Children at Pyrena Hui's home-based child care program in San Francisco wear masks as they paint sea shells from independent bins to comply with COVID-19 safety protocols. “Circle time” conjures an ...

With the help of their stuffed animals or figurines, many toddlers and preschoolers play “teacher,” “doctor” or “firefighter,” drawing early inspiration from the careers they observe in their ...

Communities across Indiana are struggling to solve one of the state's largest challenges: How to help families get access to ...

The Children’s Center at the Monroe County Hall of Justice reopened this month after being closed for almost two years.

MADISON, Wis. -- It's a frustrating call for parents to get, and a tragic one for childcare centers to make, but staff at Play Haven on Madison's east side say a staffing crisis is forcing them to ...

NPR's Ayesha Rascoe speaks with Maria Snider, vice president of the Minnesota Child Care Association - an advocacy group - about the impact of the freeze on federal child care funds.

The latest iteration of the previously voted down casino resort on the city’s South Side is back in play, and earlier this week Mayor Levar Stoney couldn’t wait to announce the goodie package: An ...

Play therapy is an overarching umbrella term that encompasses many therapeutic methods that use play as a tool. The therapist serves as a facilitator for your child to work independently, consider the ...

Helen Mayer is mother of twin boys. In March 2020, as the pandemic hit, Mayer’s first startup company failed. Simultaneously, the twins’ child care shut down. Mayer became a stay-at-home parent by ...