

A recent child care study sends mixed messages to parents.
| Child care centers fall victim to state budget crisis (The Fresno Bee) The state's budget crisis is forcing the closure of eight state-funded child-care centers in the region, putting 200 employees out of work and forcing the parents of 700 children from low-income families to find other child-care providers. |
| Regulated child care becoming unaffordable for some parents (Klein Sun) It seems like the price on just about everything is rising these days. Child care is no exception. |
| After a decade of planning, city child care center opens in Mountain View (San Jose Mercury News) Mountain View opens child care center to serve low-income families. |
| After a decade of planning, city child care center opens in Mountain View (San Jose Mercury News) Mountain View opens child care center to serve low income |
| Child Care Concerns (KFDA-TV Amarillo) A warning is going out to Panhandle parents, to research your child's day care before you send them off, according to Texas Child Protective Services. |
