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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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It’s a hard world out there to raise kids. Trying to get the care and support you need can feel complicated or just plain unfair. Here’s what you can do as a parent to make things better.
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Currently, workers get way less of their income when they take time off to care for a baby or a sick family member.
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A law that went into effect last year is meant to bring clarity to what many say has been too broad of a definition.
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The overall number of 4-year-olds in transitional kindergarten has increased. But as the program is being phased in, the percentage of eligible children enrolling has dropped.
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Private centers and state-funded preschools in L.A. County have reported nearly 28,000 empty slots.
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A new L.A. County pilot program sends community health workers in select neighborhoods across the county to ask: What do you need?
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Children’s little bodies heat up way faster than an adult’s, making them more prone to heat illnesses.
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In recent years, a number of institutions have adopted land acknowledgements. But for young children, settler colonialism might be hard to grasp. Here's how to help children understand.
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Supporters of the change said the test was designed for older students and wasn’t developmentally appropriate for 4-year-olds.
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The city of Pomona is launching a guaranteed income pilot.
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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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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.Listen 24:19
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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.Listen 0:46
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The U.S. Senate has until Friday night to approve a package of funding measures or else risk another government shutdown.Listen 0:43
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The Governor’s proposal uses cannabis tax revenues to support child care infrastructure affected by the January 2025 fires.Listen 0:38
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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.Listen 0:44
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Transitional kindergarten is forcing a change in the way elementary schools operate in California.Listen 4:00
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The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention will now recommend vaccines against only 11 diseases.
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The Child Care and Development Fund sends money to states to help make child care more affordable for low-income families.Listen 3:31
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The law also mandates coverage to include same-sex couples and single parents.Listen 0:35
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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.Listen 0:45
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Some teachers are making the switch from private preschools to transitional kindergarten. Others come from upper grades. Many are needed.Listen 3:50
