Lack of affordable and accessible child care affects thousands of Hoosier families. And according to the Indiana Chamber of Commerce, child care issues cost the state more than $1 billion in tax revenue each year. One advocacy group is working to increase child care access across the state.

Indiana will set aside 200 child care vouchers for foster families if the governor signs a bill sent to his desk Monday.

A recent survey of Hoosier parents shows 57 percent say they’ve recently missed work or school due to child care-related issues, and 40 percent say they’ve left the workforce in the last year due to those complications.

New program to lower child care costs for northeast Indiana workers. For every 100 job openings in Indiana, there are only 72 workers available to fill those roles — that’s according to the U.S. Chamber of Commerce.

A state website lets you search for providers based on many options, including weekend care.

Lawmakers hope to increase access to child care by rolling back regulations of unlicensed child care homes.

Regulations of home-based child care would be loosened by legislation approved by the Indiana Senate Monday.

A bill that allows unlicensed child care providers to serve more children for more hours each week easily advanced out of a Senate committee Wednesday, even as Democrats express unease with the measure.

The Family and Social Services Administration and Gov. Eric Holcomb are adding almost $7 million in additional grants for employer-sponsored child care.

Unlicensed child care providers in Indiana would be able to serve more children for more hours each week under legislation approved by the House.