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As more daycare operators leave the field for better-paying jobs, families have fewer child care options, says the union that represents 15,000 providers.
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A McLean County woman’s struggle to get overdue child support illustrates a complicated, and sometimes bewildering and frustrating system.
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A new report says improving worker pay and benefits would be one of the best ways to improve central Illinois’ early childhood education system.
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Kalessa Edgerson was tasked with rebuilding relationships and forging new partnerships for the 58-year-old childcare center in Bloomington.
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This week, parents got the chance to learn how to properly fasten their children’s car seats, during the Passenger Safety Car Seat Blitz in Bloomington-Normal.
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WGLT talks to a Birth to Five Illinois expert to get some advice on how to find child care center and in-home provider options, what you should expect to pay, and how to evaluate the quality of a provider.
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As Pritzker makes $250M pitch for child care investment, data show the obstacles to access across Illinois
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Heartland Community College is expanding child care so students with kids can take evening classes, do research, and meet with faculty.
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Working parents face serious challenges coming out of the pandemic, but access to quality childcare and public transportation are not unique to the COVID-19 era.
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Thousands more families in Illinois will soon be eligible for subsidized child care and child care providers will see a pay raise under a series of initiatives that Gov. JB Pritzker announced Thursday.