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Democrats believe they’ve on the verge of passing one of the most significant bills of President Joe Biden’s administration. But a major provision that was a high priority for Connecticut was taken out as the party needed to slim down the legislation: funding for child care.

Child care providers across the state are still operating well below capacity more than two years after the start of the COVID-19 pandemic — a threat to the sector’s overall viability and a vexing source of uncertainty for parents trying to return to work and employers looking for help.

A new report estimates that child care centers in Connecticut are serving 24,000 fewer children than they were before the COVID-19 pandemic.

As new state funding comes online, survey of 200 providers finds staffing shortage closed classrooms, reduced enrollment.

As new state funding comes online, survey of 200 providers finds staffing shortage closed...

The survey, conducted in April among more than 200 Connecticut-based providers, provides a snapshot of an industry that’s critical to economic recovery from the pandemic.

HARTFORD — Gov. Ned Lamont, state Department of Housing Commissioner Seila Mosquera-Bruno and Connecticut Office of Early Childhood Commissioner Beth Bye have announced the expansion of the state’s first-in-the-nation Head

Workplaces have increasingly been open to allowing pets in the office — at least on occasion — as a way to offer employees stress relief and improve mental health. But what about bringing your infant to work? It’s a much rarer perk that is now being offered by Milford-based manufacturer Bead Industries as a way to help working mothers who can get exhausted and stressed from the responsibilities of being a parent and working full time, according to CEO Jill Mayer.

The COVID-19 pandemic interrupted various services for children, and that has sparked concerns about their long-term social and emotional well-being.

From 2019 to 2021, the number of child care workers in Connecticut dropped 28% compared to the previous three years, according to federal statistics.