Reallocated funding for the program that will go to providers will benefit nearly 95,000 children on a waitlist for ...

states are looking for ways to boost the child care supply and bring down costs for families. Some have turned to “deregulation” to do so. But many of these efforts will do the opposite of ...

Yet current child care regulations ... making sure the date on a form for a teacher’s background check is filled in correctly, lest they risk a citation on their license. The new system we ...

Over the last year, Texas has lost nearly 75,000 child care providers, according to data compiled by child advocacy nonprofit Children at Risk. Education and child advocacy leaders are warning ...

The $100 million in funding is just one of the forms of legislation that Texas ... child care capacity, employer incentives for supporting child care access, and task forces to improve regulations ...

The epicenter is still in Gaines County in the Texas panhandle, but child care centers in Dallas-Fort Worth are increasing parent education and vigilance to curb any spread if the viral infection ...

Data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics shows Texas child care workers make $14 an hour on average, or $29,000 a year. “It’s essentially a math problem,” said David Feigen, director of ...

Nationally and in Texas, the cost of child care is swallowing up large portions of working parents’ incomes, making it even more difficult for those with lower incomes to remain in the workforce.

and the Texas Education Agency to improve regulations among state agencies governing child care. SB 2049 would empower the new commission to review child care regulations to resolve conflicts ...

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They need different forms of support. A lack of data is largely a result of the way Texas child care is managed. Facilities don’t answer to one agency; they answer to six or more. And those ...