Lawmakers pass bill loosening child care regulations in effort to expand access — but without adding new funding.

More than a few tears fell as families and staff exchanged hugs and goodbyes Wednesday afternoon at the Early Learning Center ...

That means child care costs are rivaling home costs as the top line item in most family budgets. In 45 states and Washington, D.C., child care for two kids costs more than a mortgage. In 49 states and ...

It was the last day of school Wednesday at the Early Learning Center (ELC) at Everett Community College, but this summer ...

Everett Community College must comply with state open meetings law ... sending families of the roughly 70 kids enrolled in the center scrambling to find care amid a scarcity of child-care ...