WASHINGTON — Children don’t stop learning after they leave the classroom, and after-school programs play a crucial role in child and youth development. “Out-of-school time” programs can provide ...

Looking for fun things for your kids to do this summer? Summer programs can be a fun way to encourage your kids to read more, and they can even earn some exciting rewards and freebies along the way.

VANESSA. THANK YOU. A LOCAL PROGRAM AIMS TO HELP CHILDREN COPE AND OVERCOME SOME OF THE TRIALS THAT COME WITH HAVING A PARENT THAT STRUGGLES WITH ADDICTION. HERE TO TELL US ABOUT THE HANLEY FOUNDATION ...

Child-care subsidies boost gross domestic product — and tax revenue — by making it easier for parents to work. What ...

Millions of low-income families with kids will get more help paying for food this summer − depending on what state they live in. The U.S. Department of Agriculture, which administers the nation's food ...

Tables and chairs arranged in a classroom. Senior Correspondent The after-school program disappeared from the Utah school where Jessica Langford sends her two older children, ages 7 and 9, in October ...

"Aren't they a little young for that?" This is a question I used to hear regularly from parents when I'd recommend strength training for the kids I worked with, whose ages ranged from 6 to 18 years ...