Report: Ohio's economy sees billions in loss each year due to child care issues

New programs could increase child care availability in Mississippi

Three new programs are promising to make child care more accessible, helping not only parents and families but also providers and business owners.

Report: Ohio's economy sees billions in loss each year due to child care issues

It surveyed 512 parents with children younger than 6.

Child care becoming increasingly harder to find in Mississippi

COLUMBUS, Miss. (WCBI) – Child care is increasingly harder to find in Mississippi. Especially for those with kids under two. Among other national issues, it’s a symptom of the business model they have operated under for years, colliding with Mississippi’s Early Learning Collaborative Pre-K program. State regulations require child care centers to have one worker for every 5 infants they care for and one worker for every nine toddlers. This means …

Free child care a game changer for working parents of the Guard, Army Reserve - Reserve & National Guard

Members of the National Guard in 20 states now have a solution for a common challenge facing working parents: quality child care. Upwards, the largest child care network in the U.S., partnered with the Army Reserve in 2023 on a pilot program that was so successful it expanded to include the Army National Guard last year. Now, thousands of soldiers and their families are benefiting from the service, including Sgt. 1st Class Tyler Sigler. Sigler, …