The Office of Child and Family Services says the number of child care providers has steadily declined since before the ...

On February 13, the state released a second draft of revised licensing standards that incorporates community input gathered ...

A new study ranked the 50 largest U.S. metros for families, based on factors including household incomes, poverty rates and ...

Child deaths due to abuse are difficult to read about. That's all the more reason to scrutinize exactly what was missed.

More than 100 youngsters in the care of Blackburn with Darwen Council have been referred to over sex or crime exploitation ...

The Moldoveanu Family packed their SUV for the 11-hour journey to Wichita, Kansas; one they'd looked forward to and dreaded all at the same time.

Children learn key life skills in their first five years. But the educators who impart them are often underpaid, particularly in Western Massachusetts. That’s according to Clare Higgins, executive ...

“This shouldn’t usually require a visit to A&E, however, as most common illnesses can be treated at home or with the help of a pharmacist. Using 111 online or, if the child is under five, phoning 111 ...

She continued, "I am in a town-based childcare center. If you go down the street to the corporate center, it is much more ...

A 67-year-old Hilo woman was sentenced Thursday to 10 years of probation for her role in starving her developmentally ...

A woman said she feels like she’s lived through a "horror movie" after a stranger entered her home and grabbed her baby.

In a late-night purge, seven federal agencies carried out mass layoffs — 1,000 at the VA alone, the nation’s largest employer ...