/tags/child-care child care en-US Copyright Wed, 03 Dec 2025 18:08:42 GMT /news/2025-12-03/camp-mystic-announces-safety-upgrades-ahead-of-partial-reopening The upgrades include four river-monitoring sensors, weather-alert radios in every cabin, and the placement of generators in key buildings. Wed, 03 Dec 2025 18:08:42 GMT /news/2025-12-03/camp-mystic-announces-safety-upgrades-ahead-of-partial-reopening TPR Staff /texas-news/2025-11-24/thanksgiving-north-texas-free-meals With Thanksgiving right around the corner, these local food pantries and churches are planning hosting food drives to help feed their communities. Mon, 24 Nov 2025 19:42:46 GMT /texas-news/2025-11-24/thanksgiving-north-texas-free-meals Michael Ludgood /health-wellness/2025-11-17/texas-maternal-infant-health-march-dimes-d-rating The national nonprofit's annual report card showed that Texas had higher pre-term birth rates than the country overall. Mon, 17 Nov 2025 21:13:50 GMT /health-wellness/2025-11-17/texas-maternal-infant-health-march-dimes-d-rating Olivia Aldridge /news/2025-11-10/texas-sues-roblox-alleging-the-online-gaming-platform-endangers-children Texas is the third state to sue the platform, alongside dozens of private plaintiffs who say Roblox didn’t do enough to protect their kids from sexually explicit content. Mon, 10 Nov 2025 20:21:33 GMT /news/2025-11-10/texas-sues-roblox-alleging-the-online-gaming-platform-endangers-children Eleanor Klibanoff | The Texas Tribune /health-wellness/2025-10-03/texas-safe-haven-law-awareness-infant-abandonment-austin-baby-moses Texans can safely surrender young infants to designated locations like fire stations and hospitals. But not everyone knows the law exists. Fri, 03 Oct 2025 14:23:53 GMT /health-wellness/2025-10-03/texas-safe-haven-law-awareness-infant-abandonment-austin-baby-moses Olivia Aldridge /health-wellness/2025-09-08/texas-new-parental-consent-law-leaves-school-nurses-confused-about-which-services-they-can-provide-to-students The law’s authors urged districts to use “common sense.” But some nurses worry they could violate the law and face discipline for providing basic care without a parent’s approval. Mon, 08 Sep 2025 14:14:02 GMT /health-wellness/2025-09-08/texas-new-parental-consent-law-leaves-school-nurses-confused-about-which-services-they-can-provide-to-students Jaden Edison | The Texas Tribune /news/2025-07-22/braswell-high-choir-director-arrested-on-charge-of-indecency-with-child-no-longer-works-for-denton-isd Derrick Brookins, a choir director at Denton ISD’s Braswell High School in Little Elm, was arrested on an indecency with a child charge the day before the seniors in his program graduated. Tue, 22 Jul 2025 14:12:28 GMT /news/2025-07-22/braswell-high-choir-director-arrested-on-charge-of-indecency-with-child-no-longer-works-for-denton-isd Lucinda Breeding-Gonzales | Denton Record-Chronicle /education/2025-07-02/child-care-associates-to-resume-head-start-after-feds-confirm-funding Child Care Associates is resuming Head Start programming. Wed, 02 Jul 2025 19:35:06 GMT /education/2025-07-02/child-care-associates-to-resume-head-start-after-feds-confirm-funding Matthew Sgroi | Fort Worth Report /education/2025-06-23/new-texas-school-choice-law-allows-qualified-parents-access-to-funds-for-pre-k-education Parents with pre-K students are eligible to receive funds in the new education savings account program, marking an expansion of publicly funded early education. The public funds would be used to pay for pre-K tuition at private or community-based child care centers, if they qualify under Senate Bill 2. Mon, 23 Jun 2025 14:33:05 GMT /education/2025-06-23/new-texas-school-choice-law-allows-qualified-parents-access-to-funds-for-pre-k-education Matthew Sgroi | Fort Worth Report /texas-news/2025-04-28/texas-head-start-cuts-child-care-crisis The White House is expected to unveil a budget proposal that will, reportedly, aim to eliminate Head Start. The federally-funded program is designed to promote school readiness among young children from low-income families and serves more than 65,000 kids across Texas. Mon, 28 Apr 2025 19:45:15 GMT /texas-news/2025-04-28/texas-head-start-cuts-child-care-crisis Lucio Vasquez | The Texas Newsroom