Post and Courier

SCDSS, DHEC announce partnership with National Wildlife Federation and the Natural Learning Initiative to transform Child Care Outdoor Spaces

COLUMBIA, S.C. — As part of the Grow Outdoors South Carolina initiative, the South Carolina Department of Social Services (SCDSS) Division of Early Care and Education and the South Carolina Department ...
Cleveland.com

Budget includes new cost-sharing child care program, mixed support for other initiatives

COLUMBUS, Ohio -Gov. Mike DeWine signed the state’s two-year, $60 billion budget, which includes a new $10 million child care cost-sharing initiative. DeWine signed the budget bill at 11:15 p.m.
CNN

America’s child care problem is about to get a lot worse. Here’s why

Sarah Morgan was looking forward to enrolling her 1-year-old son Lucas at the Skagit Valley Family YMCA’s early learning center in Anacortes, Washington, this fall. Her older son Jameson, 5, had a ...
Government Executive

Biden proposes 'historic new program' to address child care shortages

As part of his budget proposal on Monday, President Joe Biden is asking Congress to make child care more affordable for the parents of 16 million children around the country. The president is ...