child care

Interview with We Care For Kids Campaign Manager Kara Ficke

Health officials in Nebraska say they’re expecting 64,200 initial doses of the coronavirus vaccine for children ages 5 to 11. The allocation is enough to…

A state contractor that places Omaha-area children in foster homes and checks on their welfare has been temporarily barred from taking any new cases…

The coronavirus has devastated many types of businesses, and a new study in Nebraska shows just how hard the pandemic has hit child care centers. The…

Step Up to Quality, Nebraska’s Quality Rating and Improvement System (QRIS) for child care and early childhood education providers, has reached a…

A whistleblower says a cash-strapped Kansas foster care contractor spent $80,000 on tickets to see the Chicago Cubs, a club owned by the Nebraska…

Nebraska is continuing to see an increase in the number of positive COVID-19 cases. State officials had reported 12-thousand-619 cases and 153 deaths as…

The COVID-19 pandemic is impacting Offutt Air Force Base. The base's 55th Wing has closed the Child Development Center near the Rising View housing area.…

Nebraska officials are growing concerned that the closure of schools, widespread job losses and social isolation could be driving an uptick in child abuse…

A new report says families who want access to high-quality child care in Nebraska may be out of luck depending on where they live or how much they make.…