COVID-era federal funds helped keep hundreds of centers afloat, and even helped some raise wages for workers.

According to the Annie E. Casey Foundation's 2023 Kids Count Data Book, the rankings were made based on several criteria, including economic well being, education, health, and family and community.

The commonwealth just received millions of dollars to help fight the opioid epidemic as part of a multibillion-dollar nationwide opioid settlement.

The report is an overview of how Kentucky's children are cared for and educated.

Kentucky Youth Advocates says the credit is critical to helping all families with the expensive job of raising kids.

The report, which looks at the impacts of the pandemic and systemic racial injustice on Kentucky families, says more than half of Kentucky households with children reported losing income since the pandemic began.

Child care providers have been closed for weeks due to social distancing measures implemented in response to the COVID-19 pandemic.