Child Care

While plans for bringing workers back to the office are top of mind for many companies, there’s another crisis that’s far from resolved: child care.

Some things that are more common during the summer also may have an impact on your taxes, the IRS noted recently.

A year after daycares, preschools and child-care centers started reopening, U.S. parents and providers are still struggling to find a new normal. 

The hundreds of dollars a month from child tax credit payments could go a long way – you could use it for expenses now or even prevent credit card debt during the holiday season. Personal finance expert Catherine Alford discusses the options.

Olympic runner Allyson Felix tells CNBC what drives her to be an advocate for mother athletes and why child care is so important for them.

Employers are offering and expanding child-care benefits in a bid to hold on to skilled workers and attract talent as Americans return to offices.

For parents looking to opt out of receiving the advanced child tax credit payments that are set to start July 15, the last day to do so is June 28, 2021. 

The Covid-19 pandemic exposed problems with accessing child care. A higher minimum wage could put care out of reach for more families unless changes are made.

The advance payments of the child tax credit are set to start next month. Here’s what you need to know to avoid pitfalls on spending this money.  

“Imagine if not one candidate at any level of government had to consider the cost of child care when weighing their decision to run for office.”

A new report finds that raising the federal minimum wage to $15 per hour could benefit more than half a million workers in the child-care industry. 

New Democratic legislation could provide free or reduced-cost child care for nearly 10 million children, according to new research.

Families spend an average $8,355 a year on child care for each kid, which can hamper parents’ employment and impact budgets. 

Democrats introduced a bill on Thursday that would make it easier for more single parents to claim all the benefits of the new $3,000 child tax credit. 

While some companies help employees with child care and provide paid leave, a national public policy is needed to address the issue, advocates say.

President Joe Biden is calling for a 4-year extension of the new $3,000 child tax credit. But Democrats in Congress are seeking to make this credit permanent. 

Biden’s tax plan would spend $225 billion on high-quality child care and ensure families only pay a portion of their total income for child-care services.

President Joe Biden on Wednesday called for the U.S. to provide universal preschool and ensure no household spends more than 7% of their income on child care. 

New research finds that a universal child-care system could increase the lifetime incomes and security of women across the country. 

If you think Biden’s infrastructure plan is all hard hats, roads and bridges, and climate, you have not been paying attention to interests of working women.