CQEL Resource Library

Resources that can make running a high-quality child care just a little bit easier.

Does Biden’s plan for a $15 minimum wage for child care workers go far enough?

President Biden’s proposal to set a new minimum wage for child care and preschool workers would be a good first step in an industry known for low pay and high turnover, but more must be done to establish a livable wage long term, advocates say.

Policymakers Used to Ignore Child Care. Then Came the Pandemic.

When the economist Nancy Folbre got a call from the MacArthur Foundation in 1998, she was expecting rejection: a courtesy call to deny the funding application she’d submitted. She had reason to think an institution might overlook her work.

Progressive lawmakers push child care plans ahead of President Biden's proposal

Senator Elizabeth Warren of Massachusetts on Tuesday unveiled a $700 billion plan to help families get affordable, quality child care in the United States. Her proposal comes as the coronavirus pandemic has highlighted the persistent challenges families face finding and paying for care.

Free First 5 California kit remains essential to new parents, especially now

Sacramento, Calif. – In 2021, First 5 California debuted its informative and resource-packed Kit for New Parents to millions of families and caregivers throughout the state.

What Biden's recovery plan for families means for California's children

In the wake of the pandemic, which has cast the essential nature of child care into high relief, President Joe Biden has revealed the outlines of a strategy to rebuild the country’s early education and care infrastructure.

California to Receive $3.8 Billion in Federal Cash to Help Childcare Providers

(CBM) – Help is on the way for childcare providers in California — an industry rocked by widespread closures with surviving operators burdened by the weight of sharp increases in their operating costs due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Biden Will Seek Tax Increase on Rich to Fund Child Care and Education

The American Family Plan, which the president wants to pay for by increasing the capital gains tax and the top marginal income tax rate, currently doesn’t include an effort to expand health coverage.

The COVID recession was harder on women. When will they rebound?

While her husband kept his job, Yogi, who isn’t eligible to receive unemployment benefits here, said the financial stress of becoming a single-income household intensified because of the pandemic.

Child care providers ask state to hold off on in-person inspections

LIVERMORE, Calif. — his story was originally published by CalMatters