My Husband Paid Me to Be a Stay-at-Home Mom
It was a ludicrous arrangement—but no more ludicrous than this country's appalling lack of subsidized child care.
Child Care
Are American Families Going to Be Priced Out of Child Care?
In many parts of the country, child care costs more than a mortgage.
Elizabeth Warren Wants Child Care to Be Cheap or Free. What Are Americans Paying Now?
Massachusetts senator and 2020 Democratic hopeful Elizabeth Warren unveiled her plan for universal child care on Tuesday.
The Kids in the Yard
Precious Lamb Preschool serves an especially vulnerable group: homeless children between the ages of two and six.
A Preschool for Homeless Children
An early look at a Pacific Standard story that's currently only available to subscribers.
Stay-at-Home Parenting Is on the Rise
Low-wage shift work rarely covers the cost of child care.
Working Moms: The Kids Are All Right
Working mothers tend to be happier and healthier than mothers who stay at home caring for young children.
Stronger Families Program Grew Organically in Illinois
Once they learned how to talk like real people, workers with Illinois' child welfare agency started spreading the word of strengthening families.
Protective Factors for Child Abuse Formed by Social Policy Group
Asked to investigate the roots of child abuse, a group of social engineers focused not on its causes but its prevention.
A Home Remedy For Day Care
Jessica Sager and Janna Wagner train home-based child care providers for the poor neighborhoods that need them most.
Child Care Should Play a Role in Economic Decisions
Analysis: Providing care and enrichment to the children of the working poor is a good investment, not a luxury.
The Catch-22 of Welfare to Work
The government provides billions of dollars in child care subsidies to help move welfare recipients into the work force. Here's the catch: To get the subsidies, people transitioning off welfare need to have a job already.