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Child care providers to reopen centers, urge communities to join call for funding
After a week at the state Capitol to draw attention to their demand for a robust state fund for child care providers, advocates will spend the next couple of weeks back home to amplify their message. Child care centers will reopen this week after closing their doors for all or part of the past week… Read more
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Not Just More Babies: These Republicans Want More Parents at Home
As the Trump administration shrinks federal child care programs, Republicans are backing policies they hope will allow more parents tot scale back at work. A few months before he began his 2022 Senate campaign, JD Vance reached out to a conservative family policy group with an idea for an opinion essay. He wanted to write… Read more
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The Insulting ‘$5,000 Solution’ to the Childcare Crisis
At a March for Life in late January, Vice President J.D. Vance said, “…it is the task of our government to make it easier for young moms and dads to afford to have kids, to bring them into the world and to welcome them as the blessings that we know they are.” As one of… Read more
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“If the bottom line is about money, then it can’t be about people.”
One family’s against-all-odds story of navigating work, bills, and American healthcare. When Heidi and Josh Borland learned they were expecting, they were over the moon. “I had always wanted to be a mom,” beams Heidi. “To become pregnant was a blessing in itself.” They are talking to me from their couch in Idaho Falls, Idaho.… Read more
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As private equity invests in child care, Colorado lawmakers seek guardrails
Last July, families at a Highlands Ranch child care center received startling news: The center was temporarily closing following a visit from the county health department. The center’s owners failed to submit required construction plans to the Douglas County health department and get construction permits from the county’s building division. A state child care licensing inspector also found several safety violations… Read more
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Moms question candidates’ childcare, paid leave views
STEUBENVILLE — During a town hall Saturday, a national advocacy group of mothers questioned federal and state candidates for public office on issues that concern families, including access to childcare and paid leave. Hosting its first event in the Steubenville area was Mother Forward, a movement of mothers, childcare providers and other supporters that organizes… Read more
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