The Importance of Program Advocacy
15-Day Comment Period Now Open for New Regulations Continue Reading
Postedby Adam North
Date posted12/18/2025
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New Reports Highlight the Importance of Mixed-Delivery Care and Learning Opportunities.
A number of important ECE reports have been published over the past several weeks Continue Reading
Postedby Adam North
Date posted12/18/2025
Update! Select Committee on Child Care Costs
The Assembly Select Committee on Child Care Costs will be meeting on Tuesday, December 9, in room 444 at the state capitol from 1:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. to explore “Understanding Transitional Kindergarten in California’s Mixed Delivery Early Learning System.”The hearing will... Continue Reading
Postedby Alicia Hatfield
Date posted12/4/2025
Our Executive Director Speaks Out: Key Takeaways from the LA Times TK Coverage
The Times recently published an article highlighting a significant, unintended consequence of California’s universal TK expansion. While more 4-year-olds now access free public school, the broader early learning ecosystem, especially community preschools, is becoming less stable. Our... Continue Reading
Postedby Alicia Hatfield
Date posted12/4/2025
Co-Creating Early Learning Policy Leadership: Day One Takeaways from Our Capitol Primer
This week, EveryChild California partnered with Children Now, Thriving Families, Child Action, and CCRC to launch the first day of our early childhood education (ECE) primer training for Capitol staffers. The session was designed to build a shared foundation of understanding across legislative... Continue Reading
Postedby Alicia Hatfield
Date posted12/4/2025
Takeaways from the CA Budget and Policy Center Memo on HR 1
Takeaways from the CA Budget and Policy Center Memo on HR 1 The California Budget and Policy Center recently released an article examining how H.R. 1, sometimes referred to as the “big beautiful bill”, is expected to affect California. H.R. 1 was a major federal proposal passed during... Continue Reading
Postedby Alicia Hatfield
Date posted11/26/2025
Sunset of the CA ECE Workforce Registry
The CA ECE Workforce Registry will sunset on December 15, 2025. Continue Reading
Postedby Adam North
Date posted11/20/2025
At a Fiscal Crossroads: How Federal Decisions Are Shaping the Future of Early Learning in CA
At a Fiscal Crossroads: How Federal Decisions Are Shaping the Future of Early Learning in California This week our Executive Director, Nina Buthee, connected with more than 60 providers and leaders from across the state to unpack a question that’s been hanging over all of us: What does... Continue Reading
Postedby Alicia Hatfield
Date posted11/20/2025
TK and California’s Mixed Delivery System: Select Committee Hearing on Child Care Costs
Arguably, Transitional Kindergarten has become one of California’s most significant education reforms. Its rapid expansion is already transforming enrollment patterns, staffing decisions, and financial stability in early learning programs across the state. However, the rollout of TK has not... Continue Reading
Postedby Alicia Hatfield
Date posted11/18/2025
2025-26 Public Policy Priorities
EveryChild California supports subsidized early care and education (ECE) for children birth - 12 and their families. We believe all families deserve access to high-quality care regardless of income, and all providers deserve the training, technical assistance, and fair funding for all. Continue Reading
Postedby Nina Buthee
Date posted11/7/2025
State Contracting Updates - Fall 2025
We’ve gathered all of the CDSS, CDE, and CCL Bulletins and PINS from August through November 2025 in one place for your convenience. Review these links for the latest guidance. CDSS Child Care Bulletins CCB 25-26 (October 22, 2025) Cost Of Care Plus Rate Payments To Child Care Centers... Continue Reading
Date posted11/5/2025