Claire Withycombe reported on state politics for The Seattle Times for two years, but recently joined Education Lab to cover early education.

More than 2 million kids live with a disabled veteran at home. Calls are growing to extend more support to these ‘hidden ...

The Park City Council expanded its support of working families Thursday, moving to allocate additional funding to the child ...

Adding more funding to scholarships is just one-way experts say state lawmakers could address Texas’ childcare crisis.

Military child care centers and Department of Defense schools are allowed to continue hiring workers with their exemptions ...

Senators Katie Britt (R-AL) and Tim Kaine (D-VA) have unveiled a sweeping bipartisan child care proposal designed to tackle ...

Republican Alabama Sen. Katie Britt is pushing Republicans to strengthen child care benefits in the party’s tax legislation expected later this year. The proposal Britt introduced is […] ...

If you have a parent short on savings, a disabled adult child or a minor with special needs, Medicaid may be your backstop.

When 11-month-old Octavia and 3-year-old Matthew wake up between 7 a.m. and 8 a.m., Horton feeds them breakfast and prepares for her morning meeting. Hopefully Octavia is back to sleep by then, Horton ...

A new apprenticeship program is set to launch to train future early childhood educators and offer hands-on experience and ...

Issues around the cost of and access to child care disproportionately impact women. While 79% of women and 84% of men without ...