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.

Layoff Threats Weigh on Head Start Teachers and Parents in Hollister

Jun 13

Alameda County Supervisors Approve Long-Awaited Child Care Funding

Jun 11

California Public School Enrollment Continues Post-Pandemic Decline

May 21

Child Care Advocates Denounce Head Start Layoffs in Santa Clara County

May 13

Hundreds of Pink Slips Prompt California Lawmakers to Warn of Threats to Head Start

May 6

‘I Know the Power of Head Start’: Laid-Off Worker Fears for the Program’s Future

Apr 16

California Needs Transitional Kindergarten Teachers. Preschool Teachers Want in

Apr 10

Fearing Legal Threats, Alameda County Supervisors Delay Spending Child Care Funds

Mar 18

San Francisco Public Schools See Surge of Applications, Thanks to Transitional Kindergarten Demand

Mar 18

Alameda County Child Care Providers Wait Anxiously for Long-Held Relief Funds

Mar 11

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

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