Just three-and-a-bit weeks’ away from the next payment date, all SASSA Childcare Grants for January 2025 (there are three in total) are controlled by the South African Social Security Agency. Each month, millions in taxpayer money is set aside by the Department of Social Development (DSD) to help financially distressed families with minors to care … Read more
Early this year, a child care program in southern Maine was dinged for three minor issues during a routine inspection: A refrigerator at the school where the nonprofit operates was a couple of degrees too high. An employee’s paperwork was kept at the wrong location. A first aid kit was missing a pair of tweezers. … Read more
As the American public prepares for another presidency under Donald Trump, many are likely thinking about the potential impact on their personal finances. Some people have expressed concerns about how Trump could reverse President Biden’s loan forgiveness efforts, while others may be eagerly anticipating the tax breaks that the president-elect promised on the campaign trail. … Read more
When Deborah May decided to grow her Mobile, Alabama home daycare from five children to 10, she had the support of her neighbors, her homeowners association, and even the local planning commission. But in May, the city council denied her plan, with one councilman saying it would put “all neighbors at risk for further encroachment … Read more
Guess what word doesn’t appear in Vogue’s recent 1,000-word story on how Hilaria Baldwin takes care of her seven kids? “Nanny.” Or “babysitter.” Or “childcare.” The story (accompanied by a nine-photo Instagram post that is also childcare-free) is one of those hour-by-hour summaries of a person’s day, starting with Baldwin waking up at 5 a.m. … Read more
KEY POINTS When Kirk asked how Vance planned to address the issue, Vance suggested extended family members step in to relieve the financial burden on parents However, Vance’s plan to tackle high childcare costs has been criticized for failing to consider the looming retirement crisis facing millions of older Americans For many parents in America, … Read more
Labor Minister Yoav Ben Tzur (Shas) requested in a letter to Deputy Attorney-General Gil Limon on Monday that the decision to cease daycare subsidies for military-age haredi men apply only to the 2025-2026 school year and not to the upcoming school year. Limon’s decision, which he announced on Sunday, was based on the High … Read more
Republican vice presidential candidate J.D. Vance claimed that his past remarks on the country being run by “a bunch of childless cat ladies” was merely a “sarcastic comment” in a face-saving interview with journalist and television personality Megyn Kelly that aired Friday. In a 2021 interview with former Fox News host and current ally Tucker … Read more
Families travelling to Disney World often find the prospect of managing multiple children in a busy park daunting. This challenge has led to a surge in demand for services that combine the roles of a Disney tour guide and a nanny, offered by organisations such as Nanny Land and Once Upon a Nanny. These businesses, … Read more
You might have heard of a quote that can be attributed to sociologist Jessica Calarco: “Other countries have social safety nets. The U.S. has women.” That became the animating idea behind Calarco’s new book, Holding it Together: How Women Became America’s Safety Net, which is out today. Calarco, who is an associate professor of sociology … Read more
