Child Care

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi visited a Worcester preschool to discuss the challenges parents are facing as the pandemic drags on, including rising child care costs.

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi toured a Worcester child care facility Thursday in a visit meant to highlight the importance of affordable child care. The California Democrat was joined by U.S. Rep. Jim McGovern, D-Massachusetts, and also met with local parents. During her appearance at the Rainbow Child Development Center she touted the recently approved investments in the child tax...

Parents and caregivers have faced a Catch-22 over whether to return to work during Covid-19. A survey shows paid family leave policies could help.

House Democrats advanced a $3.5 trillion budget plan Tuesday that would invest roughly $1.8 trillion in working families, the elderly and the environment.

As more parents go back to the office, the demand for child care is back, but a lot of the providers are not. The labor shortage is taking a toll on the industry, causing some centers in Massachusetts to cut back hours and close locations. Five teachers at Teddy Bear Village in Framingham left during the pandemic. Some of them…

A shortage of child care workers is forcing some facilities to close.

“I was like, ‘I’m trying to find a new job, I’m pregnant and I’ve heard about the motherhood penalty.'”

“The Finance Committee is going to extend tax cuts for families with [kids], working adults and caregivers for as long as possible,” said Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Ore.

The Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act can help small business in many ways, from jobs to broadband and community improvements, but it isn’t perfect.

Nearly half of people scheduled to return report feeling anxiety and depression related to their workplace plans, according to a new McKinsey report.

Child-care centers around the country still have closed classrooms because they do not have enough staff to open to full capacity.

While plans for bringing workers back to the office are top of mind for many companies, there’s another crisis that’s far from resolved: child care.

Some things that are more common during the summer also may have an impact on your taxes, the IRS noted recently.

A year after daycares, preschools and child-care centers started reopening, U.S. parents and providers are still struggling to find a new normal. 

The hundreds of dollars a month from child tax credit payments could go a long way – you could use it for expenses now or even prevent credit card debt during the holiday season. Personal finance expert Catherine Alford discusses the options.

Olympic runner Allyson Felix tells CNBC what drives her to be an advocate for mother athletes and why child care is so important for them.

Employers are offering and expanding child-care benefits in a bid to hold on to skilled workers and attract talent as Americans return to offices.

For parents looking to opt out of receiving the advanced child tax credit payments that are set to start July 15, the last day to do so is June 28, 2021. 

The Covid-19 pandemic exposed problems with accessing child care. A higher minimum wage could put care out of reach for more families unless changes are made.

The advance payments of the child tax credit are set to start next month. Here’s what you need to know to avoid pitfalls on spending this money.