Navigating the childcare landscape

Good morning, New Hampshire, and welcome to Friday. Today, Maya Mitchell reports on the work Child Care Aware of New Hampshire is doing to help families and providers navigate the childcare landscape. Maya also reports on the less-than-stellar marks New Hampshire has received for its early education system. And, from Stateline’s Nada Hassanein, the nation sees an alarming rise in preteen suicides. Thank you for reading, and for supporting our work. — Dana

By Maya Mitchell

Whether you’re a parent or provider, navigating New Hampshire’s childcare landscape can be tricky. With hundreds of programs and varying resources, it’s difficult to know where to start as a parent or provider. To help address those challenges, the state contracts with the Community Action Partnership of Hillsborough and Rockingham Counties, which provides statewide child care resource and referral services through Child Care Aware of New Hampshire.

By Maya Mitchell

A new study comparing early education systems among the 50 states and Washington, D.C., puts New Hampshire at 48th, suggesting it has one of the worst systems in the country.

By Nada Hassanein

The number of preteens — ages 8 to 12 — who die by suicide in the United States each year is relatively small. But the total in 2025 was 194 — the most since at least 2001, according to preliminary data from the federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.