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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.
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Parents and maternal health advocates share advice for expecting parents, from listening to grandmas to making your voice heard.
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An organized bus tour takes Black pregnant people to hospitals and clinics around Los Angeles to help them make informed decisions about their healthcare.
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There’s a shortage of early childhood educators across the country. To help, Los Angeles County is training parents who have their kids in Head Start to become teachers themselves.
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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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California requires every school district to offer the preschool program to all 4-year-olds. But uptake has been uneven.
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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
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Nearly a year after the fires, childcare providers say they need more help from the state to rebuild.Listen 27:21
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A new report finds enrollment in transitional kindergarten is rising in L.A. County, but community preschools are closing.Listen 0:43
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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.Listen 4:15
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California has made a new grade, transitional kindergarten, available for four-year-olds. LAist reporters spent a day in three schools to find out what students do in class.
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For family childcare providers who ran their daycares out their homes, it’s been hard to open back up months after the fire since they remain displaced.Listen 3:36
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Most parents know the basics, but pediatricians have some quick and easy tips to keep your young children safe during Halloween.
