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Rep. Ro Khanna unveils universal childcare proposal with eye on 2028

  • Sep 25

Babysitter arrested, accused of kidnapping 2 sisters, police say

  • Aug 17

Former preschool worker charged after alleged assault of 2-year-old in Pennsylvania

  • Aug 14
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What it really costs to raise a child in 2026

  • Apr 27

SF subsidized child care program's possible negative impacts

  • Feb 5

SF promising free or reduced cost of child care for families: mayor

  • Jan 20

Mayor Lurie talks affordability, homelessness in SF

  • Jan 16

CA sues Trump admin over freeze on child care, aid funds

  • Jan 9

Latest Videos

2:41

Rep. Ro Khanna unveils nearly $1 trillion universal childcare proposal with eye on 2028

  • Sep 25
6:12

SF subsidized child care program's possible negative impacts

  • Feb 5
11:47

Mayor Lurie talks affordability, homelessness in SF

  • Jan 16
1:52

SF promising free or reduced cost child care for families; pathway for students to attend college

  • Jan 15
1:54

San Mateo County parents and providers search for solution to childcare, workforce crises

  • Aug 15, 2025
2:26

$15M grant will help hundreds access child care in Santa Clara Co.

  • Mar 15, 2025
2:25

SF mayoral candidate Mark Farrell announces universal childcare policy

  • May 31, 2024
2:23

Bay Area Sutter Health offers vaccines in environment designed for patients with autism

  • Apr 24, 2024

Latest Videos

2:41

Rep. Ro Khanna unveils nearly $1 trillion universal childcare proposal with eye on 2028

  • Sep 25
6:12

SF subsidized child care program's possible negative impacts

  • Feb 5
11:47

Mayor Lurie talks affordability, homelessness in SF

  • Jan 16
1:52

SF promising free or reduced cost child care for families; pathway for students to attend college

  • Jan 15
1:54

San Mateo County parents and providers search for solution to childcare, workforce crises

  • Aug 15, 2025
2:26

$15M grant will help hundreds access child care in Santa Clara Co.

  • Mar 15, 2025
2:25

SF mayoral candidate Mark Farrell announces universal childcare policy

  • May 31, 2024
2:23

Bay Area Sutter Health offers vaccines in environment designed for patients with autism

  • Apr 24, 2024

Latest Stories

HHS freezes $10B in child-care funding for 5 Democratic states, including California, alleging fraud

The Department of Health and Human Services is freezing $10 billion in federal funds in five Democrat-run states over allegations of fraudulent child-care programming.

  • Jan 7

HHS freezing child care payments to all states until they prove funds 'being spent legitimately'

An official with the Department of Health and Human Services said Wednesday the Trump administration is freezing federal child care funding to all states, not just Minnesota.

  • Dec 31, 2025
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New Mexico becomes 1st state to offer universal child care

New Mexico families will be eligible for free child care for infants and toddlers starting Nov. 1, no matter their incomes. The groundbreaking initiative will require no co-pays from families.

  • Sep 10, 2025

San Mateo County parents and providers search for solution to childcare, workforce crises

"We have a workforce crisis that starts in the crib. Eighty percent of our parents say they have childcare issues that impact their work, and half of them are leaving the workforce because of it," Supervisor Jackie Speier said.

  • Aug 15, 2025

Parents, caregivers warned to stop using Queerick brand infant swing due to suffocation risk

The Consumer Product Safety Commission warned people to stop using infant swings made by Queerick and sold on Amazon due to suffocation risk.

  • May 22, 2025