child care

Some federal COVID-era dollars for child care providers run out on Saturday. What does that mean for Nevada providers?

The high cost of child care combined with a strained workforce has resulted in some Nevada employers allowing working parents to bring their infants to the office.

Read or listen to news headlines for Monday, August 1, 2022.

The Northern Nevada Child Care Services Center, a state-funded resource hub for child care providers, is now open in Reno.

During the pandemic, efforts have increased to address the national child care crisis. Several states in the Mountain West are taking steps to reduce the cost of care for low-income families.

A hub to provide child care resources has opened its first site in Las Vegas. One other location is expected to open in Reno later this year.

Nevada Gov. Steve Sisolak outlined how the state will spend nearly $2 billion in federal COVID-19 relief funds during a rare off-year State of the State speech on Feb. 23 at Allegiant Stadium in Las Vegas.

Read or listen to the morning news headlines for Tuesday, Jan. 18, 2022.

Washoe County is seeing more child care providers close than open during the COVID-19 pandemic, and that’s a problem for many parents in Northern Nevada who are struggling to find affordable child care.

While some child care facilities in our region are full, with waiting lists, others are struggling with enrollment. Lucy Comstock is the director at Incline Village Nursery School, a child care facility for children aged 3 to 5 in North Lake Tahoe. Comstock spoke with our business reporter Kaleb Roedel about the financial and staffing challenges they’re facing during the pandemic.