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Former preschool worker charged after alleged assault of 2-year-old in Pennsylvania

  • Aug 14
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What it really costs to raise a child in 2026

  • Apr 27

ONLY ON 13: Charges dropped in daycare owner's child endangerment case

  • Apr 23

HHS says it's freezing child care payments to all states

  • Dec 31, 2025

New Mexico is 1st state to offer universal child care

  • Sep 10, 2025

County leaders waiting on Hidalgo's penny child care tax hike details

  • Jul 18, 2025

Parents warned to stop using infant swing due to suffocation risk

  • May 22, 2025

Texas legislature considers funding for early childhood education

  • Apr 14, 2025

Latest Videos

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Harris County leaders waiting on details on Judge Lina Hidalgo's penny child care tax increase plan

  • Jul 18, 2025
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Texas legislature considers funding for early childhood education

  • Apr 14, 2025
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Advocates prepare to celebrate Autism acceptance in April

  • Mar 26, 2024
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Harris County day cares could soon see big tax breaks

  • Mar 26, 2024
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Harris County parents can soon apply to receive free child care

  • Aug 4, 2023
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Acting Secretary of Labor Julie Su visits Houston and talks apprenticeships, child care, aerospace

  • Jul 29, 2023
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Mom questions how child with autism at care center ended on busy road

  • Jul 26, 2023
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Harris County parents can soon apply to receive free child care

  • Jun 7, 2023

Latest Stories

Parents charged after allegedly leaving their 5 kids home alone, sometimes for days, records show

Court records state the five children, ages 3, 5, 6, 7, and 12, would be left home alone for days at a time without being fed.

  • Nov 7, 2024

Americans are spending about 15% of total income on child care, study finds

It amounts to spending an average of $14,070 per year, per infant.

  • Oct 28, 2024

Paris Hilton calls for greater federal oversight of youth care programs during House hearing

Paris Hilton continues to advocate for legislation that better protects children from suffering institutional abuse.

  • Jun 27, 2024

Katy-area fitness club's 17-year-old employee charged with indecency with a child, deputies say

Authorities didn't elaborate on details, but the suspect's fitness club primarily caters to families, offering them child care for kids 12 and under, according to its website.

  • May 14, 2024

1.8 million low-income Texans may see health coverage changes after Medicaid proposes redistribution

1.8 million Texans with Medicaid coverage could lose their current health plans and be shifted to new insurers if Texas Health and Human Services stands by a recent decision to redistribute the contracts.

  • Apr 19, 2024