One of the largest struggles families in the U.S. face is finding quality child care they can afford. The search for a center or home-based provider can be overwhelming, and the price tag can be ...

This year, the 50 largest for-profit child care chains opened or acquired 537 new centers, an 8 percent increase ... chance in a generation to create a near-universal child care system, one ...

"Child care benefits are important to me and can cause issues to future ... Companies started to provide on-site or near-site centers, expanded backup care, and provided flexible work schedules.

The median hourly pay for a California child care worker in 2019 was $13.43, while preschool teachers earned $16.83 and kindergarten teachers earned $41.86, according to data from the Center for ...