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While Lt. Gov. Mark Robinson’s wife told her nonprofit’s clients that she was shutting down because of her husband’s campaign for governor, she told a state agency a different story.
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State health officials told a legislative oversight committee Tuesday that more money will be needed to fix critical staffing and financial shortfalls facing North Carolina's childcare and mental health facilities.
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Anita learns daycare for children can continue well into the night thanks to facilities open around the clock meeting the needs of parents working nontraditional hours. Two 24-hour care providers take her into their day-to-day operations and discuss the unique bonds they form with the families they work for. Plus a single mom shares her story of relying on a 24-hour facility to help meet her needs.
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Manufacturers Say Lack Of Affordable Childcare Hinders Hiring; Business Leaders Back 24-Hour DaycareThe pandemic has put the childcare industry in crisis. Leaders at the Rocky Mount Area Chamber of Commerce say local manufacturers are keenly aware of the need.
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The child care industry was hit severely by the COVID-19 pandemic. One-third of childcare jobs were lost in 2020. One in six jobs still have not returned to the field, causing a severe shortage in child care providers.
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There will be no COVID baby boom in the United States. In fact, a decrease in childbirth is expected, with existential fear prevailing over hormones and…
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Anita is thinking more and more about entering the club of motherhood. But first, she'd appreciate a reality check on things we don't often talk about — like child care and health concerns around pregnancy and labor.
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COVID-19 outbreaks are springing up at a handful of childcare centers across North Carolina, threatening a vulnerable workforce of women who are largely…
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Even before COVID-19 began to impact childcare center operations across the state, half of North Carolina was a childcare desert — a geographic area where…
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Even before COVID-19 began to impact childcare center operations across the state, half of North Carolina was a childcare desert — a geographic area where…