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Last year, homelessness declined overall in the region, but not for families with children. And service providers say even that was an undercount.
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As of 2023, people who get health insurance through Medi-Cal can get doula support for free. One problem: Most doulas have yet to enroll as providers.
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The rate of increase of poverty among young children grew at a much higher rate than the general population from 2021 to 2022.
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The Biden administration proposed a new rule that could give preschool teachers in the federal program a pay increase of about $10,000.
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The rate of infants dying in California before their first birthday ticked up slightly last year and is part of a troubling trend.
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The Cal State system offers 30 days of paid family leave. Faculty who have authorized a strike are demanding one semester.
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A U.S. Department of Agriculture report finds that many people who are eligible for the Women, Infants and Children program are missing out.
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Under a new law that goes into effect Jan. 1, 2024, workers and their partners can get up to five days of leave for a miscarriage, stillbirth, failed adoption, and other types of reproductive loss.
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Federal pandemic relief funds for childcare programs expired Sept. 30, leaving providers around the country worried about shutting their doors. In California, the state’s put in some stopgap measures.
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Elly Yu, our investigations reporter, joins the education team.
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We take this question to the best experts in SoCal on this topic — parents — who give their tips for facing the unknown during pregnancy.
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As family housing resources shrink in L.A., one family has left what they know in California behind to start a life in the Midwest, where housing costs are vastly lower.
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With family shelters currently full, L.A.'s homeless services agency is crafting messaging for providers when they have to turn families away.
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This fall at least 200,000 California students are expected to enroll in transitional kindergarten, which serves as a bridge between preschool and kindergarten.
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Family child care providers in the union will get $90 million in one-time payments to help stabilize the industry.
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The survey, done every month since 2021, found that the number of child care providers struggling economically is rising.
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A family shelter in Woodland Hills unveils a new Head Start center on site, one of only a few such shelters in the state.
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The estimated number of unsheltered children and teens under 18 in the county went up this year, and data suggests larger families especially are struggling.
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Childcare providers face high costs, low pay and a changing landscape as California adopts universal transitional kindergarten.
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In 2021, California launched an ambitious plan to make transitional kindergarten available by the 2025-26 school year, creating a brand new grade level.
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Starting in January, the state offered more-generous leave benefits. Claims in the first two quarters this year were up about 16%, compared to the same time period last year.
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Last week, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services said that children without legal status cannot enroll in Head Start — effective immediately. But without implementation guidelines, providers say they're in a holding pattern.
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The ACLU and other groups have taken legal action to challenge the Trump administration's policy to bar children without legal status from Head Start programs.
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More dads in California are taking family leave, but still behind mothers. Here's what the data showMen made up 44% of claims for paid family leave to bond with a new child in fiscal year 2024, compared to only 18% in 2005.
