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The Office of the Stafford County Sheriff said that three one year olds were taken to the emergency room after their parents observed “lethargic and uncoordinated behavior, as well as glassy, bloodshot eyes.”

Two day care workers in Rancho Cucamonga were arrested after a child suffered a skull fracture, and the two allegedly concealed the injury from the child’s mother, authorities said.

Workers are getting called back to the office, school is starting and federal unemployment benefits are expiring. That’s all putting pressure on parents to find child care.

Workers are getting called back to the office, school is starting and federal unemployment benefits are expiring, putting pressure on parents to find child care.

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

As more families make the jump back to group day care this fall in an attempt to restart lives and careers, many parents, pediatricians and care operators are finding that new, pandemic-driven rules offer a much-needed layer of safety but also seem incompatible with the germy reality of childhood

Parents of young children are struggling during the pandemic with the decision over whether to send their kids to a child care program.

Preschools and child care centers around the state will soon be required to have all children 3 years and older weak masks. The new regulations require child care programs and camps to create a written policy for mask-wearing. The Office of Early Childhood Development says it has worked with the state’s Department of Education to come up with these protocols…

The state will now require children age 3 and above to wear masks while at daycare or other childcare programs.

More than five dozen cases of COVID-19 have been reported among staff or children attending child care centers in Massachusetts or those children’s parents, according to new information released by the state Monday. A spokeswoman for the Department of Early Education and Care said facilities have notified the state of 64 such cases to date. In the vast majority, a…

For some parents, the news that day care centers can operate again couldn’t come soon enough. But for others, sending their child back now feels too risky, too costly or too complicated. As a result, day care centers are scrambling to open their doors with expensive new health protocols, while contending with the possibility of having fewer parents pay tuition,...

Connecticut is reopening and parents are heading back to work, but finding child care has been complicated by the COVID-19 pandemic. Parents worry whether it’s safe to bring their child to a group setting. At the same time, child care providers have been hit hard by the pandemic  “It is our responsibility as providers to put forward the most...

There are new questions being raised about the accuracy of tests for coronavirus antibodies.

Child care providers have been hit hard by the pandemic and now parents heading back to work share their concerns about bringing children to a group setting

This Tuesday was off to a busy start for Gloria Dorau, tending to the group of energetic little people left in her care.  Her home day care is especially important right now because most of the kids are the children front line workers in the coronavirus crisis. “I don’t think twice about it because this is what I’ve always...

Healthcare workers are getting some help from donors who are supporting their family’s needs while they are on the frontlines of the pandemic

Parents, including working parents, are trying to navigate a new normal with their children home from school for what could be weeks.

New Haven mayor Justin Elicker ordered all childcare centers in the city that serve more than 12 children to close.