Early childhood education
Her autistic daughter drowned. She’s on a mission to stop it from happening to others.
Cara Bean started the nonprofit Erin’s Star in her daughter’s memory to train more survival-focused swim instructors.
Parents scramble after a developer’s death shutters a Mount Vernon day care
A developer’s unexpected death has led to the abrupt closure of a day care tucked inside a historic Mount Vernon church, leaving parents scrambling to find alternative childcare with just days’ notice.
Maryland’s best-funded solution to the child care crisis might never be enough
Maryland’s budget was prepared to give scholarships to 40,000 kids to help their families afford child care. Less than a month into the fiscal year, it’s already blown past that number.
Maryland cuts nearly $150M from budget as Medicaid, child care costs rise
Rising enrollment in Medicaid and the Child Care Scholarship Program led Gov. Wes Moore to propose budget cuts in order to keep those programs funded.
Baltimore seeks to remove proposal for $1,000 payments to new parents from ballot
The proposed charter amendment, if approved, would provide one-time payments of at least $1,000 to parents upon the birth or adoption of a child.
Baltimore voters could approve cash for new parents. Here’s how it might work.
If voters decide the city of Baltimore should give new parents $1,000 of unconditional cash, this is how the program could be funded and implemented.
A beloved nursery school director was ousted. Then her entire staff resigned.
In the chaos, some families are left scrambling to find affordable child care.
Child care is scarce in Maryland and the nation — and the pandemic made matters worse
The number of children in Maryland who need child care exceeds the number of slots available in child care facilities.