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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Childcare providers say they know that their work is critical to allowing families to find new housing or return to work. But they're also trying to figure out how they themselves will recover, or stay afloat at all. -
Wildfire smoke causes particularly dangerous air quality, especially for sensitive groups including children and pregnant people. -
Starting in January, California will increase leave payments for workers caring for a new child or a sick family member. -
The finding is among several in Orange County's "Conditions of Children" report identifying youth and maternal health disparities. -
The program is aimed at serving low-income families, but the district is opening it up to other families because of low enrollment. -
Families in crisis have to knock on multiple doors to find services, often getting turned away before they can find help. In South L.A., 42 organizations are working together to make sure families are taken care of.
