Child Care

Advocates for early childhood education say that preschool is a critical time in a child's social-emotional development. Programs like universal pre-k could remove barriers to accessing educational programs for young learners.

Districts last year relied on metrics to determine whether to hold in-person learning. This year, the State Board of Education says schools will not go remote. That has a lot of parents worried.

Child care programs have fewer restrictions than they did last summer when COVID-19 was fresh and uncertain. But parents could still have a hard time finding somewhere to send their kids.

Gov. JB Pritzker announced Friday that $1.6 billion in federal funding will be allocated toward early childhood education and child care providers in…

A commission that Gov. JB Pritzker appointed in 2019 will soon issue a report calling for a complete overhaul in the way the state handles its budget for…

After an executive order from Gov. JB Pritzker that set monthly copayments for child care services to $1 for all families expired last month, a House…

A Bloomington nonprofit that’s provided affordable child care to low-income families for nearly 50 years is set to close its doors next week.The…

As Illinois begins to re-open, and people go back to work, they'll need safe and reliable child care.That was the message Wednesday from Gov. JB Pritzker…

Child care facilities will be able to operate again once Illinois enters the third phase of its reopening plan, which is expected Friday. “I think that…

As stay-at-home orders loosen and businesses prepare to reopen, working parents may soon face tough choices about child care over the summer.When the…