Mamdani and Hochul had delivered a political victory. The people delivering the actual service would be New York’s child-care workers, who number some forty thousand, seventy-five per cent…
Read more The People Who Will Actually Make Universal Child Care HappenThe Minnesota Department of Children, Youth, and Families, amid the ongoing fraud scandal in the state, said Friday that it’s looking into 158 providers who receive funding from…
Read more Minnesota agency investigating over 150 providers receiving funding from state child care programA federal judge ruled Friday that President Trump’s administration must keep federal funds flowing to child care subsidies and other social service programs in five Democratic states —…
Read more Judge says Trump administration must keep funding child care subsidies in 5 states for nowThe typical American family earns far too little to comfortably afford child care, according to a new analysis. The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) considers child…
Read more Most U.S. families don’t earn nearly enough to afford child care, study findsCommunity Change Action Childcare Changemaker BriTanya Brown joins coalition partners at a rally outside the U.S. Capitol Building in support of President Biden’s $16 billion request for child…
Read more Child care advocate, Tarrant native runs for office with focus on young TexansBOSTON, Mass. — For months, Karian had tried to make it on her own in New York. After the birth of her second daughter, she was diagnosed with…
Read more Infants and toddlers are a growing group among homeless childrenChildren dance and play while being cared for at the Center for Transforming Lives Arlington Child Development Center on March 28, 2025. Amanda McCoy amccoy@star-telegram.com Child care programs…
Read more Tarrant child care programs’ funding unaffected after federal rules raised concernA federal judge in New York has temporarily blocked the Trump administration’s move to freeze $10 billion in child-care funds in five Democrat-led states including California. The ruling…
Read more Federal judge blocks Trump administration’s freeze of $10 billion in child-care fundsCalifornia Attorney General Rob Bonta held a rare evening press conference Thursday, announcing new legal action against the Trump administration. Bonta said California was joining other states suing…
Read more California AG announces lawsuit over frozen family assistance fundsAbout six years ago, an apprentice training to be a machinist in Washington state told her supervisor she would probably have to drop out of the training program…
Read more Early childhood educator apprenticeships offer an answer to child care shortagesTeacher Carolyn Galloway plays with Eric, 2, at the Center for Transforming Lives Arlington Child Development Center on March 28. Amanda McCoy amccoy@star-telegram.com Tarrant County child care providers…
Read more Texas child care programs could see funding delay during national crackdownMinnesota officials have until next week to hand over information on providers and parents who receive federal child care funds that the Trump administration contends have been used…
Read more Minnesota must provide documents to US government in child care fraud probe by next weekA viral video has put a national spotlight on Minnesota’s child care network as allegations of widespread fraud swirl. Records show Minnesota has been trying to improve oversight of…
Read more Records reveal Minnesota’s long history with day care fraud warningsAdvocates and providers are warning that if federal funding is withheld, legitimate day cares in Minnesota won’t be able to survive. At risk is $185 million issued under…
Read more Advocates, providers warn if daycare funding is withheld, legitimate day cares won’t surviveAfter the Trump administration paused federal assistance to child care centers in Minnesota, parents are now wondering if their kids’ day care is in jeopardy, as the government…
Read more Fallout grows from Trump administration’s freezing of Minnesota child care fundsA Minneapolis day care says that vandals damaged the facility early this week and took information about employees and children from their records, after a YouTube video purporting…
Read more Day care in Minneapolis vandalized, and children’s information stolen, after viral video purporting fraudOn Dec. 16, 2025, security footage shows various people throughout the day dropping off young children at the state-licensed ABC Learning Center in Minneapolis. That same day, YouTuber…
Read more Director of Minnesota day care featured in YouTube video on fraud respondsMINNEAPOLIS — Federal Homeland Security officials were conducting a fraud investigation on Monday in Minneapolis, Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem said. The action comes after years…
Read more Homeland Security says a fraud investigation is underway in MinneapolisIn the nearly 13 years since I wrote my first early childhood story for The Hechinger Report, I have never experienced a year quite like 2025. From the…
Read more 5 early childhood education highlights of 2025Last year, Project 2025 was a conservative wish list: a grab bag of proposals large and small that would transform the federal government, including in education. Months later,…
Read more Trump administration checks off many Project 2025 education goals