Program Helps Student Parents

Posted in: Utah

CEDAR CITY - When Southern Utah University closed its on-campus child care services last spring the impact was felt most by the school's students who relied on the low-cost service to stay enrolled in classes.


Mom Warning Others About Lack of Child Care Regulations

Posted in: Utah

LAYTON -- A Layton mom made an eye-opening discovery about child care centers in Utah when her son was slightly injured at his care center.


Unemployed Parents to Receive Child Care Help

Posted in: Impact of the Economy on Child Care, Utah

Low-income parents who have recently lost their jobs can now take advantage of a new state program that pays for day care while they search for work. Federal stimulus dollars will fuel the "Kids in Care" program, which will cover up to 100 hours of child care per household.


Illegal Immigration Crackdown: Childcare Closures Feared

Posted in: Utah

Dozens if not hundreds of childcare providers will lose their licenses over the next year due to a new Utah law targeting undocumented immigrants.


Unemployed Utah Parents May Get Child Care Help

Posted in: Impact of the Economy on Child Care, Utah

When Brittany Nguyen lost her job earlier this year, her state subsidy for child care quickly disappeared. If she hadn't found a new position fast, the single mom from Midvale knows the job hunt likely would have meant bringing her toddler in tow.


Earning More is Often Costly

Posted in: Subsidy Programs, Utah

For Utah's poorest parents, getting a raise at work can seem like a punishment. If they make a dollar beyond a certain income, the state revokes their entire child-care subsidy, the dollars that made going to work feasible.


Measure Targets Child Care Providers

Posted in: Subsidy Programs, Utah
A bill designed to protect children getting care from family members, friends and neighbors has advanced out of a legislative committee.


Bill to ensure caregivers are not criminals fails

Posted in: Subsidy Programs, Utah

Taxpayer dollars - paid as child care subsidies - have been going to Utahns convicted of operating a methamphetamine lab, armed robberies, aggravated assault and even child neglect.


Lawmakers seek child care boost

Posted in: Utah, Subsidy Programs

Rep. Jim Dunnigan, an insurance broker, was shocked two years ago when one of his two employees rejected a pay raise because it would put her above the income threshold for child care vouchers.