Early Childhood Education and CareEarly Childhood Education and Care

KQED’s early childhood education and care reporting beat covers early childhood development policy and practices in the Bay Area and across California. We tell the stories of community members, especially marginalized families and workers, who are most affected by policies aimed at addressing early education and child care.

Feds Plan Higher Pay for Head Start Teachers Amid Severe Staff Shortage

Nov 20

California Head Start Families Face Transit Challenges, A New Map Shows

Oct 23

How a California Child Care Workers' Union Fought for Living Wages — and Won

Oct 13

A Child Care Center's Possible Closure Shows Dire Shortage in Marin County

Sep 25

Newsom Signs Legislation Investing $2 Billion in Publicly Funded Child Care

Sep 15

How San Francisco Is Graduating More Black Early Educators — and Why It Matters

Aug 14

California Close to Launching $80 Billion Child Care Worker Retirement Fund

Aug 2

1 in 4 California Child Care Centers That Responded to First State Testing Requirement Had Unsafe Lead Levels in Drinking Water

May 26

How a Local Tax Is Keeping Much-Needed Child Care in San Francisco Affordable

May 8

The Construction Industry Wants to Hire More Women, but Child Care ‘Barriers’ Are Getting in the Way

May 3

Universal Preschool's Off to a Bumpy Start, but East San José Is Seeing Success. Here's Why

Feb 28

Oakland School Board Halts Controversial Closure Plan, Sparing 5 Elementary Schools

Jan 12

KQED’s early childhood education and care reporting is supported by a grant from the Silicon Valley Community Foundation.