Opening a home-based child care program is on the path to becoming easier for providers.  The House Committee on Municipal and County Government heard testimony Tuesday for legislation that would tackle a small piece of New Hampshire’s child care availability issue. House Bill 1195 seeks to address local zoning issues affecting family child care and […]

New Hampshire legislators are one step closer to loosening regulations on the state’s meat industry. House Bill 396, which would permit the in-state sale of certain meat products processed at non-U.S. Department of Agriculture facilities, including cuts of beef and pork, passed the House, 214-119, on Wednesday. Such sales would go against federal law, which […]

Jen Legere, owner and director of A Place to Grow, hangs staff credentials on the walls of her child care centers. Being known for having a quality early childhood program, she said, shows families her program is worth sending their children to.  “It is super important to us from a marketing perspective,” she said. “When […]