FEC Says That Candidates Can Use Campaign Funds For Child Care
The unanimous decision comes as a record number of women run for the U.S. House — and motherhood takes on an increasingly visible role in politics.
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Your ZIP Code Might Be As Important To Health As Your Genetic Code
Health care forms increasingly ask about more than just medical history. That's because doctors are beginning to understand that patients' stress, and how and where they live, influence health, too.
House Budget Proposal Eliminates Pre-K Waiting List
Relief could be in store for thousands of North Carolina parents without child care. The latest House budget proposal would eliminate the waiting list for the state's free preschool program.
States Give New Parents Baby Boxes To Encourage Safe Sleep Habits
The baby boxes that Finland gives to all new mothers are legendary. Now states in the U.S. are experimenting with them as a way to encourage safe sleep practices and reduce SIDS.
Poverty Wages For U.S. Child Care Workers May Be Behind High Turnover
The high cost of child care is a strain for many families in the U.S., yet child care workers average less than $10 an hour. This strain on workers hurts babies and toddlers, too, researchers say.
Lack Of Child Care Rating Systems Leaves Parents In A Bind
About 20 states are in the process of creating a system for rating child care providers. But it's hard to decide which standards best measure quality and which are most useful to parents.
Poll: Cost Of Child Care Causes Financial Stress For Many Families
The most common challenge parents face when looking for child care is the high cost. At an average cost of $10,000 a year, infant child care rivals a year's tuition at a state college or university.
WEBCAST: The Cost And Quality Conundrum Of Child Care
High-quality, affordable child care can be difficult to find. A webcast looked at the issues and a poll by NPR, the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation and the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health.
What Makes For Quality Child Care? It Depends Whom You Ask
Parents look for a place where their child will be loved and happy, but often have to make decisions based on cost and location. Researchers are looking for a rich developmental experience.
NPR Poll: Are Parents Overrating The Quality Of Child Care?
Almost all parents rate their child care as very good or excellent, according to a new NPR poll. But researchers say that's off base, and that just 10 percent of child care is high quality.