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Childcare
Child care is a challenge for the many parents with unpredictable work hours
Jun 12, 2023
Nearly a third of parents don’t know their schedule more than two weeks in advance, and more than 25% need child care outside of traditional work hours.
Women's labor force participation is rising, but barriers remain
Mar 14, 2023
Women's labor force participation is approaching pre-pandemic levels, but childcare is still limiting some women's return to paid work.
Why there's a child care shortage, and how parents are coping
by
Sabri Ben-Achour
and Rose Conlon
Oct 8, 2021
Across the country, families are struggling to secure the child care they need.
Owner of child care center hopeful about rebounding from pandemic setbacks
by
Minju Park
Sep 30, 2021
Milli Pintacsi's child care operation was expanding, and enrollment had reached full capacity. Then the pandemic shut down the business.
Treasury says U.S. child care system is a market failure
Sep 15, 2021
The Biden administration is calling for Congress to expand existing programs and tax credits, as well as provide universal preschool.
Sacrifice and sleep deprivation: Inside the lives of overnight caregivers
by
David Brancaccio
and Rose Conlon
Aug 19, 2021
A new documentary explores the realities of nighttime child care and the families who rely on it.
What are the parallels between parenting and running a business?
by
Emily Oster
Aug 5, 2021
In her new book, economist Emily Oster presents a framework for data-based parenting decisions.
For public good, not for profit.
How the pandemic affected one paramedic's career
by
Reema Khrais
and Minju Park
Jul 19, 2021
With the pandemic forcing school and daycare closures around the country, children are spending more time at home — and women are bearing the brunt of that.
For this entrepreneur, the pandemic provided an opportunity to diversify children’s libraries
by
Kai Ryssdal
and Minju Park
May 18, 2021
Faced with her child care centers closing down, Yobe Qiu turned to her passion project: writing children's books about Asian cultures.
Babies and toddlers are feeling pandemic stress, too
by
Amy Scott
and Andie Corban
Apr 6, 2021
Myra Jones-Taylor of Zero to Three says children and babies can feel the stress and instability that has come with the pandemic.