child care

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.

Staffing shortages and a lack of facilities have contributed to the long waits for childcare, though the situation has improved somewhat since the pandemic.

Now that federal emergency funding for child care has expired, child care facilities face difficult choices about how to operate with less.

On Tuesday, Travis County District Court Judge Maria Cantú Hexsel held the first hearing on the Senate Bill 14 lawsuit. She heard from the plaintiffs, medical experts and attorneys who asked the court to block the law’s implementation.

In Texas, students entering kindergarten at public schools are required to have up-to-date vaccinations for diphtheria, tetanus, pertussis, polio, measles, mumps, rubella, varicella and Hepatitis A. Ten percent of toddlers haven't even started the series.

Federal pandemic relief to hard-hit day care operators is drying up, forcing some providers to close.