Child Care

Parents of young children may breathe a little easier and be more comfortable dropping their kids off at child care centers, after a new report found there was “no heightened risk” of the coronavirus spread at the facilities.

A YMCA in Worcester is one of several community-based organizations across Massachusetts that has been tasked by the state with swiftly converting their operations from after-school programs to a place where parents can send their children for remote learning throughout the traditional school day. “Logistically, being ready for the first day of school is going to be a herculean effort,…

State officials are working with the YMCA, Boys and Girls Clubs and other groups to offer school day child care to children of working parents.

Massachusetts may have lost more than a quarter of the available space at child care centers, complicating life for parents at a time when school districts are still deliberating whether to bring students back to the classroom this fall. Child care programs were given the green light to reopen in June after being shutdown during the pandemic, but only 5,910…

Just about 72% of the spots available in Massachusetts child-care centers before the pandemic started are expected to be there next month, the Boston Globe reports.

More than five dozen cases of COVID-19 have been reported among staff or children attending child care centers in Massachusetts or those children’s parents, according to new information released by the state Monday. A spokeswoman for the Department of Early Education and Care said facilities have notified the state of 64 such cases to date. In the vast majority, a…

The coronavirus pandemic has upended the lives of many parents and now a new study shows how mothers and fathers are coping while working from home. The study, done by the Council on Contemporary Families, looked at parents in traditional families working from home. The study found that fathers are doing almost the same amount of child care as mothers,…

A new study has been released showing how the coronavirus pandemic has changed parent’s lives.

Kids will be kids at the worst time… right when you’re in the middle of a huge video conference with your boss. But can you really be fired for managing your children while working from home? Attorney Mandy Price discusses what your rights are as a work-from-home parent.

As child care centers in Massachusetts continue to struggle to meet the new COVID-19 guidelines for reopening, a congresswoman has introduced a new bill to financially assist them. Somerville child care center owner Sarah Sian is one of the thousands of providers across the state who has been hit hard financially after being closed due to the pandemic. “We operate…

Massachusetts is changing some rules for child care centers after getting feedback from some facilities that they were struggling to meet the new COVID-19 guidelines for reopening.

Massachusetts is easing some regulations on child care centers and summer camps as the state moves to reopen its economy amid concerns the guidelines could hurt businesses. According to the Boston Globe, one key change is encouraging, rather than requiring, children over the age of two to wear masks to prevent the spread of coronavirus. Other changes made by the…

Parents and childcare providers have voiced a number of concerns over new state guidelines for childcare facilities, including mask requirements for young children.

A Massachusetts congresswoman hosted a roundtable discussion Thursday to discuss a major issue for parents as the state reopens: reopening child care. “The status quo doesn’t work for families, it doesn’t work for providers, and it is not working as supporting our economy,” said Rep. Katherine Clark, whose district includes Cambridge, Framingham and many of Boston’s northern and western...

State leaders, parents and health experts are discussing options for child care as Massachusetts reopens.

Bright Horizons CEO Stephen Kramer talks about new safety protocols in place in the child care industry. His company has been providing care for children of medical workers and first responders.

A petition to revise the requirements for reopening child care centers in Massachusetts has been signed by tens of thousands of people. As of Friday afternoon, more than 25,000 people had signed on in hopes of changing some of the regulations. Some of the child care providers who reached out to NBC10 Boston said the new minimum regulations were “unrealistic,”…

A petition calling for revisions to Massachusetts’ new health and safety protocols for child care facilities is gaining support.

The coronavirus pandemic has created a staggering child care crisis that threatens to undermine the tentative reopening of the U.S. economy, forcing many parents to choose between work and looking after their kids

With child care slated to resume at the end of June, daycare centers are struggling to keep up with demand as businesses begin to reopen and parents return to work.