child care

Children at Risk aims to address the continued need for access to high-quality child care amid a rise in child care deserts.

One out of every four children in Bexar County are food insecure. Sixty-three percent of students in Bexar County qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Children in Bexar County are dealing with health barriers and challenges. What do we know about the conditions in the San Antonio area that put children at risk and how can we create a future in which children thrive?

The Trump administration's immigration positions — including mass deportation — have put businesses that employ people without legal status on notice.

San Antonio child care providers are licensed to care for two out of three children under the age of five in Bexar County, but researchers found they actually only have the capacity to enroll about half.

Across the state, 78,000 families currently sit on a waitlist to receive subsidized child care, according to nonprofit organization Texans Care for Children.

The child known only as M.R.F. in documents was taken off life support last weekend, with caregivers expecting death. He has recovered slightly since, but the lasting damage is not yet clear.

Most states currently don't have age limits for buying zero-proof beverages that look and taste like beer, wine and liquor. But some researchers argue they could be a gateway into drinking for kids.

High-quality early childhood education is essentia,l not only for the future academic achievements of children, particularly those from low-income families, but for the overall Texas economy. However, child care remains out of reach for many. So much of the state is a child care desert for low-income families. What can be done about it?

The Bexar County Chief Medical Examiner said starvation killed Benjamin Cervera and ruled it a homicide more than two years ago.

The Texas Health and Human Services Commission will be fined $100,000 a day until it comes into compliance on two remedial court orders.