Latest Child care News
More schools are adopting 4-day weeks. For parents, the challenge is day 5
INDEPENDENCE, Mo. (AP) — It's a Monday in September, but with schools closed, the three children in the Pruente household have nowhere to be. Callahan, 13, contorts herself into a backbend as 7-year-old Hudson fiddles with a balloon and 10-year-old Keegan plays the piano. Like a...
Third person charged in suspected fentanyl poisoning death of 1-year-old at New York City day care
NEW YORK (AP) — A third person has been charged in the death of a toddler apparently poisoned by fentanyl inside a New York City day care center, authorities said as the search continued for the alleged ringleader of the drug peddling operation. Renny Antonio Parra Paredes, 38,...
Wisconsin Legislature rejects governor's special session on child care, worker shortages
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Wisconsin's Republican-controlled Legislature on Wednesday ignored Democratic Gov. Tony Evers' call for a special session to pass a $1 billion package that would keep a pandemic-era child care program running, send more money to the University of Wisconsin and create a paid...
NYC day care operator tried to cover up fentanyl operation before 1-year-old's death, feds allege
NEW YORK (AP) — The owner of a New York City day care center where a 1-year-old child died after being exposed to fentanyl took steps to cover up her involvement in a sprawling drug operation, even as medics rushed to treat several children in her care who were poisoned by the opioid, federal...
NYC police probe day care facility after toddler dies and 3 other children are sickened by opioids
NEW YORK (AP) — A kilo press used in the packaging of drugs was found at a New York City day care facility, where authorities say four toddlers were exposed to dangerous levels of opioids, possibly killing a 1-year-old boy. Police and ambulance crews rushed to the day care facility...
Baby dies at day care in New York City, 3 other children hospitalized
NEW YORK (AP) — A 1-year-old boy died and 3 other children were hospitalized after emergency workers responded to a report of cardiac arrest at a day care center in New York City on Friday, authorities said. Police said the incident was reported around 2:40 p.m. at a day care...
With thousands of child care programs at risk of closing, Democrats press for more money
WASHINGTON (AP) — Democrats in Congress are pushing for a new round of money to keep the nation’s child care industry afloat, saying thousands of programs are at risk of closing when federal pandemic relief runs out this month. Legislation introduced in both chambers on Wednesday...
Editorial Roundup: Indiana
Fort Wayne Journal Gazette. September 9, 2023. Editorial: The time is now for Indiana to fund child care as state infrastructure The American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 included $23.97 billion in child care provider grants to defray business costs associated with the...
Editorial Roundup: Michigan
Detroit News. September 5, 2023. Editorial: Lansing fails to deliver transparency It’s been several months since Gov. Gretchen Whitmer held a formal press conference in which she took unfiltered questions from the media. That is setting the tone for an...
Editorial Roundup: Wisconsin
Wisconsin State Journal. August 28, 2023. Editorial: Where’s the GOP plan to prevent child care centers from closing? Sure, go ahead and exempt diapers, baby strollers and other child care products from Wisconsin’s sales tax. Diapers are definitely...
