By far the largest expense for child care providers is wages. The work is labor-intensive, with strict limits set by state governments on the number of children each worker can care for. Pay is the ...

Columbus, OHIO — Lawmakers cracking down on child care fraud have repeatedly framed the effort as a way to protect children ...

The Trump administration has proposed repealing a Biden-era rule that required states to change how they pay out child care subsidies, citing the potential for fraud.

Lawmakers are proposing changes to a program that helps low- and middle-income families afford child care, which could have ...