child care

The child care gap across the country is more than 30%, meaning the need for quality child care far outweighs the supply — and it's worse in rural areas.

Sierra is in a bind. She and her husband have two children — ages three and nine years old — and they live in Urbana. Sierra’s 9-year-old son is attending…

The Iowa Department of Human Services has started the process of closing two day care centers in Lee County.Spokesperson Matt Highland said DHS filed a…

The Keokuk Community Child Development Center will open its doors on April 22. Supporters said the center will help fill the need for more quality,…

Thousands of Illinois families who lost access to state-subsidized child care this summer are once again eligible. Governor Bruce Rauner rolled back the...

Gov. Bruce Rauner is standing by his decision to backtrack on cuts to a low-income daycare program. That comes even as Democrats in the Illinois House...

Thousands of low-income families would once be able to get state help paying for child care under a compromise deal introduced Monday by Gov. Bruce...