It’s becoming markedly more expensive to run a child care business. And as public funding fails to keep up with inflation, those costs are getting passed on to families that in many cases can’t afford ...

The Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children (WIC) provides federal funds to support low-income mothers and their children up to age 5.

Toddlers in subsidized child care whose meals are supplied by their child care provider are more likely to be in good health than similar toddlers whose meals must be supplied from home. The federal ...

• Parents of children with developmental delay and behavioral problems face many obstacles to care, including financial challenges, shortages of mental health clinicians, fear of stigma, ...

Once a casualty of the battles to pass the Affordable Care Act (ACA), the “public option” has reappeared in the current health reform debate. While details differ, public option proposals share the ...

Children attending the Caterpillar Kids grief support program in 2022 at Franciscan Health Indianapolis interact with Bailey, a puppet used to help them express themselves after a loved one has died.

The Child Development Program (CDP) provides four types of therapy or intervention services. If we feel these might be beneficial for your child and your family our providers, will refer you. Here are ...

Nearly three-quarters of Maryland families who want their children to be in after-school programs often can’t find them or afford them, a new report finds. The Afterschool Alliance’s 2025 “America ...