Category: Early Childhood Development

Dublin, May 13, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — The “U.S. Child Care Market Size, Share & Trends Analysis Report By Type (Early Care, Early Education & Daycare, Backup Care), By Delivery Type (Organized Care Facilities, Home-based Settings), By Age Group, By States, By Region, And Segment Forecasts, 2024 – 2030” report has been added to ResearchAndMarkets.com’s offering. The U.S. child care market size is anticipated to reach USD 91.68 billion by 2030, growing at a CAGR of 5.86% from 2024-2030 This growth can be attributed to the high demand for early…

Company Logo U.S. Child Care Market U.S. Child Care Market Dublin, May 13, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — The “U.S. Child Care Market Size, Share & Trends Analysis Report By Type (Early Care, Early Education & Daycare, Backup Care), By Delivery Type (Organized Care Facilities, Home-based Settings), By Age Group, By States, By Region, And Segment Forecasts, 2024 – 2030” report has been added to ResearchAndMarkets.com’s offering. The U.S. child care market size is anticipated to reach USD 91.68 billion by 2030, growing at a CAGR of 5.86% from 2024-2030 This…

Funding Streams Specifically for Early Childhood Education and Care The following funding streams are designed to support early childhood programs that cover at least some portion of the birth through 5 age range. Child Care and Development Fund (CCDF) CCDF is designed to help states, territories, and tribes create child care subsidy programs for low-income families. The CCDF funding stream combines both mandatory and discretionary funding for states. Child Care Entitlements to the States (CCES) CCES funding is mandatory and allocated in two separate parts. One part is a fixed amount each…

This piece is part of Scientific American’s column The Science of Parenting. For more, go here. For about 24 hours around a decade ago, I was in a panic. My son was about eight months old and had just begun to crawl. This is common for children his age, but the way he crawled looked unusual to me—he scootched along on his belly, kind of like a soldier crawling under barbed wire. I soon learned that my impression wasn’t far off—I looked at the scientific literature and found that people…

On Monday, more than 1,000 U.S. child care providers plan to temporarily shut down facilities or call in sick to take part in the country’s third annual “Day Without Child Care.” The event seeks to raise awareness about early learning professionals’ critical role in the nation’s economy and how little they earn in return for that labor.  “We can’t make it work without more money, bottom line,” Yessika Magdaleno, who has provided child care for nearly 23 years in Garden Grove, California, said in a statement. “I’m always told that…

In most American families led by couples, both parents are in the workforce. Almost three-quarters of American mothers with children under 18 work. At the same time, nearly 1 in 4 U.S. children are being raised by single moms. Yet child care is generally unaffordable, and paid leave is not available to most U.S. parents. Around the world, however, most employed women automatically get paid maternity leave. And in most wealthy countries, they also have access to affordable child care. These holes in the U.S. safety net are a problem…