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.

San Francisco Kids With Special Needs Get Delayed and Unequal Access to Services

California Invested Big in Transitional Kindergarten. How 1 School Is Making the Most of It

Oakland Mayor Barbara Lee Champions Free Diaper Campaign With an Early Learning Message

Lack of Approved Child Care Providers May Slow Rollout of San Francisco’s Expanded Subsidies

San Francisco Parents Scramble for Child Care Amid Teachers’ Strike

Universal Child Care in California Is ‘Feasible,’ UC and Stanford Experts Say

Lurie Vows to Speed Up Universal Access to Child Care: ‘We’re Going to Be the First’

Judge Temporarily Blocks Trump’s $5B Child Care Funding Freeze to California

Trump Pauses Funding to Child Care, CalWORKS in California Over Alleged Fraud

Santa Cruz County Head Start to be Run by New Agency, Following Shutdown Crisis

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