According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, only 12 percent of all workers had access to child care benefits through their employer in 2023. Credit: Matthew Ludak for The Washington Post via Getty ...

I live in the small city of Rolla, Missouri, where half the child care centers have closed in the past six years. In the past year, my state has lost 1,771 child care slots due to closures. This ...

In the early days of COVID, millions of working mothers dropped out of the workforce to care for children and family members. But the hot job market of the late pandemic had them roaring back to work ...

Both the Democratic and Republican presidential nominees are shining a light on burdensome child care costs as many families across the U.S. struggle to afford help. Child care costs are among ...