Any parent of young children knows that the child care sector is struggling. The search for care is beset by long waitlists, staffing shortages, and high fees. Amid this dark landscape, Washington, D.C. has stood out as a beacon, investing tens of millions of dollars into building up a child care system that works. All of … Read more
Following last week’s April increases across the board, here’s what’s in store for May 2024 SASSA Children’s grants. South African Social Security Agency assistance for childcare is broken down into three categories. Namely, SASSA Childcare Dependency for mental and physical disability in a minor. Then there’s SASSA Child Support for low-income households struggling to make … Read more
Google and General Mills have a collective market capitalization of more than $2 trillion. The companies share something else in common: In January, they both announced they are closing their on-site childcare centers. The situations are not identical: In Google’s case, the closures were part of a broader set of cost-cutting measures; while General Mills’ … Read more
A study, commissioned by the charity campaign group Pregnant Then Screwed, has found that Britons are taking on debt to pay for childcare. The Pregnant Then Screwed survey said that almost half, 46 per cent, of parents admitted to getting themselves into debt or raiding their savings to raise their children. The number of parents … Read more
The pandemic upended the childcare industry, forcing providers to shut their doors—in many cases permanently—and leaving parents with even fewer options than they had prior. By now, the $24 billion in federal aid that was secured for the childcare industry during the pandemic has dried up, leaving many providers and parents in the lurch. All … Read more
Searching for an open childcare slot can be torturous, and for too many parents the process involves an extra indignity: they must pay a fee to sit on a waitlist they are unlikely to get off. Putting in for multiple waitlists in a desperate attempt to increase the odds can leave parents out many hundreds … Read more
