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Montessori Way of Dealing with Tantrums

Tantrums are one of the most difficult things parents of young children have to deal with. They can happen over almost anything, no matter…

Help finding quality child care

Sherri Sutera remembers the difficulties of trying to find a high-quality, safe child care when her children were young.

Child Care & Early Learning

Child care programs at the Y provide a safe and healthy place to learn foundational skills, develop healthy, trusting relationships and build self-reliance.

A Step Forward on Child Care

The bipartisan support for a law that will help provide safe, affordable care offers hope that even more progress can be made. The country needs high-quality child care. And that will cost money.

5 Steps to Choosing Child Care

Finding child care can be a difficult task. These five steps to choosing child care can help get you started and guide you through the process.

How child care influences the hiring picture

A lack of available and affordable child care has made it harder for some to re-enter the workforce. That leaves employers continuing to search for talent to hire in order

Staffing Shortages in Child Care: What Are the Solutions?

Learn about the child care workforce and what's being done to address challenges. Plus, understand how staffing shortages affect children.

How To LA: Finding Child Care In LA

Searching for child care can be challenging in L.A. We've got a guide on how to navigate the obstacles.

The Child Care Paradox: How Child Care Providers Balance Paid and Un-Paid Caregiving

Care work is some of the most important work in our society, supporting children, families, and individuals across their lifespans. But, despite the critical work child care providers do for families and society as a whole, their work is systematically undervalued. This brief reports the findings from our interviews and the recommendations from providers. (15

How to Ruin Children’s Play: Supervise, Praise, Intervene

What are the different types of child care?

planned age-appropriate activities that are often based on a particular philosophy or curriculumvariety of age appropriate equipmentgreater dependability of careconsistent classroom rules and proceduresdaily staff supervision and licensed by the statelocation not always convenientlarger group sizelittle flexibility in hours/days of care—works well for parents who work weekdays between 6am and 6pmmay not provide care for all age groups…

Child care doesn’t need to break the bank

Child care can be a burdensome cost, and policymakers and employers must ensure continued investment in the needs of working parents and their children.

Will Christians Get Over Their Opposition to Universal Child Care?

Local communities alone can't handle child care under capitalism.

Things to consider when choosing a child care provider

At Better Business Bureau, our emphasis is always on “trust.” And who do you need to trust more than the child care provider you choose? Whether working with a day

Will You Let Your Children Play?

“Letting our children play” sounds easy and so obvious, doesn’t it? We all know play should be encouraged, because it’s essential for healthy development: physical, cognitive, psychological and, most imperatively, the development of extended potty breaks for parents. Yet many of us find it surprisingly difficult to refrain from interrupting or interfering when our children … Continued

How new parents can budget for child care

The average annual cost for child care in the United States is higher than the average cost of in-state college tuition.