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Early Childhood Education
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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California Botanic Garden opens Children’s Woodland, a free-form nature play space that emphasizes connections to native plants.
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Under the new law that went into effect this year, childcare providers are barred from asking about a child's or family member’s immigration status.
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Officials say the change will affect an estimated 23,000 people in Los Angeles County.
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The state has a program for self-employed workers and small business owners, but workers don’t always know to opt in.
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Experts say play can be key in helping children through big feelings.
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In 2025, the state increased payments for people who took time off to care for a child or a family member.
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First 5 Orange County was recently awarded $75,000 from O.C. Supervisor Vicente Sarmiento.
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Experts say California isn't studying its own transitional kindergarten program, despite research that has shown a public preschool program doesn’t guarantee better outcomes.
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California requires every school district to offer the preschool program to all 4-year-olds. But uptake has been uneven.
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Stanford economists estimate it would cost the state up to $21 billion to offer universal child care for kids 3 and under in California.
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