Build universal child care as Mamdani vowed to do

Luisa wakes up before the sun rises in the Bronx. She’s checking the day’s schedule: an infant arriving at 6 a.m., a toddler ...
Salon

“They are hunting us”: Child care workers in D.C. go underground amid ICE crackdown

This story was originally published by The 19th. From her home-based day care in Washington D.C., Alma peers out the door and down the sidewalks. If they’re clear and there are no ICE agents out, ...
Yahoo

After a child care worker is detained by ICE, a community is left reeling

Childcare provider Nicolle Orozco Forero (center) and her two children Juan David and Daniel are being detained by ICE, leaving many families she supports without child care. (Courtesy Stephanie ...
The Hechinger Report

Child care workers are building a network of resistance against ICE

Claudia Pellecer plays games with children in the living room of her Chicago home daycare. Resistance networks have sprung up rapidly in Chicago in recent weeks after a child care worker was followed ...
WKYC3

Ohio child care workers, business leaders push for pilot program to subsidize care

COLUMBUS, Ohio — The leaders of multiple child care businesses in Ohio urged state lawmakers once again to support measures to boost child care in the state. Members of the business and advocacy ...

‘You do your work with fear’: San Diego child care providers on edge amid harassment, funding threat

The Trump administration froze $5 billion for social services to California, citing fraud concerns without providing evidence ...

Child care shortage strains New Hanover County families, economy

Child care challenges in New Hanover County are affecting families and the local economy as demand far exceeds available ...
Yahoo

Child Care Worker Detained by ICE Leaves a Community Reeling

Two years ago, Nicolle Orozco Forero walked into an in-home day care in Seattle, Washington, looking for a job. She was barely 22, a whole five feet tall — if that. But she was calm, focused. Her ...