What is the child care crisis, exactly?

Leaders should say what they actually want to fix. Nearly every day a new story is published about “the child care crisis” in America. (I’ve written stories referencing it myself.

New bills would raise pay for child care providers and lower family fees

The child care industry has long been beleaguered. Many families can’t afford the care they need while many providers subsist on poverty wages. Amid the crisis, two new bills in the California Legislature would raise pay for child care providers and lower family fees for subsidized care. Sen.

Child care providers struggle to stay afloat as they wait on millions promised by the state

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California’s child care crisis a root cause of systemic inequities | Chamber Commentary

Guest Commentary: Our Northern Santa Barbara County United Way has built the Literacy 2.O initiative to address childhood and family support for financial and literacy education.

Child care should be much more expensive

Governments, businesses and families all benefit from a robust child-care system. Why isn't everyone paying for it?

Bill would give TK teachers 2 more years to take early childhood education classes

California teachers could get a last-minute reprieve from a law that requires them to take additional courses to teach transitional kindergarten.

New 2023 Employment Laws

Nonprofit and small business employers should be aware of a number of new California employment laws. Please read below for important updates affecting California employers.

Child Care Proposals

This brief provides an overview and initial analysis of the Governor’s key child care budget proposals for 2023‑24, estimates of child care program costs, and the effects of allowing some temporary policies to expire.

The 2023-24 Budget: Transitional Kindergarten and State Preschool Proposals

This brief provides an overview and analysis of the Governor’s proposals for transitional kindergarten (TK) and State Preschool. Delaying Facilities Funding and Maintaining Current TK Staffing Ratios Seems Reasonable Given State Budget Problem.

The pandemic fueled a public school exodus, study says

An estimated 152,000 California children went missing from public school classrooms amid the pandemic, according to new Stanford research, reflecting a period of profound disruption of family and school life.