In addition to the wide array of challenges that child care providers in America already face — low wages, few if any workplace benefits, lack of respect and professionalization — those who care for ...

Millions of kids stay at in-home child care centers in the United States. Advocates believe improving the quality of home-based centers could be a boost for rural communities. Credit: Jackie Mader/The ...

Another big reason for the shortage is that child care providers make low wages, even with state assistance. According to The ...

TUSCALOOSA, Ala. — Lakethia Clark has spent most of her adult life taking care of children, first at a church day care and later in a child care center. She loves children, but after 15 years, she was ...