Child Care

“Imagine if not one candidate at any level of government had to consider the cost of child care when weighing their decision to run for office.”

A new report finds that raising the federal minimum wage to $15 per hour could benefit more than half a million workers in the child-care industry. 

New Democratic legislation could provide free or reduced-cost child care for nearly 10 million children, according to new research.

Families spend an average $8,355 a year on child care for each kid, which can hamper parents’ employment and impact budgets. 

Connecticut was already 50,000 child care slots short before the pandemic. Now it’s at 72% of its pre-pandemic capacity.

Democrats introduced a bill on Thursday that would make it easier for more single parents to claim all the benefits of the new $3,000 child tax credit. 

While some companies help employees with child care and provide paid leave, a national public policy is needed to address the issue, advocates say.

On Wednesday state leaders announced $120 million in federal stabilization funds for every licensed child care program in Connecticut.

President Joe Biden is calling for a 4-year extension of the new $3,000 child tax credit. But Democrats in Congress are seeking to make this credit permanent. 

Biden’s tax plan would spend $225 billion on high-quality child care and ensure families only pay a portion of their total income for child-care services.

President Joe Biden on Wednesday called for the U.S. to provide universal preschool and ensure no household spends more than 7% of their income on child care. 

New research finds that a universal child-care system could increase the lifetime incomes and security of women across the country. 

If you think Biden’s infrastructure plan is all hard hats, roads and bridges, and climate, you have not been paying attention to interests of working women.

Vice President Kamala Harris made two stops in Connecticut as part of the Biden Administration’s “Help is Here” tour.

The state has announced $210 million in federal COVID relief funds will go toward investment in early childhood and child care programs across the state, an effort to support families and businesses impacted by the pandemic.

The Covid pandemic decimated the child-care industry, which was already in trouble. It will take more than the relief aid to solve the crisis, advocates said.

Americans with kids under 18 may start receiving a portion of the $3,000 child tax credit this summer under the American Rescue Plan Act. Here’s how it works.

With the final sign off of the American Rescue Plan Act on Thursday, families and workers can look forward to a $40 billion infusion for child care. 

President Biden on Thursday signed the $1.9 trillion American Rescue Plan Act, which promises to provide a new $3,000 child tax credit to families. 

New $3,000 child tax credit may cause issues for single parents who trade off claiming their children as dependents.