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A Remote Pilot Tests Culinary Workshops and Coaching for Cancer Caregivers
Drexel University and Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia tested culinary workshops and coaching for caregivers feeding children during cancer treatment.
ResearchChild Care
Senate committee advances child-care tax outreach bill
The proposal would create an IRS liaison to help employers use existing child-care tax incentives, but it still needs Senate action before it can take effect.
PolicyBusinessChild Care
West Virginia child-care law remains partly unimplemented
West Virginia DoHS has implemented one billing change, while the bulk of an enacted child-care law remains delayed after a July 1 deadline.
PolicyWorkforceChild Care
More adults are balancing children, parents and work
A Pew report cited by the New York Post says more than half of Americans in their 40s are in the sandwich generation, while Care.com survey findings describe career and financial strain.
WorkforceElder CareChild Care
Medicaid's 2027 rules create a coverage test for parents
Federal work reporting requirements will apply to expanded-Medicaid states. The new rule clarifies why many parents and caretaker relatives should not lose coverage.
PolicyChild CareGeneral
Massachusetts Wage Proposal Links Worker Pay to Child-Care Access
Jeff Liebman estimates a $6 per hour wage increase would raise formal child-care enrollment from 53 percent to 65 percent in five years; the state would cover the cost.
ResearchWorkforcePolicyChild Care
Texas Cuts Approximately 14,000 Child-Care Scholarship Seats
The Texas Workforce Commission voted to cut 9.5% of the state's child care scholarships, approximately 14,000 seats for children.
PolicyChild Care
HHS Projects Head Start Slot Gains From Proposed Rule
HHS says lower administrative costs could preserve or expand as many as 236,000 Head Start slots nationwide; the evidence reports a proposal, not measured gains.
PolicyChild Care
Child care pay gap widens despite policy changes
Brookings reports the earnings gap between child care workers and women overall widened from roughly $20,000 to $28,000 a year, adjusted for inflation.
WorkforcePolicyChild Care
Pennsylvania Raises Child Care Bonuses; Medicaid Covers Over 26 Percent
Pennsylvania's larger recruitment and retention payments arrive as updated Georgetown data show Medicaid covered over 26 percent of child care workers in 2024.
PolicyWorkforceChild Care
Medicaid Coverage Still Supports Child Care Workers
A Georgetown update says Medicaid covered over 26 percent of child care workers in 2024 and identifies insurance gaps.
PolicyWorkforceChild Care
Tax benefits proposed for childcare workers
Lauren Shores Pelikan proposes tax benefits for childcare workers, saying the approach could help attract and retain the workforce needed to expand access to care.
PolicyWorkforceChild Care
Justice Department memo tests Florida case over children in nursing homes
A June 18 Justice Department opinion challenges the ADA's integration mandate; its first test is the federal case over medically fragile children placed in Florida nursing homes.
PolicyDisabilityChild Care