SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — An ambitious universal child care program aimed at fully footing the bill for working families across New Mexico is bein…
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Little Corral Day School advertises free child care in Albuquerque, N.M., Thursday, Feb. 5, 2026. (AP Photo/Savannah Peters)
Children's Promise Centers employee Ashley Toledo oversees afternoon playtime at the child care center in Albuquerque, N.M., April 5, 2024. (AP Photo/Susan Montoya Bryan)
A federal judge ruled Friday that President Donald Trump's administration must keep funds flowing to child care subsidies and other social ser…
It all began after a viral video alleging fraud in Somali-run child care centers in Minneapolis: strangers peering through windows, right-wing…
Samsam Khalif plays with children at her home-based child care center Friday, Jan. 30, 2026, in San Diego. (AP Photo/Gregory Bull)
Samsam Khalif shows a child a stuffed animal as she prepares for nap time at her home-based child care center Friday, Jan. 30, 2026, in San Diego. (AP Photo/Gregory Bull)
Samsam Khalif closes curtains as she prepares for nap time at her home-based child care center Friday, Jan. 30, 2026, in San Diego. (AP Photo/Gregory Bull)
Samsam Khalif works with children at her home-based child care center Friday, Jan. 30, 2026, in San Diego. (AP Photo/Gregory Bull)
Samsam Khalif prepares for meal time at her home-based child care center Friday, Jan. 30, 2026, in San Diego. (AP Photo/Gregory Bull)