JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. — Missouri’s child care crisis was debated again Wednesday, with a bill changing provisions for licensed in-home child care facilities passing through the state House.

A measure is advancing to the House floor that seeks to reduce the cost of child care and make affordability a priority The Health and Human Services Committee unanimously passed the bill (HB 47 ...

A measure is advancing to the House floor that seeks to reduce the cost of child care and make affordability a priority The Health and Human Services Committee unanimously passed the bill (HB 47), ...

A list of other bills filed by only Democrats will follow. Sen. Ralph Hise, R-Mitchell, is the primary sponsor of Senate Bill 412, the largest proposed child care investment from a Republican ...

How the bill will loosen Idaho’s child-to-staff child care ratio standards The bill will retain the state’s points-based ratio that only allows up to 12-points, determined by kids’ ages, per ...

The state House Children and Families Finance and Policy Committee recently heard a bill that aims to reduce the cost of child care for Minnesotans. The bill calls for a scholarship program for ...

Julie Olthoff has co-authored a bill focused on expanding access to affordable child care. The proposed legislation, House Enrolled Act 1248, is now on its way to the governor after gaining ...

Idaho Gov. Brad Little signed into law a bill to deregulate child care centers in hopes of addressing Idaho’s child care shortage crisis. House Bill 243 loosens state-set minimum child-to-staff ...

The bill now sits on the governor’s desk after the Senate signed off on a final version Friday, the last day of the 2025 legislative session. “This legislation will ensure that Georgia’s workers have ...

ST. PAUL — The Minnesota House Children and Families Finance and Policy Committee recently heard a bill that aims to reduce the cost of child care for Minnesotans. The bill, HF1383, would ...

JEFFERSON CITY — Missouri’s child care issue is being addressed again after a bill changing provisions on licensed in-home child care facilities was passed through the House on Wednesday.

HARRISBURG — A mandate that carbon monoxide alarms be installed in all child ... care homes throughout Pennsylvania cleared the state House. Members voted 176-27 on Wednesday to approve House ...