<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?><rss version="2.0" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom"><channel><title><![CDATA[Child Care - Newslocker]]></title><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/child-care/</link><atom:link rel="self" href="https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/child-care/rss/" /><atom:link rel="hub" href="http://pubsubhubbub.appspot.com" /><description><![CDATA[Find your latest Child Care news with just one click. Don't miss out on anything happening!]]></description><language>en-us</language><copyright>Copyright (C) 2026 newslocker.com</copyright><lastBuildDate>Wed, 05 Aug 2026 20:37:00 +0200</lastBuildDate><item><title><![CDATA[Free Day Care Spots Lift a $26,000 Burden for These N.Y.C. Families]]></title><description><![CDATA[Mayor Zohran Mamdani&rsquo;s plan to expand free child care to 2-year-olds began in four communities. The first 2,000 families to get a seat were thrilled.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/child-care/free-day-care-spots-lift-a-26000-burden-for-these-nyc-families/</link><pubDate>Wed, 05 Aug 2026 20:37:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/child-care/free-day-care-spots-lift-a-26000-burden-for-these-nyc-families/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[How High Could the Bill for Free Child Care Go?]]></title><description><![CDATA[A report from the Center for New York City Affairs projected that Mayor Zohran Mamdani might have underestimated the cost of expanding the current 3-K and pre-K programs.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/child-care/how-high-could-the-bill-for-free-child-care-go/</link><pubDate>Tue, 04 Aug 2026 11:04:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/child-care/how-high-could-the-bill-for-free-child-care-go/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Mamdani May Need to Find $5 Billion More a Year for Free Child Care]]></title><description><![CDATA[A new report by the Center for New York City Affairs projected that a child care system for all children under 5 could cost the city about $9 billion a year.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/child-care/mamdani-may-need-to-find-5-billion-more-a-year-for-free-child-care/</link><pubDate>Mon, 03 Aug 2026 09:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/child-care/mamdani-may-need-to-find-5-billion-more-a-year-for-free-child-care/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Trump Administration Plans to Upend Head Start by Deregulating It]]></title><description><![CDATA[The White House tried but failed to block funding for preschool for poor children. Instead, it will seek to strip away standards on health, literacy &mdash; and brushing teeth.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/child-care/trump-administration-plans-to-upend-head-start-by-deregulating-it/</link><pubDate>Fri, 31 Jul 2026 22:31:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/child-care/trump-administration-plans-to-upend-head-start-by-deregulating-it/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Former Child Care Worker in Sydney Facing Over 300 Abuse Charges Is Identified]]></title><description><![CDATA[A Sydney court lifted the suppression order on identifying a man accused of abusing more than 100 children over 16 years.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/child-care/former-child-care-worker-in-sydney-facing-over-300-abuse-charges-is-identified/</link><pubDate>Wed, 15 Jul 2026 04:15:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/child-care/former-child-care-worker-in-sydney-facing-over-300-abuse-charges-is-identified/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Health Dept. Rescinds Freeze on $10 Billion for 5 Democratic States]]></title><description><![CDATA[The reversal of the funding pause came after the administration faced repeated setbacks in a suit challenging the decision, which could have jeopardized programs for low-income households.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/child-care/health-dept-rescinds-freeze-on-10-billion-for-5-democratic-states/</link><pubDate>Tue, 14 Jul 2026 03:57:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/child-care/health-dept-rescinds-freeze-on-10-billion-for-5-democratic-states/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[How a Family of 5 Lives on $46,000 a Year in Wakefield]]></title><description><![CDATA[After a career spent working primarily as a teacher&rsquo;s assistant, Glennys Torres and her family took a risk starting a new business.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/child-care/how-a-family-of-5-lives-on-46000-a-year-in-wakefield/</link><pubDate>Mon, 13 Jul 2026 11:02:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/child-care/how-a-family-of-5-lives-on-46000-a-year-in-wakefield/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[What We Should Learn From Nordic Happiness]]></title><description><![CDATA[Scandinavia is the land of five-week vacations, virtually free university, one-year parental leaves, easy child care &mdash; and very happy citizens.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/child-care/what-we-should-learn-from-nordic-happiness/</link><pubDate>Sat, 04 Jul 2026 13:09:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/child-care/what-we-should-learn-from-nordic-happiness/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Mamdani Ends Day Care Contract With Eric Adams’s Former Romantic Partner]]></title><description><![CDATA[The city had accused Jasmine Ray of fiscal mismanagement. She said that she had been unfairly targeted because of her ties to the former mayor.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/child-care/mamdani-ends-day-care-contract-with-eric-adamss-former-romantic-partner/</link><pubDate>Thu, 25 Jun 2026 09:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/child-care/mamdani-ends-day-care-contract-with-eric-adamss-former-romantic-partner/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[How Remote Work Has Helped a Generation of Working Parents]]></title><description><![CDATA[Post-pandemic, a new openness to accommodating family needs has made it possible for more mothers and fathers to balance work and parenting &mdash; particularly mothers of young children.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/child-care/how-remote-work-has-helped-a-generation-of-working-parents/</link><pubDate>Sun, 21 Jun 2026 09:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/child-care/how-remote-work-has-helped-a-generation-of-working-parents/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[They Want to Be Better Fathers, One Braid at a Time]]></title><description><![CDATA[As millennial men take on more child care responsibilities, workshops are teaching dads how to style their daughters&rsquo; hair and challenging the norms of fatherhood.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/child-care/they-want-to-be-better-fathers-one-braid-at-a-time/</link><pubDate>Sat, 20 Jun 2026 11:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/child-care/they-want-to-be-better-fathers-one-braid-at-a-time/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Working Parents Say They’re in a Losing Battle Over Their Time]]></title><description><![CDATA[Most like having a job but say it leaves them too few hours for their children and other pursuits, a Pew survey shows.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/child-care/working-parents-say-theyre-in-a-losing-battle-over-their-time/</link><pubDate>Tue, 16 Jun 2026 16:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/child-care/working-parents-say-theyre-in-a-losing-battle-over-their-time/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The American Family Is at a Breaking Point. Our Politics Have Finally Noticed.]]></title><description><![CDATA[Society has treated parenting as a private endeavor. But what if raising children is also a public good?]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/child-care/the-american-family-is-at-a-breaking-point-our-politics-have-finally-noticed/</link><pubDate>Mon, 08 Jun 2026 11:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/child-care/the-american-family-is-at-a-breaking-point-our-politics-have-finally-noticed/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Mamdani Is Under Pressure to Act Amid Slowing Job Growth in New York]]></title><description><![CDATA[As New York City faces slowing job growth and broader economic concerns, Mayor Zohran Mamdani has not offered a detailed plan to create jobs.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/child-care/mamdani-is-under-pressure-to-act-amid-slowing-job-growth-in-new-york/</link><pubDate>Tue, 02 Jun 2026 09:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/child-care/mamdani-is-under-pressure-to-act-amid-slowing-job-growth-in-new-york/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Can I Ask My Parents to Put Away Their Phones When They Watch My Children?]]></title><description><![CDATA[A reader dreads the thought of chiding his parents for their distracted babysitting, but he has already noticed the potential risks of their inattention.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/child-care/can-i-ask-my-parents-to-put-away-their-phones-when-they-watch-my-children/</link><pubDate>Wed, 20 May 2026 15:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/child-care/can-i-ask-my-parents-to-put-away-their-phones-when-they-watch-my-children/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Despite Mamdani’s Outreach, Interest in N.Y.C. Pre-K Programs Is Flat]]></title><description><![CDATA[Expanding child care is a pillar of Mayor Zohran Mamdani&rsquo;s affordability agenda. Newly released application numbers may raise questions about strategy and demand.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/child-care/despite-mamdanis-outreach-interest-in-nyc-pre-k-programs-is-flat/</link><pubDate>Tue, 19 May 2026 20:24:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/child-care/despite-mamdanis-outreach-interest-in-nyc-pre-k-programs-is-flat/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Interest in N.Y.C. Pre-K Programs Is Flat, Despite Mamdani’s Outreach]]></title><description><![CDATA[Expanding child care is a pillar of Mayor Zohran Mamdani&rsquo;s affordability agenda. Newly released application numbers may raise questions about strategy and demand.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/child-care/interest-in-nyc-pre-k-programs-is-flat-despite-mamdanis-outreach/</link><pubDate>Tue, 19 May 2026 09:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/child-care/interest-in-nyc-pre-k-programs-is-flat-despite-mamdanis-outreach/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Bezos Family Gives $100 Million for Preschool Education in New York]]></title><description><![CDATA[Free child care is one of Mayor Zohran Mamdani&rsquo;s top goals. Now the Bezos Foundation is giving Robin Hood, a favorite philanthropy of wealthy New Yorkers, big money for early childhood education.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/child-care/bezos-family-gives-100-million-for-preschool-education-in-new-york/</link><pubDate>Tue, 12 May 2026 03:04:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/child-care/bezos-family-gives-100-million-for-preschool-education-in-new-york/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[How Do We Measure Our World?]]></title><description><![CDATA[Plus, we want to know what you think.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/child-care/how-do-we-measure-our-world/</link><pubDate>Wed, 29 Apr 2026 19:24:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/child-care/how-do-we-measure-our-world/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Trump’s Top Child Care Official Wants a ‘Bonfire of Regulations’]]></title><description><![CDATA[As Americans face soaring child care costs, Alex Adams wants to loosen rules and tighten spending. Critics say that will harm children and shutter day cares.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/child-care/trumps-top-child-care-official-wants-a-bonfire-of-regulations/</link><pubDate>Tue, 28 Apr 2026 11:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/child-care/trumps-top-child-care-official-wants-a-bonfire-of-regulations/</guid></item></channel></rss>