This is why calling the plan "progressive" is a category error. It offers universal access on paper while guaranteeing ...

As members of the House Appropriations and Finance Committee convened Monday on the third floor of the state Capitol for a ...

Gov. Gavin Newsom's proposed budget lacks funding for additional subsidized child-care slots, stalling progress on getting ...

New York’s child-care debate is being sold as a budget question. It’s not: It’s a child-outcomes question. Credit to Mayor Zohran Mamdani for putting this issue front and center. My party — the family ...

The federal government has announced a nationwide freeze on child care funds, stating it will require increased verification.

By Rebecca Gale for Vox. Broadcast version by Roz Brown for New Mexico News Connection for the Vox Media-Public News Service ...

DES MOINES, Iowa — Donald Trump is rolling out plans Tuesday to make child care more affordable, guaranteeing new mothers six weeks of paid maternity leave and suggesting new incentives for employees ...

Gov. Hochul announces a child care expansion initiative in Broome, Dutchess, and Monroe Counties as part of New York's $4.5 ...

A universal child care program like the one proposed by Mayor Zohran Mamdani could cost between $2.7 billion and $8.2 billion ...

NEW YORK (AP) — New York City parents may soon have access to free child care for their 2-year-olds, under a plan set to be unveiled Thursday by Gov. Kathy Hochul and Mayor Zohran Mamdani. The two ...

Mamdani ran on the most ambitious universal child care proposal in the country: free day care for all kids ages 6 weeks and ...

New York is taking another major step toward universal child care, with a new pilot program and billions in long-term investments aimed at lowering costs for families statewide. Governor Kathy Hochul ...