St. Columbkille School third-graders recently assembled care kits for children who are patients at two local hospitals.

Every time Robert Skrezyna gets a new message from his child’s medical provider, he braces himself for bad news. He worries that any day now, Lurie Children’s Hospital is going to follow the lead of ...

Taylor Capuano and Casey Sarai went viral last year for providing free child care to their employees. Now, they're starting a ...

Zohran Mamdani, then New York City’s mayor-elect, reads a Christmas book to students at a child care center on Dec. 11, 2025. In his campaign, Mamdani promised universal free child care for the city. ...

In his new book, Elliot Haspel makes 10 distinct arguments for strengthened child care policy and spending in the U.S. Credit: Alison Yin for The Hechinger Report The Hechinger Report covers one topic ...

Correspondent. "CBS News Sunday Morning" and "48 Hours" Tracy Smith is an award-winning correspondent for "CBS News Sunday Morning" and "48 Hours," who joined CBS News in 2000. Smith has covered a ...

As we are continually amazed by the health, energy and vitality of our children, it's easy to forget the valuable role a primary care physician plays in maintaining that wonderful health and wellness.

Children’s National Hospital unveiled a new mobile medical unit to increase access to both physical and mental health care ...

Free child care is starting to take root in the U.S. But is it good for kids? Last year, New Mexico became the first state to offer free universal child care. This year, New York began offering free ...