child care

New rules from the state require certain child care programs to receive national accreditation this year or face funding cuts.

Providers said they’re concerned about a provision that would require certain facilities to become accredited.

The Cherokee Nation celebrated the opening of the $7.3 million Nowata Head Start Center last week.

Oklahoma children outnumber the spots available in licensed child care facilities, and rural counties are feeling the burden of uneven access.

Voters approved tax hikes to help fund child care for low-income families in the Austin, Texas, and Sonoma County, Calif. A similar measure in St. Paul, Minn., failed.

Oklahoma Department of Human Services asked for an audit of a grant program meant to help child care deserts, citing concerns of “disallowable expenses” in an initial review of the program.

The rule proposing changes to the child care subsidies would have changed the threshold to become eligible from 85% of the state median income to 70%, meaning a smaller portion of the population would be eligible.

Two years ago Senator Jessica Garvin, R-Duncan, wondered how the political environment could be more fair and welcoming to political candidates who had caretaker responsibilities in their personal lives.

Child care continues to vex working parents. In Wisconsin, the CEO of the Wisconsin Aluminum Foundry has been trying — and struggling — to make a difference.

Before the baby comes along, expecting parents should have a conversation about how they will divide the household labor — and any anticipated child care needs.