child care

How is the early childcare system working in Illinois? Just ask a care provider. “It's finally to a point where the system, it can implode and our families are suffering,” they said.Learn more about what northern Illinois communities need to make early childhood programs more accessible and more affordable.

The new Illinois state budget includes $250 million for early childhood programs. Some of that will support “early intervention services” for Illinois’ youngest children with disabilities. WNIJ’s Peter Medlin reports on why it’s so challenging for families to get their kids with disabilities the care they need.

Illinois is making big investments in early child care. Why do parents say services are almost impossible to access?

On a new Teachers’ Lounge episode we have Deb Baird. She has ran her own at-home daycare business since 1984.She talked to host Peter Medlin about her 36…

Many school districts are delaying in-person instruction and starting the year remotely. That can present challenges for parents who work during the day…

As the pandemic began to surge, schools closed and most students switched to online learning almost overnight. Schools with less access to technology…

Illinois Governor J.B. Pritzker announced Wednesday that about $270 million of Illinois’ share from the federal CARES Act will go towards the Child Care…

While most daycare facilities are closed, some in Illinois remain open for families of essential workers.KinderCare is one of the biggest daycare…

The Illinois Department of Public Health reports 899 new cases of COVID-19 and 31 more deaths attributed to the coronavirus as of April 5. That brings the…

The sponsor of legislation to expand Illinois' child care program says she's hopeful it will happen -- despite Governor Bruce Rauner's recent…