Kids

Philadelphia will create a new youth ombudsperson office designed to advocate for vulnerable young people in group homes and other residential facilities.

The IRS has launched an online portal to sign up for the credits, which will start hitting bank accounts in mid-July.

At the Please Touch Museum Tuesday, Philadelphia and Pa. health officials discussed safety guidelines for children who can’t get the vaccine yet.

With little ones in group learning settings again, those runny noses and ear infections are starting to come back too, doctors say.

Facing a declining birthrate, China will allow married couples to have up to three children. This raises the previous ceiling of two children.

All 91 of the city’s spraygrounds are now ready and waiting to provide sweet relief from the heat.

The beloved author and illustrator drew more than 70 books for kids — often about friendly bugs like that famous caterpillar.

The company studied more than 3,700 12- to 17-year-olds. Preliminary findings showed the vaccine triggered the same signs of immune protection in kids as it does in adults.

A surge of Philadelphia teens are missing class and joining the workforce.

More than 15 local employers hope to recruit teachers, aides, coaches, tutors, and youth group leaders for jobs this summer.

Fewer Philadelphia child care providers closed permanently during the pandemic than some early childhood groups predicted last year.

According to the National Institute For Early Childhood Research, nearly half of all 3-year-olds and a third of 4-year-olds in the U.S. were not enrolled in preschool in 2019.

I'm fully vaccinated, but my kids aren't. Can I safely take off my mask? Do my unvaccinated kids have to keep masking in public?

With three federal relief bills signed and a White House proposal to provide free preschool for 3- and 4-year olds, the child care sector will see a significant boost.

Kids ages 12 to 15 hoping for a return to normal put their fear of needles aside to get vaccinated against COVID-19 at the Moorestown Mall Thursday.