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When Child Welfare Cases Police Women in Their Homes
Decreased child abuse allegations during coronavirus have alarmed many. But for some low-income parents of color, the change comes as a relief.
The Last Daycares Standing
In places where most child cares and schools have closed, in-home family daycares that remain open aren’t seeing the demand — or the support — they expected.
COVID could be the wakeup call businesses need to fix a broken child care system
Businesses have finally realized that the child care crisis damages the economy, and that it’s in their best, most selfish interests to help solve it.
How Universal Pre-K Drives Up Families’ Infant-Care Costs
An unintended consequence of free school programs for three- and four-year-olds is a reduction in the supply of affordable child care for kids younger than two.
The Surprise Battle Over Fort Greene Park
New York City’s Parks Without Borders program has received glowing endorsements from elected officials, park conservancy groups, and positive press coverage, but some neighbors of the parks think the changes are harmful to the parks and longtime community members.
How U.S. Child Care Is Segregated: a Brooklyn Story
At a daycare in a gentrifying Brooklyn area, is the entrance of racially diverse, middle-class families income integration, or more akin to colonization?