Child care

California is one of 11 states that allows in-home child care providers to bargain collectively. This year, the union that represents 40,000 of these workers in that state won big in their fight for better pay and benefits. 

Costs have reached new heights just as federal subsidies that helped providers cover staffing and other expenses come to an end.

A new report warns that the looming withdrawal of pandemic-era aid for childcare could hurt children and families.

Already, child care inflation is running nearly double the rate of overall inflation.

But having some students on a different schedule comes with challenges both societal and economic.

Nearly a third of parents don’t know their schedule more than two weeks in advance, and more than 25% need child care outside of traditional work hours.

The state is awarding $25 million in grants to get more women into construction apprenticeships that can lead to high-paying jobs.

Staffing shortages and high turnover have dogged the early education and child care field for years. The pandemic has made them acute issues.

A new study finds that more women in the workforce — and fewer roadblocks to their success — could grow the global economy significantly by boosting productivity.

Child care is critical if more parents are going to return to work.