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.

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

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

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San Francisco Parents Scramble for Child Care Amid Teachers’ Strike

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

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

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

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

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

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Government Reopens, but Santa Cruz Head Start Families Still Face Child Care Crisis

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A Pumpkin Patch Brings Joy to Kids in San Francisco’s Tenderloin Neighborhood

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