Child Care

President Joe Biden has signed an executive order containing more than 50 directives to increase access to child care and improve the work life of caregivers.

Parents, already dealing with rising inflation, are also facing increasing child care costs.

Families are stocking up on nonperishable items, in anticipation of possible food shortages.

Expecting a baby? It’s important to start thinking about both the short-term and long-term costs of raising a child, say financial advisors.

Covid-19 raised awareness of a lack of a federal paid leave policy. Democrats are still hoping to pass legislation to change that.

In Tuesday’s State of the Union address, President Joe Biden called for more aid for families with children. Still, there’s no timeline for any legislation.

Millions of parents would love to see more monthly child tax credit checks. But getting lawmakers to renew those payments under the same terms may be difficult.

Even if you didn’t qualify for the child and dependent care tax credit in the past, it’s worth seeing if you qualify under the expanded tax break for 2021.

A bipartisan congressional proposal would require employers to make reasonable accommodations for pregnant workers.

There are promising results from a study that tracked babies’ brain development after mothers in need were given a monthly stipend. There were no restrictions on how the money could be used, and it seemed to have an impact on infants having healthier, more active brains, particularly in the regions that support thinking and learning. Columbia University professor of neurology...

As the U.S. economy has rebounded, more aid to Americans will likely be scaled down. Here’s what proposals could still get passed by Congress.

The first 1,000 days of a child’s life can be their most vulnerable, research shows. A new program gives money to mothers to help break the cycle of poverty.

The child and dependent care tax credit, as it’s called, was expanded for 2021 and is likely to reach more households.

Kids under age 5 are still not eligible to receive a COVID-19 vaccine — and now hospitals are seeing a spike in children infected with the Omicron variant of the virus. In New York City, pediatric hospitalizations have quadrupled. And data shows huge percentages of child COVID patients have not been fully vaccinated yet, either due to choice or because...

As families head into the holiday season, it’s still uncertain whether monthly child tax credit payments will continue in the new year.

Paid Leave for All said the plan would save jobs and lives, and could help provide West Virginians with $79 million more in their paychecks each year.

As lawmakers debate whether to give Americans more aid through the Build Back Better Act, a survey shows that the savings gap has widened.

Planning for the life of your special needs child after you’re gone can be stressful. Working with specialized professionals and companies can help.

Almost half of American families with young children have had a high risk of falling into poverty. That could have lasting effects on their children’s lives.

Lawmakers are poised to consider the fate of a federal paid family leave proposal, and the outcome could have political consequences in 2022.