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State childcare advocates pushing for more childcare funding (2024). ABC4
Here's what the 2024 Utah State Legislature did to your life (2024). Fox13
Striving for solutions to solve Utah's childcare crisis (2024). Fox13
Passes & fails: A recap of what happened during Utah’s 2024 legislative session (2024). KUER
Utah Legislature approves allowing more children at unlicensed day care facilities (2024). KSLTV
Lawmakers tie child tax credit expansion to allowing more kids in unlicensed home day cares (2024). Utah News Dispatch
Iragi Nshangalume: Our Parents Are Struggling (2024). The Utah Daily Chronicle
‘This is not sustainable’: How the child care crisis impacts Utah (2024). KSLTV
Utah bill loosening childcare safety standards passes one day after arrest of abuse (2024). KUTV
Utah lawmaker pushing legislation to address child care shortage (2024). KSL Radio
You could be living in a child care desert. Here’s what that means (2024). KSL Radio
Child care bill moves to House floor after passing committee on Tuesday (2024). KSL TV
Bill to expand child care options in Utah moves forward to Senate (2024). KSL TV
Utah lawmaker pushing legislation to address child care shortage (2024). KSL
Families Like These are Counting on Congress to Expand the Child Tax Credit (2024). ChangeWire
New rules could expand daycare capacity in Salt Lake City (2024). Axios SLC
More kids in unlicensed day care? Utah Legislature mulls changing state law (2024). KSL TV
Attention SLC parents: A new city plan may help you lock down that coveted child care spot (2024). The Salt Lake Tribune
Pilot program could turn vacated state-owned Utah properties into child care centers (2024). KSL Radio
Report shows child care costs can be more expensive than college tuition (2024). KSL Radio
Utahns gather at state capitol asking for better child care industry (2024). ABC4 Utah
Rhiannon McDaniel: I’ve spent more than $3,000 on child care in one month. Here is one way Utah could better support families. (2024). The Salt Lake Tribune
Sen. Luz Escamilla introduces legislation to address Utah’s childcare crisis (2024). Utah Policy
Advocates warn lawmakers about unfunded child care needs (2024). Fox 13
Utah faces a $400 million child care cliff. Still, lawmakers are set on a tax cut (2024). Utah News Dispatch
Top Utah business, community leaders ask Legislature to address child care crisis (2024). Deseret News
Let’s talk about what will happen to families who go over the child care cliff (2024). Utah Dispatch News
Day care accessibility, affordability can't meet Utahns' needs, new report shows (2024). KSL
Is an ‘outside the box’ proposal a solution to Utah’s child care crisis? (2024). Deseret News
Daniel Reich: Letter: Child care is an economic necessity for many Utah families and provides important social benefits (2024). The Salt Lake Tribune
A Utah lawmaker offers an 'out of the box' idea for child care (2024). Fox13
Utah Bills Itself as “Family-Friendly” Even as Lawmakers Have Long Neglected Child Care (2024). ProPublica
Unexpected Sugar House daycare closure leaves parents scrambling (2024). KSL Radio
Park City child care scholarship program launches Jan. 1 (2024). KPCW
New partnership provides childcare assistance to Park City residents (2024). KSL Radio
Advocates say Gov. Cox’s proposed budget could be expanded to better support Utah families (2024). KSL Radio
Gov. Cox's budget asks for $5M in child care funding (2023). KSL
Alison Delgado: Most live in child-care desert (2023). The Park Record
UWLP research reveals Utah childcare crisis (2023). The Herald Journal
Elliot Haspel: Red state parents need child care, too (2023). Deseret News
Study shows childcare demand is high in Utah (2023). KSL Radio
Report examines UT child-care crisis (2023). Public News Service
Federal childcare fund to run dry in 2024. What that means for Utah parents (2023). KSL
Utah's childcare crisis may get worse before it gets better (2023). Utah Public Radio
‘Shocking’: New report raises alarms about Utah child care access (2023). The Salt Lake Tribune
Report says majority of Utah child care centers could close by 2024 (2023). Fox13
Child-care report outlines challenges, gains across Utah (2023). The Park Record
Anna Thomas and Jenna Williams: Opinion: The good news and bad news about child care in Utah (2023). Deseret News
Mackenzie Genecov: Reducing child care options will devastate Utah’s households and its economy (2023). The Salt Lake Tribune
Utah caregivers, parents demand public investment into child care (2023). KSL
Lexi Hall: Utah’s Childcare Needs to Change (2023). Utah Daily Chronicle
Brigette Weier: Will Utah leaders actually care for kids? (2023). The Salt Lake Tribune
UT child-care providers, families demand investment in care for kids (2023). Public News Service
Federal funding dries up for area child care providers Saturday (2023). KPCW
End of childcare grant could force closure of hundreds of Utah daycares (2023). KUTV
Utah ranks high among children to lose childcare as federal programs expire (2023). Fox13
Why is a child care ‘cliff’ looming this month? (2023). Deseret News
Child care providers facing tough choices as pandemic relief funds phase out (2023). KSL
Childcare Providers Share September Cliff Fears in New Survey (2023). Changewire
Empowering businesses and families through the Utah Employer Childcare Grant (2023). ABC4
Jennifer Stout: How Utah can fix the child care crisis and help single parents like me (2023). The Salt Lake Tribune
Virtual Town Hall addressing child care across the state (2023). Cache Valley Daily
Georgia Platts: We know how to alleviate child poverty. Why did we stop? (2023). Deseret News
Child care shortage will also hit Utah economy, Editorial Board writes. What we can do about it. (2023).The Salt Lake Tribune
Calls for child care help grow in Summit County ahead of federal funding cliff (2023). KPCW
Katie Martinez Opinion: Utah's Children, Families and Educators Need More Support (2023).The Salt Lake Tribune
Why aren’t Utahns having kids and more kids? (2023). The Salt Lake Tribune
Park City finalizing details for local child care support (2023). KPCW
4 things to know about Utah's child care challenges (2023). The Salt Lake Tribune
Just how bad is Utah's childcare crisis? (2023). City Cast Salt Lake
Why advocates are ringing alarm bells about Utah’s child care industry (2023). The Salt Lake Tribune
Single moms are ‘on’ 24/7. New report highlights need for more supportive programs, policies (2023). Deseret News
Impact of Utah's child care challenge (2023). State of Good Podcast
Utah child care advocates are bracing for the fall as pandemic cash runs dry (2023). KUER
Inside Utah’s outsized child care problem (2023). Utah Business
Park City Council approves budget with $1 million for child care funding (2023). KPCW
Park City Council approves $1 million to expand child care and education (2023). Park Record
Utah job stability affected by national childcare crisis (2023). KPCW
Park City Council considers adding child care funding to city budget (2023). KPCW
UT excels in child well-being, but parents struggle with child care costs (2023). Public News Service
'I hear you': SLC Mayor Erin Mendenhall discusses concerns of low-income mothers (2023). KSL
The crisis in funding for early childcare and education (2023). KPCW
Some Utah families find au pairs more affordable than other childcare (2023). Fox13
Park City property tax increase seen as tool to fix childcare, housing crisis (2023). KPCW
Newly passed Utah law gives many state workers access to at-work childcare (2023). KUTV
Perspective: Why child care and CHIPS don’t mix (2023). DeseretNews
Feds hardwire child care benefits to $39 billion in CHIPS Act funding (2023). DeseretNews
A Woman’s Worth: The Inequities of Utah’s Workforce (2023). KPCW
Here's what you're getting in the Utah legislature's $28 billion budget (2023). Fox13
Advocates call on legislature to fund affordable child care (2023). Fox13
What’s driving the child care shortage and how are families impacted? (2023). DeseretNews
Federal child care funds are running out. These parents are looking to Utah lawmakers for help (2023). DeseretNews
Advocates on the hill call for solutions to child care concerns (2023). ABC4
Familias preocupadas por precio de las guarderías en Utah (2023). Telemundo Utah
New report: Child care issues result in $1.36B loss in Utah's annual economy (2023). KSL
Childcare issues now billion-dollar crush on Utah's economy (2023). Fox13
What childcare advocates are pushing for this legislative session (2023). ABC4
Perspective: America is barreling toward a child care cliff (2022). DeseretNews
‘There’s absolutely a child care crisis here’ (2022). The Times-Independent
Reliable child care hard to find for estimated half a million families (2022). KSL
Perspective: Women are having to get creative about child care. But what happens when they can’t? (2022). DeseretNews
Utah sets up a scholarship program to lure in more child care workers (2022). KUER
Child care employees in Utah to get bonus amid labor shortage, COVID burnout (2022). KSL
What should I get my mom for Mother’s Day? Moms want child care help (2022). DeseretNews
Utah is finally addressing the crisis of unaffordable quality childcare (2022). The Salt Lake Tribune
Daycare or Christmas gifts?: How the rising cost of childcare is affecting Utah parents (2021). ABC4
Some Utah families are not getting help paying for child care, which advocates say violates federal rules (2021). The Salt Lake Tribune
How are the children of Utah? Mitt Romney could help (2021). The Salt Lake Tribune
‘I felt like a crap mom and crap employee’: Utah women share caregiving struggles during COVID-19 (2021). The Salt Lake Tribune
Tax credit? Allow more kids per adult? Utah considers how to help families afford child care (2021). The Salt Lake Tribune
‘A pandemic in its own right': Utah lawmakers looking at solutions to child care shortage (2021). Deseret News
Utah parents grapple with childcare costs post-pandemic (2021). 2KUTV
Unaffordable Utah: Summer child care may be more expensive, harder to find this year (2021). KSL TV
Child Care Crisis: Daycares, preschools struggle to balance children's needs with costs (2021). KSL TV
Study shows some Utah daycares may not recover from Economic Impact (2020). KSL TV
Pandemic has exacerbated child care center shortage in Utah (2020). DeseretNews
Hearing on Utah child care bills gets tense (2020). The Salt Lake Tribune
Utah meets only a third of families’ child care needs, report says (2020). The Salt Lake Tribune
Hundreds More Early Childhood Care Centers Are Needed In Utah (2020). KPCW
New Study: Does Utah have the nation's least affordable child care? (2019) The Spectrum
Research shows childcare costs too high for many Utah workers (2018). Daily Herald
'Sticker shock' for families as day care costs jump (2018). KSL
NATIONAL
Kentucky had an outside-the-box idea to fix child care worker shortages. It's working (2023). NPR
Why Child-Care Prices Are Rising at Nearly Twice the Overall Inflation Rate (2023). The Wall Street Journal
Child care demand outpaces supply. In rural U.S., there may be no supply (2023). NPR
WH economic report: Money for child care would help growth (2023). The Associated Press
It's about to get even harder to find affordable childcare (2022). Business Insider
Child care worker shortage strands half a million families (2022). CNN
Federal aid is propping up child care. It isn't a long-term fix (2022). Pew Stateline
Care work is in crisis. That’s a disaster for the rest of the economy (2022). The Washington Post
How Child Care Became the Most Broken Business in America (2021). Bloomberg
COVID-19 made child care deserts even worse in 2021, leaving working parents to scramble (2021). USA Today
Preschool’s ‘Sleeper’ Effect on Later Life (2021). The Wall Street Journal
Study underlines the economic importance of early childhood education (2021). Marketplace, podcast
How Other Nations Pay for Child Care. The U.S. Is an Outlier (2021). The New York Times
Why America needs to consider paying stay-alt-home parents (2020) Motherly
VIDEOS
Early Childcare in Southern Utah | PBS Utah
Learn how one woman in southern Utah turned the childcare barriers she was facing into a possible solution for herself and others in her community.
US suffering from lack of affordable, quality child care | Good Morning America
ABC News' Morgan Norwood reports on a so-called "child care desert," where working parents with young children struggle with the high cost of day care combined with the lack of licensed facilities.
Daycare Crisis in Utah | ABC4 Utah
ABC4's Elena Castro discusses the skyrocketing prices of child care and how it affects parents' employment.