Daycare

Education wonks have an idea to make daycare better; it makes life for the workers who rely on daycare employment a lot worse.

The rise of shift work has left parents more dependent than ever on round-the-clock daycare, but the under-regulated industry may be putting children at risk.

Precious Lamb Preschool serves an especially vulnerable group: homeless children between the ages of two and six.

The Obama Administration wants to make daycare universal for four-year-olds. But more basic short-term support for poor families with babies could greatly increase the child’s future earnings.