childcare

This Citizens Club of Springfield program features Ashley Earles, Birth to Five Illinois Regional Council Manager for Region 51, and Monique Nally, a member of the Birth to Five Family Council and a Parent Educator at Riverton Families First Birth to Three Program, who discuss the region’s strengths, gaps, and challenges, as well as recommendations for improvement.

Child care facilities will be able to operate again once Illinois enters the third phase of its reopening plan, which is expected Friday. “I think that…

Michelle McAnarney said she realized her daughter Darby was different than other children soon after she was born."She was always a little delayed…

Low-income, working parents are fighting to once again get help from the state for childcare.Since July, Illinois has drastically reduced who's eligible…

Illinois has more jobs than qualified workers, a group of business leaders say.To bridge that gap, Sean Noble of ReadyNation says Illinois needs to…

Lawmakers are scheduled to consider a new plan introduced by House Speaker Michael Madigan to end weeks of negotiations over plugging a $1.6 billion hole…

Gaps in the current year's budget mean that the state has stopped paying for its Child Care Assistance Program, and day care providers are worried about…

Gov. Bruce Rauner has consistently said he's waiting to give details on his plans for Illinois' finances until his budget address, on February 18th. But…

Cheryl Harvey has been taking care of her seven grandsons since they were born. The 60-year-old Chicagoan is the only parent Corwin, Cameron, Christian,…