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 Biden administration proposed a new rule that could give preschool teachers in the federal program a pay increase of about $10,000. -
The Cal State system offers 30 days of paid family leave. Faculty who have authorized a strike are demanding one semester. -
The rate of infants dying in California before their first birthday ticked up slightly last year and is part of a troubling trend. -
A U.S. Department of Agriculture report finds that many people who are eligible for the Women, Infants and Children program are missing out. -
Under a new law that goes into effect Jan. 1, 2024, workers and their partners can get up to five days of leave for a miscarriage, stillbirth, failed adoption, and other types of reproductive loss. -
Federal pandemic relief funds for childcare programs expired Sept. 30, leaving providers around the country worried about shutting their doors. In California, the state’s put in some stopgap measures.
