Childcare

By Molly Ressler and Michelle Corley Wing  An estimated 1 in 5 homeless pregnant women give birth prematurely (double the national rate), posing both immediate and lifelong health challenges for the newborn. Homeless pregnant women are also less likely to...

Thinking about Childcare? Here’s what you need to know in 2021 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WA-iOOuNEA8&feature=emb_logo Parents are having to make tough choices about finding child care for their children. In some cases, they feel that they need to sacrifice cost for safety, especially during...

Our family kicked off in 2022 with both our daughters going to school. It was a particular time for our family, as Alice began preschool at her sister's preschool alma mater. Her first day was a homecoming for us (even with...

As a mom, you may often feel like you’re flying solo…and blindfolded…through a hurricane. But parenting works best as a team sport, and a skilled, responsible nanny can be both a huge asset to you and a loving companion...

Craigslist, NannyShare, UrbanSitter, Care.com, Facebook, Golden Gate Nannies, and a multitude of other platforms are a gift from the childcare gods when it comes to taking on the feat of finding the perfect nanny or domestic worker. Whether you’re...

Editor's note: We're happy to have Joe Wiseman, Director of Learning for C5 Children’s School, guest posting for us today.  You may be wondering about the best time to move your child into a program that helps prepare his or her...

We are so over this. We have been pandemic parenting for nearly two years, and here we are once again, canceling and being canceled. We're home alone with our kids, in the winter, in the rain, and with the...

One time, someone from a car yelled out to me, "You're going to rip off her arm!" as I crossed the street with my kids. From their two-second scan of the situation, it looked like I was dragging my...

I was the first of my local friends to have kids, so once they had babies of their own, they naturally asked me for babysitter recommendations. I was happy to share mine, on one condition. They had to check...

This post is in partnership with Bright Horizons®. Bright Horizons Early Education and Preschool is coming to Sunnyvale this spring! The brand new center is conveniently located right on Sunnyvale Saratoga Road in the Cherry Orchard neighborhood. Bright Horizons knows working...