The cost of child care
This series examines why Massachusetts — a national leader in public education — has among the most expensive child care in the country, and what to do about it.
Child care is in crisis. Here's what's being done about it
The pandemic has made child care problems harder to ignore. Business leaders and politicians began to see them not as a private burden for families, but as an urgent public...
Child care is a problem for employers, too. Now more of them want solutions
"I don't think that employers see it so much as their responsibility, as much as they see it as their enlightened self-interest because they desperately need workers," says Tom Weber,...
One woman's story about affording child care, while working in early education
The child care system in the U.S. operates in a precarious balance. It's often a strain on family budgets. Yet, the workers who provide this essential service often don't make...
Why child care in Massachusetts costs so much
At over $20,000 a year, the average price of infant care in Massachusetts is the highest among the 50 states.
How child care can build kids' brains, one interaction at a time
The most rapid brain development happens in the first five years of life, and evidence suggests back-and-forth interactions between children and their caregivers play a pivotal role.
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We asked 8 child care workers about their joys and frustrations. Here's what they said
Staffing shortages and turnover have been problems in early education for years, but the pandemic took those issues from bad to worse. The child care workforce in Massachusetts is now...