New York is taking another major step toward universal child care, with a new pilot program and billions in long-term investments aimed at lowering costs for families statewide. Governor Kathy Hochul ...

New York’s child-care debate is being sold as a budget question. It’s not: It’s a child-outcomes question. Credit to Mayor ...

New York City is still years away from anything approaching universal child care. And initiatives around the country will ...

In her final State of the State address, New Mexico Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham laid out an ambitious blueprint for lawmakers ...

A D.C. founder weighs leaving New Mexico. Can universal child care keep entrepreneurs, teachers and young families in the ...

Luisa wakes up before the sun rises in the Bronx. She’s checking the day’s schedule: an infant arriving at 6 a.m., a toddler ...

This is the year that the affordability crisis ushers Democrats back into power in Congress—or so they hope. With the ...

New York’s push for universal child care starts from a place most people understand, but making it a reality is a daunting ...

Universal child care is not a handout. It’s an investment in people who want to work, contribute and build a life here.

Hochul said she would commit $1.7 billion in the next budget to expand child care in New York during her 2026 state of the ...

Child care is the Mount Everest of economic policy challenges. It’s a financial burden that cuts across all races, neighborhoods and income brackets. Day care is unaffordable for nearly everyone. It ...

In November, New Mexico became the first state in the country to implement universal child care, which allows any family, no matter their income, to receive free child care. More than 10,412 children ...