Millions of kids stay at in-home child care centers in the United States. Advocates believe improving the quality of home-based centers could be a boost for rural communities. Credit: Jackie Mader/The ...

In addition to the wide array of challenges that child care providers in America already face — low wages, few if any workplace benefits, lack of respect and professionalization — those who care for ...

Last fall, Gisela Sance’s landlord approached her family about raising the rent. He wanted $2,000 a month, an astonishing hike over the $1,300 she and her husband were paying for the house they lived ...

In the last half of 2025, Gertrudis Espinal watched as, one by one, children left the child care program she runs out of her ...