Special Report: Child Care Desert: How COCC, NeighborImpact are coming together to create more needed spots


by KTVZ

KTVZ— Finding child care is a struggle for many parents across Central Oregon. In this week's Special Report, Jillian Fortner takes a look at how NeighborImpact and COCC are working together to create hundreds of new child care spots.

hechingerreport.org—Our child care system gives many moms a draconian choice: Quality child care or a career. AUBURN, Wash. – After a series of low-paying jobs, Nicole Slemp finally landed one she loved. She was a secretary for Washington’s child services department, a job that came with her own cubicle, and she had a knack for working with families in difficult situations. Slemp expected to return to work after having her son […]

LASVEGASNOW—‘Our community is struggling’: Henderson day care owner turns facility into nonprofit to help families afford child care. A child care crisis has many families saying it’s out of reach to find affordable and reliable day care. It’s either work or her kids, said Jaime, a mother of three.

Daily Mail—Strictly Come Dancing's Layton Williams says partnership with Nikita Kuzmin may come to an end as they prepare to head on tour together. Layton Williams claims his dancer partnership with Nikita Kuzmin may soon come to an end.