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Between April 2020 – January 2021 our helpline received 3,608 child welfare contacts about parental mental health with the monthly average rising by 44% compared to the previous year showing that the pandemic has added much more pressure and at this difficult time, it’s crucial no parent or baby is left behind and the services they need are there to support them – wherever they live. During the pandemic and the restrictions in place fathers and partners have been excluded from scans and many women have had no choice but to give birth without a partner or supporter present. Parents and b...

Between April 2020 – January 2021 our helpline received 3,608 child welfare contacts about parental mental health with the monthly average rising by 44% compared to the previous year showing that the pandemic has added much more pressure and at this difficult time, it’s crucial no parent or baby is left behind and the services they need are there to support them – wherever they live. During the pandemic and the restrictions in place fathers and partners have been excluded from scans and many women have had no choice but to give birth without a partner or supporter present. Parents and b...

Child care subsidy bill 'Fair Start for Kids Act' signed into law (Photo by Alexandra Beier/Getty Images) The COVID-19 pandemic has created a massive hurdle for child care in Washington, but lawmakers hope that one new law will make things a little easier. On Friday, to coincide with National Child Care Provider Day, Governor Jay Inslee signed into law Engrossed Second Substitute Senate Bill 5237, the Fair Start for Kids Act. “I have a huge honor today of singing Senate Bill 5237,” Inslee said as he added his signature to the legislation. “This bill is hi...

Moms weigh in on the pandemic “I just want to maintain okay. I don't even want to be great right now. I just want to be okay, I want to feel okay.” Enter These moms were doing it all. Then the pandemic hit We spoke to mothers across the country who have been affected by the pandemic. Listen to their stories. By Jazmin Goodwin, CNN Business MacKenzie Nicholson New Hampshire MacKenzie Nicholson lives in Nottingham, New Hampshire, with her husband and two kids, ages 7 and 4. She was laid off from her nonprofit job in healthcare advocacy in June 2020 and has since struggled to re-enter the wo...

By Forrest Camire May 7, 2021 5:11 pm Governer Inslee signed SB 5237 today, aimed at making child care more accessible and affordable for families across Washington State. The Fair Start Kids Act will help power Washington’s economic recovery by increasing eligibility, investing in the child care workforce, and providing small business support in order to expand accessible and affordable child care. Before the pandemic, nearly half of Washington parents reported difficulties finding child care, ultimately costing employers. Funding for the Fair Start for Kids Act will come in part from the ...