Stories tagged: "child care"

Family (Photo courtesy Phoenix Parks and Recreation Department​)
Family Your Guide to Free and Low-Cost Summer Camps in the Valley

Make sure to bookmark this page! Additional activities from all across the Valley for kids of all ages will be added throughout the summer.

Jessica Swarner Jessica Swarner May 5, 2022 1:25 pm MST
Family (Photo courtesy Phoenix Parks and Recreation Department​)
Family Your Guide to Free and Low-Cost Summer Camps in the Valley

Make sure to bookmark this page! Additional activities from all across the Valley for kids of all ages will be added throughout the summer.

Jessica Swarner Jessica Swarner May 4, 2022 9:16 am MST
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Education Democrat Running for Arizona Governor Proposes Free pre-K

The proposal would reverse a Ducey-era tax cut for the wealthy to fund free preschool for 600,000 children per year.

Associated Press Associated Press March 15, 2022 6:35 am MST
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Family Nearly 70,000 Arizona Kids Are in Need of Child Care, Particularly in Poor, Rural Communities

One-third of the state’s licensed and regulated child care providers were forced to close due to the pandemic.

Olivia Munson Olivia Munson January 8, 2021 8:45 am MST
Coronavirus COVID-19 pandemic forces children and teachers online learning.
Coronavirus ‘Exhausted Doesn’t Cut It’: This Mom and Teacher Shares What Life Is Like Now That Schools Have Reopened

A mother shares her exhausting experience as a parent and teacher juggling between caring for her children and teaching her students during the coronavirus pandemic.

Cassandra Stone Cassandra Stone September 18, 2020 8:22 am MST

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Wildflowers in Picacho State Park. (Photo courtesy of Picacho State Peak) Culture Want to See Wildflowers in Arizona? Head to These 8 Trails.
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Gayle Shanks, co-owner of Changing Hands Bookstore in Tempe, speaks against special ballot propositions 301, 302 and 303 on March 20, 2023, in Tempe. The propositions will appear on a special election ballot in May in Tempe and, if passed, would make the Arizona Coyotes arena and entertainment district possible. (Photo by Drake Presto/Cronkite News) Affordability Why These Tempe Residents Say the Proposed Entertainment District Is a Bad Deal
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Elections How Biden Plans to Help Parents Find Affordable Child Care That Fits Their Needs

By the time her son was born in 2017, “$1,000 a month only got my son half day care” at a good childcare provider, one mom said.

Rebecca Bodenheimer Rebecca Bodenheimer August 20, 2020 1:49 pm MST
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Economy Biden Has Detailed Plans That Could Help Women in America. Trump Has Nothing.

How the two campaigns differ on health policy, plans for child care, and violence against women.

Elle Meyers Elle Meyers August 19, 2020 10:26 am MST