Bay Area Voice: Oakland families affected most by UCSF decision to move pediatric care to SF – Marin Independent Journal
A year after taking over Children’s Hospital Oakland, the UCSF Health decision to move critical pediatric care out…
Head Start explained: How changes to early education program affect California families
HEAD START, the federal program providing free early education for low-income children, has benefited from strong bipartisan support…
Fresno budget hearings start with $3.5M child care plan. Current options are ‘disastrous’
As Fresno’s budget hearings started on Monday, Councilmember Tyler Maxwell is proposing a taxpayer-funded program to take care…
Why LAUSD wants to bolster the child-care workforce
An experiment involving preschool children is unfolding in South Los Angeles, one that aims to solve a persistent…
California Voice: Newsom boosted TK and put preschool out of reach for many – Marin Independent Journal
Gov. Gavin Newsom once aspired to ease the sky-high cost of childcare as a key to making families…
From ashes to action: MACSA youth center destroyed in E. San Jose fire could rise again
AN EAST SAN JOSE YOUTH CENTER that burned to the ground last year has only made the community…
More kids than ever are attending state-funded preschool, with California’s surge leading the way | News
WASHINGTON (AP) — The number of 4-year-olds attending state-funded preschools reached record highs last school year, driven by…
California transitional kindergarten leads preschool expansion, but quality lags, report says
California’s preschool expansion has lead to surging enrollment and ranks high nationally in the amount of money spent…
We can’t leave children out of the county’s behavioral health plan
One of San Diego County’s behavioral health centers. (photo courtesy of the county) Eighteen months ago, the San…
California shouldn’t bail out foster family agencies
By Richard Wexler, Special for CalMatters This commentary was originally published by CalMatters. Sign up for their newsletters.…
Why there are limited benefits when parents hold back their child in kindergarten
It’s called “red-shirting” or the “gift of time,” but the practice of holding back a child from kindergarten…
Fresno Mayor Offers Views On US Immigration Enforcement Amid Fracture In Public Trust
Fresno Mayor Jerry Dyer recently issued a critique of federal immigration actions that he says are eroding public…