The YMCA has extended its efforts to provide childcare relief for some of the busiest and most critical workers during a pandemic: healthcare workers and first responders through April 10.

The Y is now […]

Children’s Services announced Sunday that they will be working to reopen licensed childcare centers for approximately 15,000 children, with a focus on those parents who are working on the frontline of the C […]

BOSTON (CBS) — Daycare centers like Kinder Care officially closed Monday, and now only emergency centers for the children of essential workers will be open.

“In the basement, my wife is taking a call with […]

Parents everywhere are suddenly home with their kids, responsible for continuing their school semesters without much teacher involvement. It seems like that task would be easier to handle the smaller […]

Researchers who have been studying the shortage of early childcare workers in Nebraska are now looking into the impact of COVID-19.

The Nebraska Early Childhood Workforce Commission, supported by the Buffet […]

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“Why is daycare closed, Dad?”

My four-and-a-half-year-old daughter asked the question over breakfast, prompting a quick and silent consultation betw […]

As all local schools have closed at least through April 3 due to the coronavirus pandemic, concerns have been raised about both standardized testing and if missed days will need to be made up in the […]

This page is dedicated to providing parents with resources, ideas and inspiration for keeping kids engaged, entertained and learning while school is out due to the coronavirus.

Most of this is aimed at […]

RACINE COUNTY — The number of confirmed coronavirus cases in Wisconsin has risen by 100 in 24 hours.

As of 2 p.m. Sunday, the Wisconsin Department of Health Services reported Wisconsin had 381 c […]

The schools are shut down, the daycares are empty, and the kids are home. Welcome to my world: About half a year ago I scaled back my work to part-time so I could watch the kids, and I now have a […]

CASPER, Wyo. – On Sunday, Wyoming’s governor and superintendent recommended state public schools close starting today through at least the beginning of April.

The majority, if not all school districts, fol […]

With schools closing to slow the spread of the coronavirus, parents across Wisconsin are scrambling to make child-care arrangements so they can get to work, and find educational resources to keep antsy kids […]

The word “learning” appears no fewer than 98 times in the latest draft version of House Bill 2543, the ambitious preschool expansion bill that passed out of that chamber last week and is now before the Senat […]

CADILLAC — Though CAPS Clubhouse is closing due to its size, other area daycares are remaining open during the COVID-19 school closures.

“Child care facilities – whether they are attached to sch […]

NBC-2.com WBBH News for Fort Myers, Cape Coral & Naples, Florida

With Lee, Hendry, Charlotte and Desoto County closed until March 30 and Collier County closed until March 23, some parents are wondering who will […]

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The recent executive order made it clear that schools will be closed for the next 14 days and we have heard lengthy conversations about college students and SUNY’s response plans to COVID-19, […]

Natalia Chacon is determined not to let her six-year-old granddaughter spend the next three weeks in front of a screen.

“It’s just something we all have to get through,” she said. “You’ve got to keep them […]

ST. LOUIS (KMOV.com) —  Leaders in the bi-state area are taking extra measures to prevent further spread of COVID-19 in the area.

St. Louis City, St. Louis County, St. Charles County, St. Clair County, I […]

With more cases being confirmed in the United States, more intense measures are being taken to decrease the spreading of COVID-19 or Coronavirus. We’re seeing K-12 public schools being closed, as well as an i […]

BANGOR, Maine (WABI) – With a number of schools closing in the area, the Bangor Region YMCA is coming to the rescue by offering an additional level of childcare for families in the Bangor area.

As the Y’s […]