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Chabeli Carrazana
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Who can you trust with your child’s safety?
A 19th investigation found more than a dozen states are failing to meet child safety regulations 10 years after the law was created. In this series, we explore why a rule designed to ensure children’s safety is taking so long to implement — and share resources on finding quality child care.
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Her son died in day care. Ten years later, the system that could've saved him is still failing.
In 2014, states were required to begin reporting how many children die, are injured or abused in child care. Some still aren’t. For parents who have lost children, it’s proof that the system isn’t working.
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The 19th Explains: There’s no guide to looking for child care. We made one.
Child care options are limited and expensive, but knowing how to find quality care, when to look, and how to vet programs and providers can help parents feel confident in their choices.
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A new child tax credit could pass this month. Here’s what it would do for low-income families.
About 90 percent of the proposed child tax credit changes are aimed at expanding how much the lowest-income families can receive. But the proposal faces a difficult road to passage.
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Latest baby formula recall draws concerns from Congress and caregivers
Sen. Bob Casey sent a letter to the manufacturer of specialty formula Nutramigen after more than 650,000 cans were recalled last week.
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Solutions to the pay gap for Native American women could be found in their tribes
Much remains unknown about one of the widest pay gaps among women, but the little data available could uncover how to close it.
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Paternity leave alters the brain — suggesting daddies are made, not born
More solo time with their newborns helps dad’s brains adjust to being caregivers in the long term, strengthening the case for paternity leave.
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We asked every member of Congress about child care policy. Only 5 Republicans answered.
Child care has been billed as an issue as popular as “golden retrievers" by one Republican senator. So why were the vast majority of our responses from Democrats?
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The Women’s Bureau has spent 100 years improving work for women — but the House wants to eliminate it
For the first time in at least a decade, the House has put forward a funding bill that includes no money for the only federal agency to “represent the needs and interests of working women.”
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Latinas are paid less than all other women. Could starting their own businesses be the answer?
This year, Latinas will earn 52 cents for every $1 earned by White men. For many, the answer to closing that gap lies in entrepreneurship.