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The state approved money in this year’s budget to help with startup costs for a 'childcare special district' in Riverside County.
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Los Angeles County expects to distribute about 500 grants to child care providers outside the city of L.A.
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Karla Pleitéz Howell will oversee a nonprofit that manages tens of millions of dollars of tobacco tax money for Los Angeles' early childhood programs.
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We reported earlier this year that the city of Los Angeles billed hundreds of providers for a $500 fire permit in error. Who got a refund?
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Candidates running to represent the Los Angeles Unified School District’s east side met in a virtual forum focused on early childhood.
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One L.A. County child care provider is turning decades of experience into videos that resonate with caregivers across the country.
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Sharpen your pencils and open your spreadsheets. We’re going to talk about pregnancy and work — from family leave to accommodations during pregnancy, and where you can pump when you return to work.
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This publicly funded directory lists center- and home-based providers across the state and allows you to filter the search for things like type of care, vacancies, and language.
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You asked us for tips on how to feel confident and prepared to raise concerns, ask questions— and more importantly, get answers — about your care during pregnancy and childbirth. We got the experts.
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Vans will bring storytime and more out of the library and into the community. Another program connects young learners to peer tutors.
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First 5 LA is responsible for doling out tens of millions of dollars every year from California’s tobacco tax for early childhood programs.
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Officials say the number of unhoused people in families with children countywide was down compared to the year before. But they say there's more to the story.
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Parenthood means big transitions — huge changes for your body, your perspective, and your identity. Your questions, answered.
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The Los Angeles Unified School District has expanded transitional kindergarten two years ahead of a state mandate to open the program to every 4-year-old.
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The exposure to lead is particularly dangerous to children under the age of 6, which makes the numbers particularly concerning.
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We can’t make child care cheaper, but we can help prepare you with the information to find resources and support.Listen 5:27
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The administration is turning to semiconductors in the hopes of expanding affordable child care.
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You asked us questions about baby development. Occupational therapist Dairian Roberts joined LAist’s text service Hey bb to give some answers.
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Stephanie Moran Reed had to say goodbye in January to the bookstore she founded with her husband. The MiJa Books owner opens up on customer experiences, mom guilt, and a favorite book recommendation.
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The story of MiJa Books starts with two parents who wanted their daughter to be proud of who she is.
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Madeline wrote to the county in mid-November asking for approval to have a unicorn in her backyard. Now the hunt begins.
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#Snapback perpetuates unrealistic postpartum expectations.
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