State Parenting Laws
Quick lookup for the parenting-related state laws that vary the most: paid family leave, pumping breaks, school cutoffs, booster seat thresholds, and car seat requirements.
Paid Family Leave by State
Paid family leave (PFL) is partial wage replacement for the weeks you take off work to bond with a new baby, recover from childbirth, or care for a sick family member. The federal default in the US is the Family and M...
Pumping Break Law (Workplace) by State
Federal law requires US employers to give nursing parents time and a private space to pump milk at work. The current rule is Section 7(r) of the Fair Labor Standards Act, expanded by the PUMP for Nursing Mothers Act, ...
Kindergarten Cutoff Date by State
The kindergarten cutoff is the calendar date by which a child must turn 5 years old to start kindergarten in a given school year. In US public schools, cutoffs vary from late July all the way to January 1 of the follo...
Booster Seat Law (Children) by State
Every US state requires children to use a booster seat or appropriate child restraint past the toddler years, but the specific age, height, and weight thresholds at which booster requirements end vary widely by state....
Rear-Facing Car Seat Law by State
Every US state requires infants and young toddlers to ride in a rear-facing car seat, but the age and weight at which a child can legally turn forward varies. Federal NHTSA and AAP guidance both recommend keeping chil...
Cost of Having a Kid by State
Pairs each state's parenting laws with daycare cost data + year-one budget ranges. 51 per-state guides — see what your full family budget actually looks like depending on where you live.