Public libraries are one of the only American public institutions actively planning for very young kids.

Across the five boroughs, dozens of daycare centers stand as survivors of a massive effort in the 1970s to quickly grow a publicly funded childcare system

Though they serve families, for-profit child care chains are foremost beholden to their investors and bottom lines.

Fears about a spike in abuse were proved wrong. Now mothers with firsthand experience of the system want to transform its approach to family safety, which is rooted in racist surveillance and carceral intervention.

America’s lack of family support rests on a false assumption: that providing help discourages parents from taking responsibility for their children.

Electric cargo bikes have become a popular way for parents to ferry their children to school and play dates, even if it means navigating city traffic.

Parents deserve the option.

Navigating U.S. cities with small humans in tow can be a nightmare. The Build Back Better and infrastructure bills offer some funding to change that.

There’s never been much choice involved in childcare: For most U.S. families, it’s take what you can get.

Nearly 90 percent of disease attributable to climate change occurs in children younger than 5. A new report documents efforts from around the globe to protect both young kids and the environment.

The ideas that caused this mess are finally on their way out. I say good riddance.

Despite growing interest in center-based care for very young children, the capacity for City-contracted centers to serve infants and toddlers has fallen in recent years, and the remaining capacity is endangered unless the City makes a deliberate decision to prevent further loss.

Cities are where over half of the world’s children live. But urban environments can feel built to deter kids and caretaking.

As U.S. policymakers consider ideas to improve child care affordability, a new report shows how Quebec’s universal subsidized system enabled it to weather the pandemic.

What message are kids getting as women are pushed out of the workforce?

Alternative transportation advocates say a New York City law intended to give communities a voice should be repealed.

Quebec’s child care program may help the province’s economy rebound faster from this economic downturn that has hit women particularly hard.

Schools pumped a huge amount of resources into making safe, in-person school a cheerful reality. The online learning component feels like an afterthought.

The relief package is the most radical child protection plan this country has seen.

Studies show affordable childcare is the way forward — so why does free college get more attention?