The survey, done every month since 2021, found that the number of child care providers struggling economically is rising.

The importance of Path’s mission is underscored by the sobering statistics pertaining to child development delays.

Local child care centers and the Child Care Works Initiative, operated by the Mason City Chamber of Commerce, have been left ...

The number of child care workers who struggle to meet basic needs like food, healthcare and housing is on the rise, according ...

One of the bigger needs that we have in our community is child care. In a recent study, there’s nearly 400 spots that we ...

The maximum amount of claimable child care expenses -- $8,000 for one child or $16,000 for two or more -- is not affected by income level. However, the rate of return for the child care credit ...

It found child care prices ranged from $5,357 for school-aged home-based care for one child in small counties, to more than $17,000 in 2022 dollars for infant center-based care in large counties.

Source: Survey of 3,815 child care owners or directors conducted by the National Association for the Education of Young Children, Jan. 8-22, 2024. By The New York Times ...

Child care workers typically earned $13.71 an hour, or $28,520 a year, in 2022, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics. Employment remains lower than it was prior to the pandemic.