PHOENIX (AP) — For parents who need to work but can’t afford the steep cost of child care, federally funded scholarships can be a lifeline. Delivered through state child care assistance programs, the ...

An advocacy group is providing support to candidates who want to expand support for child and elder care in the midterm ...

Amy Lee Funes puts a hat on her son Leo before walking him home from the bus stop after school. Funes is unable to afford the child care she needs in order to work and assistance has been sporadic. As ...

Burdette, the single largest household expense for her and her husband, Brandon Burdette, is $2,600 a month for child care.

Assemblymember Matt Simpson (R-Lake George) joined fellow lawmakers, child care providers and parents in Albany today to ...