Youth Today
All posts tagged "Child Care and Development"
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252NewsQ&A: How a child becomes bilingual — and what can be done to help them get there
Q&A with developmental psychologist and language scientist Adriana Weisleder Kids from immigrant backgrounds in the US often struggle to develop fluency in...
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315NewsIntergenerational care benefits children and seniors. Why is it still so rare?
Intergenerational care has cognitive and physical health benefits for both children and seniors.
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579NewsParents on the hunt for child care say it feels like ‘The Hunger Games’
Yearslong wait lists, anxiety, and lack of choice: 4 parents' quest for quality care.
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647NewsThe dark future of American child care
Nationwide, child care deaths are rare but they do happen. Will loosening regulations help?
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394NewsHow child-focused ballot measures fared this election
Voters across the states largely approved funding for children, though some holdouts remain.
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580News2 out of 5 child care teachers make so little they need public assistance to support their families
Child care teachers nationally earn a median wage of $13.07 per hour.
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545► ReportsEarly childhood workforce index 2024
The nation's early childhood workforce is underpaid, leading to high turnover and staffing shortages.
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652Guest Opinion EssayAmerica doesn’t know how to talk about child care
America lacks any agreed-upon framework for talking about child care.
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More companies open on-site child care to help employees juggle parenting and jobs
Skyrocketing child care costs and staffing shortages have complicated arrangements for working parents.
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944NewsMany ‘informal’ child care providers are entitled to pay. Most don’t know it
In many states, informal child care providers are eligible for funded support.
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748NewsParents tote toddlers to D.C. to press for expanded child tax credit, child care funds
Parents pushed for funding child-care, establishing paid family leave, and expanding child tax credits.
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1.5KGuest Opinion EssayAfter years of silent sacrifices and unseen struggles, Black women are still holding up the child care industry
Early education and child care represent the most diverse and lowest-paid sector in education.
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732NewsQ&A: Child care workers organize for better pay and treatment
Workers are exceptionally hard to unionize, due to high turnover rates and geographic spread.
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691► ReportsAn overview of child care and early learning in the United States
This data dashboard shows national and state trends in the early childhood industry.
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883NewsUtah bills itself as “family-friendly” even as lawmakers have long neglected child care
Utah, with the nation’s highest percentage of children, faces a decades-long daycare crisis.
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3.5KNewsHome-based childcare is a dying business. Here’s why.
Nearly half of all licensed home childcares closed between 2005 and 2017.
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1.7KNewsEPA proposes lower lead exposure limit in daycares, homes
The higher standards could benefit up to a half million children under age 6.
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1.7K► Reports2023 KIDS COUNT data book: State trends in child well-being
The 34th edition of an annual, national report on child well-being is released.
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1.4KNewsBiden signs executive order to improve access to child care
It aims to increase child care access and improve the work life of caregivers.
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868► ReportsRoadmap for change to support pregnant and parenting students
Researchers at the Urban Institute create a comprehensive roadmap to help pregnant and parenting students navigate the policy systems necessary for raising...
