July 24, 2017
Home nursing visits provide wide-ranging benefits for mothers, young children
The Nurse-Family Partnership program improved parenting skills and early childhood development, a new study finds.
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Early Learning
June 7, 2017
Through observation and play, toddlers take on science
Through a community partnership, science specialists at the Lawrence Hall of Science are bringing free, play-based science lessons to playgroups for low-income families across the Bay Area.
Ashley Hopkinson
May 31, 2017
Few programs prepared to help traumatized infants and toddlers, report finds
Despite the prevalence of childhood trauma, few early education programs are prepared to help the more than 35 million children in the country who have experienced trauma, researchers say.
Ashley Hopkinson
May 18, 2017
Transitional kindergarten helps prepare English learners for school, study finds
English learners who attend transitional kindergarten enter kindergarten with stronger literacy and math skills, according to a recent American Institutes for Research study.
Ashley Hopkinson
May 16, 2017
Gov. Brown's revised budget plan draws mixed response from early education advocates
While early education advocates say they appreciate Gov. Jerry Brown keeping last year’s promise to increase preschool funding, they lamented that the May budget revision didn’t include additional money and changes that would allow more low-income families to qualify for subsidized child care.
Ashley Hopkinson
May 9, 2017
Some smaller districts enroll younger 4-year-olds in early kindergarten
The “transitional kindergarten” program is for 4-year-olds who turn 5 after Sept. 1, the cutoff date for enrolling in regular kindergarten, and before Dec. 3. Some districts enroll even younger 4-year-olds.
Ashley Hopkinson
April 9, 2017
Despite law change, few districts offer early kindergarten for youngest 4-year-olds
Only six of California's 25 largest school districts are taking advantage of a state law that allows them to enroll more 4-year-olds in a pre-kindergarten program known as “transitional kindergarten.”
Ashley Hopkinson
March 30, 2017
California lags behind many other states in offering full-day kindergarten
About 70 percent of schools in California offer full-day programs.
Louis Freedberg And Daniel J. Willis
March 27, 2017
California still has a way to go in offering 'full-day' preschool
A new EdSource report underscores the benefits for children of attending full-day programs.
Louis Freedberg And Daniel J. Willis
March 23, 2017
Digital app helps to boost vocabulary of English learners in Napa preschools
In Napa County, where 87 percent of its preschoolers are English learners, the use of a digital literacy app in Spanish and English is helping to boost the vocabulary of its youngest students. Teachers use the app in all 24 preschools in the county to incorporate songs, books and games into classroom activities.
Ashley Hopkinson
March 6, 2017
New California commission looks for long-range plan to meet child care needs
A new commission convened by Assembly Speaker Anthony Rendon seeks to come up with a long-range plan for early childhood education services.
Louis Freedberg
March 2, 2017
California policymakers must pay more attention to infants and toddlers, advocates say
Children Now, a child care advocacy organization based in Oakland, released a new report outlining policy guidelines for state and local leaders to improve outcomes for California's infants and toddlers, particularly those born to low-income families.
Ashley Hopkinson
February 1, 2017
Assembly speaker launches commission to tackle early education issues
The commission aims to address the lack of access and the high cost of quality child care, among other issues.
Ashley Hopkinson
December 21, 2016
More than a million California children missing out on state subsidized child care
Due to a shortage of programs, only one in seven California children who qualify received subsidized care from state programs in 2015.
Ashley Hopkinson
December 1, 2016
Trump's plan intended to reduce high cost of child care through tax breaks
High-income families are likely to benefit the most through tax deductions.