That claim is disputed by the leaders of some foster care agencies. [ Times, 2024 ] Hope Florida helped more than 21,000 families referred to it by child protective investigators, according to the ...

“Today, the court saw through the state’s vitriol and hollow justifications ... ever be forced to deny their child access to the safe and effective care that could relieve their suffering ...

A Montana court has struck down a 2023 state law banning gender-affirming medical care for transgender minors, finding the ...

WAUNAKEE, Wis. – Many child care and preschool classrooms across the country were empty Monday as providers nationwide marked a Day Without Child Care — because here in Wisconsin, providers ...

Sen. Mary Elizabeth Coleman, R-Arnold JEFFERSON CITY — A conservative bloc of Republicans temporarily torpedoed a $70 million plan aimed at addressing the affordability of child care in Missouri.

A faction of Missouri Senate Republicans held up a bill that sought to incentivize investment in child care Tuesday evening ... his legislation seeking to block enforcement of federal gun laws.

Missouri Senate Republicans stalled a bill offering tax credits for child care investments ... in order to pass his legislation seeking to block enforcement of federal gun laws.

On Tuesday, she filibustered a bill that would invest in child care statewide (Annelise Hanshaw ... in order to pass his legislation seeking to block enforcement of federal gun laws.

A faction of Missouri Senate Republicans held up a bill that sought to encourage investment in child care Tuesday evening, arguing the chamber should instead move on to GOP priorities. The ...

Kim Reynolds' bill would provide new grants to Iowa preschools and child care providers to provide all ... Iowa as well as $5 million in federal block grants. Sen. Cindy Winckler, D-Davenport ...

EDUCATION PROGRAMS LOOM. IF YOU HAVE YOUNG CHILDREN, YOU LIKELY HAVE NOTICED THE RISING COST AND AVAILABILITY OF CHILD CARE. OFTENTIMES, I HEAR FROM PREGNANT MOMS THAT ONE OF THE FIRST PEOPLE ...

A Wisconsin Department of Children and Families survey revealed that a quarter of child care providers may close without continued Child Care Counts funding. Providers also reported potential ...