Parents value after-school programs, but demand far exceeds available capacity, particularly among low- and middle-income families, a new report finds. Families want after-school programming for about ...

Many museums around the country have had children’s programs for years — but they are on the rise now more than ever. By Shivani Vora This article is part of our Museums special section about how ...

It is really important that we protect the programs that are currently in place to serve our children. Child care and Head Start are essential to the well-being of children and families, especially ...

Vaccines are a safe and highly effective way to prevent common diseases that used to seriously harm or even kill infants, children and adults. When children have all their recommended vaccines on ...

Sarah Morgan was looking forward to enrolling her 1-year-old son Lucas at the Skagit Valley Family YMCA’s early learning center in Anacortes, Washington, this fall. Her older son Jameson, 5, had a ...

The Vaccines for Children (VFC) program, which provides recommended vaccines at no cost to eligible children, has increased childhood vaccination coverage, but coverage is still lower than among ...

A 30-year-old effort that mobilized families to get routine vaccines for children will save a million lives and trillions of dollars, a new analysis found. The Vaccines for Children program, ...

Through the Ada Nutrition Services office, the Chickasaw Nation recently began its Impa’chi (Let’s Eat!) Meals for Kids program, a service that provides nutritious meals to children 18 and younger ...

A child care teacher plays with children in a home-based child care program in Pueblo, Colorado. States and nonprofits have launched efforts to support smaller providers. Credit: Jackie Mader/The ...