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A battered child care industry’s latest challenge? Competing for 4-year-olds.
Read full article: A battered child care industry’s latest challenge? Competing for 4-year-olds.A 2019 state law requiring schools to offer full-day pre-K is capturing child care’s most profitable customer base: 3- and 4-year-olds.
Texas counties, cities embrace new child care center tax credit even though few providers qualify
Read full article: Texas counties, cities embrace new child care center tax credit even though few providers qualifyChild care centers are struggling to make ends meet, and a new voter-approved tax credit is a first step toward boosting the flagging system, advocates say.
In the Texas Panhandle, a nonprofit is fighting rural child care deserts
Read full article: In the Texas Panhandle, a nonprofit is fighting rural child care desertsThe Amarillo Area Foundation is funding new day care facilities in Friona and Claude after the towns found that a shortage of child care is making it harder to fill job openings.
Local military mom created first-ever portal to help families find childcare assistance
Read full article: Local military mom created first-ever portal to help families find childcare assistanceHer husband was in the Army, she was exceptionally qualified to work, but she couldn't because of child care costs. So she founded an organization to help other families.
Some child care providers expect to shutter after Texas lawmakers leave $2.3 billion proposal off final budget
Read full article: Some child care providers expect to shutter after Texas lawmakers leave $2.3 billion proposal off final budgetFederal pandemic relief to hard-hit day care operators is drying up, forcing some providers to close.
In first session after Dobbs ruling, Texas lawmakers provide more support for pregnant and parenting college students
Read full article: In first session after Dobbs ruling, Texas lawmakers provide more support for pregnant and parenting college studentsNow that Texas has a near-total ban on abortion, lawmakers on both sides of the political aisle are trying to make sure colleges are serving students who are pregnant or have children.
Texas House votes to repeal sales tax on menstrual products and diapers
Read full article: Texas House votes to repeal sales tax on menstrual products and diapersThe bill, which Democrats have been pushing for years, has become a top priority after the overturn of Roe v. Wade. The Senate has already passed the bill, which would provide tax relief on the purchase of menstrual products, diapers and other child care necessities.
Pre-K 4 SA working alleviate child care deserts in south Bexar County
Read full article: Pre-K 4 SA working alleviate child care deserts in south Bexar CountyA growing number of families in south Bexar County are struggling to find quality child care close to where they live, but Pre-K 4 SA is working to build sustainable child care for families while improving existing centers.
Lawmakers consider long-shot $2.3 billion proposal to keep struggling child care providers afloat
Read full article: Lawmakers consider long-shot $2.3 billion proposal to keep struggling child care providers afloatThree years after the COVID-19 pandemic upset the fragile child care industry, about a third of the state’s child care providers remain closed.
United Way SA raises record $230k in child care scholarships
Read full article: United Way SA raises record $230k in child care scholarshipsDozens of San Antonio families can have peace of mind regarding their child’s care as they pursue higher education thanks to a scholarship provided by United Way.
Families are desperate for child care, but providers face a “roller coaster” trying to survive
Read full article: Families are desperate for child care, but providers face a “roller coaster” trying to surviveAlthough child care providers have mostly reopened, 8% have closed permanently since the start of the pandemic — and 57% of Texas counties still qualify as child care deserts.
San Antonio preschool brings learning outside with garden and farm animals on campus
Read full article: San Antonio preschool brings learning outside with garden and farm animals on campusThe Lilypad Farm school has two campuses — the garden school for infants to three-year-olds and the farm school for children three-to-six years old.
State offers free child care for a year for service industry workers
Read full article: State offers free child care for a year for service industry workersThe state is offering a year of free child care for those who work in restaurants, bars and the entertainment industry to help relieve the labor shortage for these businesses.
Texas foster care children exposed to sexual abuse, given wrong medication and neglected in unlicensed placements, new report says
Read full article: Texas foster care children exposed to sexual abuse, given wrong medication and neglected in unlicensed placements, new report saysThe federal judge overseeing the decadelong lawsuit against Texas for conditions in its foster care system cut this week’s hearing short. She proposed all parties involved, including the governor, “cut to the chase” to identify solutions.
Colin Allred is the first known member of Congress to take paid paternity leave. Now he's pushing for it nationally.
Read full article: Colin Allred is the first known member of Congress to take paid paternity leave. Now he's pushing for it nationally.With COVID-19 making paid parental leave even more critical, the Dallas Democrat is helping lead the move to change federal policy for fathers as well as mothers.
Biden administration threatens to sue after Texas officials say they’ll yank licenses from facilities housing unaccompanied migrant children
Read full article: Biden administration threatens to sue after Texas officials say they’ll yank licenses from facilities housing unaccompanied migrant childrenA federal attorney claims an order from Gov. Greg Abbott violates the U.S. Constitution’s Supremacy Clause and said legal action could follow if the state carries through with plans to pull licenses from the federally contracted facilities.
Some tips on finding the best child care services amid the pandemic
Read full article: Some tips on finding the best child care services amid the pandemicORLANDO, Fla. (Ivanhoe Newswire) --- Finding the perfect daycare or preschool for your child isn’t easy. Many parents are struggling to navigate a child care system that’s on the verge of collapse. Here’s some tips on what you can do to give your child the best start. Researchers surveyed 1,000 parents and compared the way parents rated preschool programs to how experts measured the quality. Also, most parents reported finding child care through family, friends, or local public schools and did little comparison shopping.