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Families, regardless of income, will get 400 diapers when they are discharged from the hospital.
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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.
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The Governor’s proposal uses cannabis tax revenues to support child care infrastructure affected by the January 2025 fires.
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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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Transitional kindergarten is forcing a change in the way elementary schools operate in California.
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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.
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The law also mandates coverage to include same-sex couples and single parents.
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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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Some teachers are making the switch from private preschools to transitional kindergarten. Others come from upper grades. Many are needed.
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Nearly a year after the fires, childcare providers say they need more help from the state to rebuild.
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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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Few babies and toddlers were enrolled in early childhood development programs, which experts say can stem the negative effects of homelessness.
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Starting next year, California will set up trust funds for kids in low-income families who lost a parent to COVID. The state doesn’t know who all those kids are, though.
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Clocks spring forward on Sunday, meaning we'll lose an hour of sleep. Here are some tips for parents of young kids to help them adjust.
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Bow Wizzle, voiced by rapper Snoop Dogg, teaches kids how to breathe through stress in his children's animated series on YouTube.
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New legislation would require hospitals to report implicit bias training compliance each year.
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New parents and pregnant Californians can now request the support of a doula through Medi-Cal, but for the program to succeed, the state needs to attract more birthworkers to the program.
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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.
