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Universal Child Care Is Popular. New Mexico Showed Us How We Can Win It.
A vibrant, grassroots, bottom-up movement was behind the victory, offering a template that other states can follow.
New Mexico Becomes First State to Provide Universal Free Child Care
The historic program, which starts November 1, will save families an estimated $12,000 per child every year.
Head Start Advocates Warn Program Could Be Fundamentally Altered Under Trump
Head Start has been thrown into uncertainty by an unprecedented directive to ban undocumented children from the program.
Average Child Care Cost for a Baby Exceeds In-State College Tuition in 41 States
And in most states, child care for families with two kids costs more than a mortgage or rent.
Child Care Funding Cuts Will Compound Crises for Generations to Come
Access to child care is already inadequate across the US. Trump's funding cuts to Head Start will make it far worse.
Reproductive Labor Has Always Been Fundamental to Social Movements’ Resistance
Reproductive labor — like cooking, child care and distributing mutual aid — serves as the lifeblood of social movements.
To Qualify for Child Care, Parents Are Quitting Jobs and Passing on Raises
Stringent eligibility cutoffs chosen by many states can have the unintended consequence of stymieing upward mobility.
Voters Approved Several Ballot Measures Expanding Funding for Kids and Families
A number of states took steps to address child care shortages and ongoing child behavioral and mental health concerns.
Will Child Care Campaign Promises Turn Out Traditionally Nonvoting Single Moms?
Organizations are working to lower barriers for caregivers in a political system that has ignored them.
New Rule Will Lower Child Care Co-Pays, Improve Payments to Day Care Providers
The White House says families are expected to save about $200 a month on average. The new rule is effective April 30.