It’s difficult for a child who arrives at their school or child care program hungry to engage fully with educational activities, build relationships and develop the self-regulation skills essential ...

VIENNA – Becky Edwards says she loves her job. Edwards has Becky’s Family Day Care in a facility at her family home in Vienna, caring for 12 children. “I’ve been babysitting since I was in tenth or ...

Ever since the pandemic, the child care sector has grappled with tight budgets, staffing shortages, and low wages. Dara Bloom, an associate professor at North Carolina State University, has watched ...

The Child and Adult Care Food Program (CACFP), a federal nutrition education and meal reimbursement program, feeds 4.4 million children annually, including young kids in a variety of early care and ...