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L.A. County is proposing cuts to homeless services next year, at a time when families have already been struggling to find shelter. One family shares their story.
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Child care providers and their union want the state to up the rates it pays them to care for children from low-income families.
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Experts say that preparing a plan with your family is essential in the event of an emergency. Here’s a guide to help coordinate childcare, support your child, find legal services and gather necessary documents.
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A family with four kids was getting ready to celebrate their middle schooler's graduation. Then federal authorities came.
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LA invested millions in preschools. Less than four years later, it's offloading most. What happened?Parents loved Los Angeles' licensed childcare centers. Now they're calling the program a "total failure."
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Even as TK is set to become a real grade, just like any other K-12 grade, there are myriad challenges looming on the horizon, from finding qualified teachers amid a dire staffing shortage to how to ensure quality instruction and suitable facilities.
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For the first time, some early education centers have waitlists. But the district still has many empty seats
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The advocate for nonviolent parenting and educator to decades of Angelenos was 81.
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The city recently gave early childhood educators a huge salary boost. It's part of a strategy to attract and retain people in the job.
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Enrollment in public preschool and transitional kindergarten increased by more than 35,000 children in the 2023-2024 school year. But potential elimination of Head Start threatens those gains
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Los Angeles expanded childcare during the pandemic, but federal funding is running out. Parents are worried about what happens next.
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Families can still get nutrition assistance benefits, but funding could run out if the federal government shutdown continues.
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71% of parents in L.A. County with children under 6 are struggling to meet a basic need like food, housing, utilities, or childcare, according to a survey by the Stanford Center on Early Childhood.
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In Antelope Valley, domestic violence survivors lack resources to reunite with kids in child welfareA new report found domestic violence survivors also had a hard time reuniting with their children because of a lack of housing, childcare, and transportation.
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A study out of UC Riverside shows Southern Californians are being continuously exposed to toxic chemicals known as plasticizers.
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The largest insurer of California's foster agencies says it's ending coverage. Foster care advocates fear that if the issue isn't resolved, children will end up being displaced.
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A new law allows people to take care of paperwork up to 30 days in advance of when they expect to need leave, rather than waiting until they’re actually on leave.
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The insurance agency for most of the state’s foster family agencies is pulling out of the market, starting Oct. 1. If these agencies shut down, hundreds of kids could be moved from their homes.
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Liz Chrastil, a neuroscientist at UC Irvine, opted to have her brain scanned every few weeks during her entire pregnancy to see what changes occur. It’s the closest look yet and researchers call the data astounding.
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Currently, workers cannot apply for benefits until their first day of leave, and can go weeks without pay.
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Only two state university programs train nurse-midwives, and only one is accepting admissions. Advocates say that will only lead to more barriers to getting more midwives into the workforce at a time they’re critically needed.
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As California expands transitional kindergarten to all 4-year-olds, children are starting public school at a younger age. But districts have varying policies on how to help kids who are not yet potty-trained.
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At least four maternity wards shut down last year alone, including Centinela Hospital Medical Center in Inglewood.
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First 5 California surveyed more than 1,000 parents and business owners about childcare affordability.
