child care

Policy experts discussed a range of issues they hope legislators consider next year, including child care, early childhood education and chronic school absenteeism.

Lawyers for the State of Texas on Monday tried to convince a U.S. appeals court that it should not be fined for failures in investigations of abuse and neglect of intellectually disabled children. The three-judge panel appeared to not need much convincing.

The toll social media can take on teens pushed the U.S. surgeon general to call for warning labels, a move some Tarrant County children’s mental health professionals support.

Now, as Fort Worth and Tarrant County both move to implement property tax exemptions for qualifying child care facilities under Senate Bill 1145, centers like Ready Set Jump stand on the brink of financial relief.

Parents and medical providers of transgender adolescents sued Texas, challenging the constitutionality of a restriction on puberty blockers and hormone therapy.

Tarrant County child care facilities get a 50% tax break. Providers want the county to pass a full exemption for greater financial relief.

About half of Fort Worth’s preschoolers receive high-quality instructional support. Here’s what else city leaders learned.

Texas leads the nation in child deaths from being left in a hot vehicle.

A new $37 million day care facility could be coming to Fort Worth’s Medical District.

At a recent Fort Worth City Council meeting, Mayor Mattie Parker told her colleagues that child care facilities across Fort Worth are struggling to keep their lights on and doors open.

Physicians are increasingly concerned as cases of accidental marijuana ingestion among children 3 and younger spike at Cook Children’s emergency department in Fort Worth.

Late last year the council said more community input was needed about the issue. Now a public hearing is slated for Wednesday's meeting to accomplish just that.