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.
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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 Because Mothers Can’t Find Work
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.
Fostering Strengths, Not Just Red Flags
Once they learned how to talk like real people, workers with Illinois' child welfare agency started spreading the word of strengthening families.
A Cure for Child Abuse
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.