4 ways parents can cut their child care costs in 2023

As the new year kicks off, here are some tips for parents looking to save money amid high inflation.

• Jan 17, 2023

Last-minute shoppers are back in droves. Thank inflation.

Higher prices on everything from rent to food leads shoppers to postpone gift buying until just days before Christmas.

• Dec 23, 2022

Army expands child care for its families

An investigation found that Army Special Forces soldiers in Florida were driving up to three hours round-trip every day to take their kids to child care, or leaving the service altogether. After that investigation, Army Secretary Christine Wormuth announced plans to build a new child development center at Camp Bull Simons. Wormuth speaks exclusively with senior investigative correspondent Catherine Herridge to discuss the Army's plan.

• Oct 28, 2022
• 05:30

Biden on child care and paid leave

In his first presidential address to Congress, President Biden said families shouldn't have to decide between a paycheck and taking care of their family. Watch his remarks and read more here.

• Apr 28, 2021
• 02:08

Thailand day care center massacre leaves at least 36 dead

Police identified the attacker as a former police officer who was fired from the force earlier this year because of a drug charge.

• Oct 6, 2022

Dozens killed in Thailand day care shooting

Police in Thailand are investigating the nation's deadliest mass shooting, after a gunman opened fire at a day care center, killing at least 30. CBS News foreign correspondent Roxana Saberi has the latest.

• Oct 6, 2022
• 03:30

7/7: Red and Blue

Biden pushes infrastructure agenda in Illinois; Texas GOP looks to revive voting restrictions

• Jul 7, 2021
• 52:39

6/2: Red and Blue

White House continues to meet with GOP on infrastructure plan; Labor unions rally in defense of California Governor Gavin Newsom

• Jun 2, 2021
• 49:34

Allyson Felix on a mission to help all working parents with child care

No matter what your job, child care can be a hurdle – even for an 11-time Olympic medalist.

• Aug 22, 2022

Child care struggles to recruit workers

Applications for unemployment benefits rose for a third straight week even as employers are desperate for workers. Some parents are unable to go back to work because child care centers are understaffed. Washington Post economic correspondent Heather Long joins CBSN's "Red & Blue" anchor Elaine Quijano with more.

• Sep 30, 2021
• 07:08

Parents react to FDA advisers' vote on kids' COVID vaccines

CDC advisers are set to meet Saturday, where they will decide on a formal recommendation.

• Jun 16, 2022

Struggles in the child care industry

Since the COVID pandemic, childcare for young children in the U.S. has gone from bad to worse, with thousands of programs closing across the country, and centers struggling to hire new staff. Correspondent Rita Braver talks with childcare providers fighting to make ends meet, and with working parents searching for options.

• Apr 24, 2022
• 04:44

Day care dilemma: Getting child care to work

Since the COVID pandemic, child care for young children in the U.S. has gone from bad to worse, with centers struggling to hire staff, thousands of programs closing across the country, and working parents facing tough choices.

• Apr 24, 2022

A new sign of the labor crunch: $20 an hour for babysitting

The average hourly wage for babysitters surged 11% last year, far outpacing inflation, according to a new analysis.

• Mar 3, 2022

The $8,000 child tax credit that parents may not know about

The American Rescue Plan gave a one-year boost to a tax credit aimed at helping parents who pay for child care.

• Feb 11, 2022

Child care crisis keeping women out of workforce

Many women have considered leaving or changing their jobs during the pandemic amid a lack of affordable child care. Nikki Battiste reports.

• Feb 8, 2022
• 02:22

Family budgets strained by soaring child care costs

The cost of child care is as much as the cost of a college education in some states. Mark Strassmann takes a look.

• Jan 31, 2022
• 02:02

"Nobody wins. Everyone suffers": High cost of child care strains families

The annual cost of child care rivals the cost of a college education in many states.

• Jan 31, 2022

5/27: CBS Evening News

Former President George H.W. Bush hospitalized in Maine; Seattle's Space Needle gets upgraded

• May 27, 2018
• 20:31

House prepares to vote on Biden's agenda

House Democrats are working to pass President Biden's social spending and infrastructure bills. CBS News congressional correspondent Kris Van Cleave reports on the latest from Capitol Hill. Then Siobhan Hughes, a congressional reporter for the Wall Street Journal, joins CBSN's Lana Zak to discuss.

• Nov 4, 2021
• 06:12

House Democrat on social spending bill

The size of President Biden's proposed social spending bill could be significantly reduced after the president took a more prominent role in negotiations. The first major item that appears to be out is tuition-free community college, and guaranteed paid family leave could be reduced from 12 weeks to possibly four. Congresswoman Mikie Sherrill, a Democrat who represents New Jersey's 11th Congressional District, joined CBSN's Tanya Rivero to discuss the bill.

• Oct 20, 2021
• 05:22

Volunteers offer child care for medical staff

As schools and child care centers close in an effort to slow the spread of the coronavirus, many doctors and nurses on the frontlines of the pandemic are left desperately searching for child care. Errol Barnett talks to volunteers who are stepping up to help these health care workers for our series A More Perfect Union.

• Mar 26, 2020
• 03:18

Biden to pitch his agenda in Connecticut

President Biden will travel to Hartford, Connecticut, on Friday to pitch his "Build Back Better" agenda to the public. He'll focus on the need to invest in child care to help working families. CBS News senior White House and political correspondent Ed O'Keefe, Politico's national political correspondent Meridith McGraw and The Wall Street Journal's politics reporter Eliza Collins join CBSN's "Red & Blue" anchor Elaine Quijano with the details, and the latest on the upcoming climate summits Mr. Biden will attend in Europe.

• Oct 14, 2021
• 17:01

Confronting the U.S. child care crisis

For some American families, the cost of child care is more than their mortgage. CBS MoneyWatch reporter Megan Cerullo joins CBSN's Tanya Rivero to break down the story.

• Oct 12, 2021
• 06:58

Some groups left behind in economic recovery

Black women and Americans who are not college-educated are struggling most to get back to work after the pandemic recession. Michelle Holder, the president of the Washington Center for Equitable Growth and an associate professor of economics at John Jay College, joins CBSN's Lana Zak with more.

• Oct 8, 2021
• 06:22

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