child care

New reports show that big swaths of northern Illinois have a lack of mental and behavioral health providers for children. WNIJ’s Peter Medlin has more…

Illinois' recent state budget includes a new Child Tax Credit program. WNIJ's Peter Medlin talked with Aimee Galvin with the education equity & policy group STAND for Children to explain how the new child tax credit works and who's eligible.

Has children's well-being improved or declined in Illinois over the past decade? A new report released by the Annie E. Casey Foundation sheds light. Peter Medlin has more…

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…