The $516 billion sweeping government spending bill before Congress provides $129 million for child care centers at 16 military installations, including locations where there have been heavy deployments of troops to Iraq and Afghanistan.
When Cynthia Tatum gives children building blocks and other toys, she knows that they won't choke on them.
Fitter, more energetic youngsters may soon be filling the region's Head Start classrooms after the implementation of a new physical activity program.
Alma Ayala-Ramos is a 26-year-old mother who makes a point of having dinner with her family each night. She follows up that routine by reading to her three children, all under 7.
Texas ranks among the worst in the nation when it comes to women and children 17 and younger living without health insurance.