Child Care

About 3 million women have left the workforce since the Covid pandemic began, and getting them back would help grow the economy, the White House said.

As Covid-19 upended so many lives, women opted to delay having children. Lower birth rates could have a lasting economic impact, including Social Security and retirement.

Democrats have set a deadline of Oct. 31 to enact President Joe Biden’s economic agenda, which includes expanding child-care benefits for working families.

Women make up 26.7% of technologists in the industry today. A new report from AnitaB.org highlights top companies for women in tech including Target and Airbnb.

Monthly child tax credit checks of up to $300 per child are reaching millions of families. New data shows they have been inclined to save and invest the money.

Parents and caregivers have faced a Catch-22 over whether to return to work during Covid-19. A survey shows paid family leave policies could help.

House Democrats advanced a $3.5 trillion budget plan Tuesday that would invest roughly $1.8 trillion in working families, the elderly and the environment.

“I was like, ‘I’m trying to find a new job, I’m pregnant and I’ve heard about the motherhood penalty.'”

“The Finance Committee is going to extend tax cuts for families with [kids], working adults and caregivers for as long as possible,” said Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Ore.

The Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act can help small business in many ways, from jobs to broadband and community improvements, but it isn’t perfect.

Nearly half of people scheduled to return report feeling anxiety and depression related to their workplace plans, according to a new McKinsey report.

Child-care centers around the country still have closed classrooms because they do not have enough staff to open to full capacity.

While plans for bringing workers back to the office are top of mind for many companies, there’s another crisis that’s far from resolved: child care.

Some things that are more common during the summer also may have an impact on your taxes, the IRS noted recently.

A year after daycares, preschools and child-care centers started reopening, U.S. parents and providers are still struggling to find a new normal. 

The hundreds of dollars a month from child tax credit payments could go a long way – you could use it for expenses now or even prevent credit card debt during the holiday season. Personal finance expert Catherine Alford discusses the options.

Olympic runner Allyson Felix tells CNBC what drives her to be an advocate for mother athletes and why child care is so important for them.

Employers are offering and expanding child-care benefits in a bid to hold on to skilled workers and attract talent as Americans return to offices.

The District’s child care workers may be granted additional time to obtain required higher education degrees or professional certificates, the News4 I-Team learned. D.C. Council Chairman Phil Mendelson said the District is considering pushing back the deadlines for child care workers to obtain those educational requirements from 2023 to potentially 2025, though such a move would require public comment and…

The pandemic caused an unprecedented crisis for the child care industry. Workers left the field, some providers closed, and many parents and kids lost their access to care. Scott MacFarlane and the News4 I-Team found in the District there’s concern another big hurdle awaits that could send parents once again scrambling for coverage.