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With childcare costs ballooning and childcare providers shrinking, many parents and guardians are asking themselves if they can afford to work. In a state...

INDEPENDENCE – In February of 2023 the Rural Childcare Study Grant from the Iowa Economic Development Authority was awarded to the City of Independence. A Childcare Task Force was then

The Employers for Childcare Task Force consists of more than 50 businesses advocating for child care reform in Texas.

As Texas’ child care centers struggle to stay open amid mounting post-pandemic financial woes, a lifeline thrown out by voters last year — a new tax credit for providers —

Child care centers are struggling to make ends meet, and a new voter-approved tax credit is a first step toward boosting the flagging system, advocates say.

How the Texas Restaurant Association is addressing one of the top turnover issues in the restaurant industry with its new Employers for Childcare Task Force

Imagine you are a parent with two children under 5 years old. You and your spouse both work, together earning $56,000 (a little over the local median household income). Putting

In an attempt to make childcare more accessible to underserved areas, legislation has been introduced to allocate Department of Agriculture funds into childcare facilities in rural areas.

In an attempt to make childcare more accessible to underserved areas, legislation has been introduced to allocate Department of Agriculture funds into childcare facilities in rural areas.