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Kentucky’s child care providers warn they’ll have to cut pay, increase tuition rates or even close their doors without significant investments from the state as federal funding expires.
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Most Kentucky voters surveyed in June said access to high-quality child care is essential to their ability to work, but they say the state isn’t doing enough to ensure they have it.
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The Kids Count Data Book annually analyzes how children and their families are doing across the U.S. The 2023 report shows Kentucky got worse on more than half of the metrics it measures.
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A child care desert is any census tract that contains more than 50 children under age five where no child care providers are available, or where there are more than three-times as many children as licensed child care slots.
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The poorest Kentuckians will see their income increase by one-third after the expanded child tax credit goes into effect.
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For more than two out of three unemployed workers, jobless benefits exceed their old pay, researchers say. That can raise awkward questions for workers, bosses and policymakers.
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Tennessee is offering free child care to essential workers during the coronavirus pandemic. The Tennessee Department of Human Services says the offer…
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Here's how difficult it is for students with children to get access to federal money for child care.
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The most common challenge parents face when looking for child care is the high cost. At an average cost of $10,000 a year, infant child care rivals a year's tuition at a state college or university.
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Child care centers taking part in Kentucky’s subsidy program for low-income families will soon get a higher reimbursement rate, but advocates say more…