Raising young kids is an emotional roller coaster. Birth is hard. The identity transformation is real. And society is not set up to help families balance work and helping tiny humans grow.
There’s a lot of info out there about early childhood. This newsletter is your place to get caught up on the big topics that are most important to you and your family. We do the heavy lifting for you to sort through the news and curate key reads and resources about issues affecting families with children ages 0–5. We share information about everything from how to navigate your first pregnancy and how state policies like transitional kindergarten affect early education, to what awesome children’s books to read next.
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Raising kids?
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The $1.3 million initiative, which will train and support families and caregivers, is funded through an 18-month grant. -
The county joins the state in offering bailout dollars for surging liability insurance premiums. -
Tried-and-true spots families love for play, exploration, and burning energy. -
More than 3.6 million children born in 2020 amid the COVID-19 global pandemic are walking into elementary schools across the country this fall. -
With family shelters currently full, L.A.'s homeless services agency is crafting messaging for providers when they have to turn families away. -
This fall at least 200,000 California students are expected to enroll in transitional kindergarten, which serves as a bridge between preschool and kindergarten.
