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Early Childhood Education
Though childcare is often among the biggest expenses in a family’s monthly budget, economists say it's hard to know just how big of a problem it is.
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Gov. Gavin Newsom envisions a public school early education system that’s open to all 4-year-olds in the state by the 2024-25 school year.
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Gov. Gavin Newsom plans to use part of the state’s $75.7 billion budget surplus to create an early education program for every four-year-old in the state.
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The jungle gyms will get the same electrostatic sanitizing treatment as school classrooms and hand-washing will be required before play.
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Los Angeles based children’s author Rebecca Jordan-Glum on her “completely ridiculous approach to a very serious topic.”
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Tummy time for babies can strengthen muscles and help them learn to crawl. Here are some tips to make that more pleasant for everyone.
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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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Officials say the change will affect an estimated 23,000 people in Los Angeles County.Listen 0:36
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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.Listen 0:49
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Experts say play can be key in helping children through big feelings.Listen 3:57
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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.Listen 4:16
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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.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
