiled Thursday to take the first steps toward universal childcare for kids under five shows New Yorkers that "democracy can actually deliver for them." ...