EXCERPT FROM: The Reno Gazette
By Tammy Krikorian
Although new day care regulations adopted by the state went into effect this month, Nevada's child care standards still rank below average compared with other states.

EXCERPT FROM: The Reno Gazette-Journal
By STAFF REPORT
Beginning today, Washoe County's child care inspection reports will be available to the public online.

EXCERPT FROM: Lahontan Valley News
By Stephanie Carroll
The Children's Cabinet has produced a 2009 demographics report for child care in Northern Nevada that shows the state lacks available, affordable and quality child care services especially in rural areas.

EXCERPT FROM: The Reno Gazette-Journal
By Michael Martinez
Brenda Barringer, who was at the end of a long waiting list when she decided to enroll her two children at St. Mary’s Child Care Center, says she pays more a month for child care than her mortgage.

CARSON CITY — Clark County will drop its oversight of child care facilities and return that responsibility to state government.

There's another victim of the foreclosure crisis here in the valley. But this time, it's a daycare center. Kids R Kids Daycare, located at North Jones and Lone Mountain, is now bank-owned.

An after-school program to care for low-income students in Nevada City schools will continue, despite state budget cuts, officials said Monday.

A national child care and private kindergarten provider announced today it is closing one of its six Henderson locations, sending parents scrambling to make other arrangements for the summer and next school year.

Times are tough for just about everyone in this economy. If you're seeking work and have young kids to look after, every day can feel like a juggling act. A local daycare center understands and is offering help. And News 3's Jerry Brown reports that the price is right.

Some day cares around the Valley are hurting.