$20M pilot program could help attract child care workers

House Bill 484 would allocate $20 million to pay for the child care of child care workers, regardless of their family's ...

Child care is in crisis. New funding aims to bolster workforce, economy

The child care field has a critical worker shortage, and, thanks to a grant, there will soon be training available in Spanish ...

Toyota and other manufacturers invest to fill child care void for workers

The automaker recently announced plans to add more than 1,000 seats at child care facilities across the country. It’s one of ...

Federal workers struggle to cover childcare costs as shutdown continues

As the government shutdown drags into its third week, many federal workers in the D.C. region are struggling to cover one of ...
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Day care worker charged with first-degree child abuse; toddler allegedly injured on first day

BAINBRIDGE, Ga. (WCTV/Gray News) - A day care worker in Georgia was arrested earlier this week following a report of alleged child abuse. Bainbridge police say Yvette Thurston, 54, was taken into ...

'She thought it was funny': Day care worker abused disabled 11-year-old with hand sanitizer after 'taunting the child with a piece of cake,' cops say

"Scabbed injuries, which had been in the process of healing, began bleeding again after the incident," the child's parent ...
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Low worker wages contributing to Kentucky's child care crisis

Kentucky’s pandemic-era federal funds for child care centers expired in September, and many businesses said they are worried ...