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Early Childhood Education
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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There’s a shortage of early childhood educators across the country. To help, LA County is training some parents 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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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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Officials say the number of unhoused people in families with children countywide was down compared to the year before. But they say there's more to the story.
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Families, regardless of income, will get 400 diapers when they are discharged from the hospital.Listen 0:39
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After criticism of how California rolls out education programs, a new bill would trigger evaluationsAn LAist story found that the state has spent billions on the implementation of a brand new grade, transitional kindergarten, without a formal mechanism to evaluate it.Listen 0:42
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A new study from UC Irvine finds using a tablet or TV to distract children can lead to more behavior problems down the line.Listen 0:41
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The report by the National Institute for Early Education Research found California met 3 out of 10 quality benchmarks for transitional kindergarten.
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Teachers with the Los Angeles Unified School District will get four weeks of paid parental leave under terms of a new contract.
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California Botanic Garden opens Children’s Woodland, a free-form nature play space that emphasizes connections to native plants.Listen 0:43
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Under the new law that went into effect this year, childcare providers are barred from asking about a child's or family member’s immigration status.Listen 0:36
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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.
