Building a Strong Brand Identity for Your Child Care Center: A Guide

Learn how to build a strong brand identity for your child care center. This guide covers key branding elements—from defining your mission to crafting a consistent visual and verbal identity—to help attract and retain families. Perfect for California childcare providers.

Gentle Parenting: A Comprehensive Guide for Parents and Educators

Learn about gentle parenting and its key principles, techniques, and practical tips for parents and teachers. Discover how empathy, respect, and positive discipline foster emotional growth and improve behavior in children, both at home and in the classroom.

Can California's Universal Transitional Kindergarten Plan Make the Grade?

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The Workers Behind the Workers

Not long ago Kenya was taking the subway home from work when she heard what sounded like gunshots behind her. Heart pounding, she ducked under her seat. A native New Yorker, she isn’t easily rattled, but now she could see people running around her.

Business owners, employees divided over how much of a struggle child care is, report finds

Topline: A new report by First 5 California finds that 48% of parents in California — mostly women — find it difficult or very difficult to find affordable childcare.

This boss vowed to help his workers with child care. It hasn't been easy

MANITOWOC, Wis. — It was during the height of the pandemic that Sachin Shivaram realized the depth of his employees' struggles with child care.

Celebrating Differences: Building a Culturally Responsive Curriculum in Your California Classroom

Learn strategies to create inclusive classrooms that celebrate California's diverse population, fostering a sense of belonging and identity in young children.

EPA Grants Target Lead Exposure Risks from Drinking Water at Schools, Childcare Facilities Nationwide

The new federal grant is a part of the larger Biden-Harris Administration Lead Pipe and Paint Action Plan, which is intended to help mitigate the problem of lead exposure among the nation’s children.

Why Summer Child Care Is a Nightmare

To all the frantic parents who’ve survived yet another year of the summer-child-care shuffle: I salute you. It’s a well-established fact that in the United States, finding summer child care can be hell.