Eighty-one percent of parents said expanding access to quality and affordable child care should be a top or high priority for state and national policymakers.

Quality of life considerations like crime rates, health and child care availability, and air quality dictate where people ...

Massachusetts jumps by the most spots in CNBC’s annual ranking of America’s Top States for Business, with lack of reliance on ...

The average annual cost of care in 2024 was $13,128, a 29 percent increase since 2020 — outpacing even inflation. That’s according to an estimate from Child Care Aware, a national child care ...

The average cost of child care for a baby exceeds in-state college tuition in 41 states. For families with two kids in child care, it’s more than a mortgage or rent in most states.

Americans overwhelmingly view the cost of child care as a significant issue, and most support initiatives to offer free or low-cost day care and to require employers to provide paid family leave ...

2020: Child Care Aware releases a national report on affordability of child care, noting it should not exceed more than 10 percent of a family’s gross income, according to federal guidelines.