Workers hope to strengthen an industry that has become even more precarious.

The groups of families are a way to mitigate the cost of schooling at home.

It could leave them vulnerable to layoffs, stalled careers and lower pay for years to come, new studies find.

A California woman has sued her employer, saying she was fired because of her child care responsibilities.

School closures have made work almost impossible for many parents, but classrooms present health risks.

An industry stretched thin before the pandemic is now at a breaking point.

But the difficulty of balancing work and family predate this crisis.