For fifty years, Rosemount Center has served families, some across generations, in the diverse Mount Pleasant neighborhood.

Educational ‘pods’ and in-home nannies are among the less-than-optimal child care options that are out of reach for many families.

The three new centers could offer more than 500 seats for child care and pre-K as a means to address a severe shortage in overall seats in D.C.

D.C. will be one of the few places in the country that requires daycare workers to have higher education.

“Birth-to-Three For All D.C.” aims to lessen one of the biggest expenses for many families.

It’s more expensive to raise a family in D.C. than in New York City.

The annual cost of infant care in a D.C. center-based facility is $22,631.