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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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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.
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A bill to give California teachers up to 14 weeks of paid pregnancy leave failed to pass the state legislature this week.
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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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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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Parenthood means big transitions — huge changes for your body, your perspective, and your identity. Your questions, answered.
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The Los Angeles Unified School District has expanded transitional kindergarten two years ahead of a state mandate to open the program to every 4-year-old.
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The exposure to lead is particularly dangerous to children under the age of 6, which makes the numbers particularly concerning.
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The administration is turning to semiconductors in the hopes of expanding affordable child care.
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You asked us questions about baby development. Occupational therapist Dairian Roberts joined LAist’s text service Hey bb to give some answers.
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Stephanie Moran Reed had to say goodbye in January to the bookstore she founded with her husband. The MiJa Books owner opens up on customer experiences, mom guilt, and a favorite book recommendation.
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Madeline wrote to the county in mid-November asking for approval to have a unicorn in her backyard. Now the hunt begins.
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#Snapback perpetuates unrealistic postpartum expectations.
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One L.A. County child care provider is turning decades of experience into videos that resonate with caregivers across the country.
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Sharpen your pencils and open your spreadsheets. We’re going to talk about pregnancy and work — from family leave to accommodations during pregnancy, and where you can pump when you return to work.
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You asked us for tips on how to feel confident and prepared to raise concerns, ask questions— and more importantly, get answers — about your care during pregnancy and childbirth. We got the experts.
