ICYMI: July 2023 News from the Field

Check out the latest links to state and national news and reports for the early learning and care industry. Get the info you need to stay ahead of the game!

Staff’s Top Picks

• The San Diego Union-Tribune
  • ‘Historic’ California child care deal slashes ‘family fees,’ promises rate overhaul. Here’s what it means for families and providers
• White House Briefing
  • Readout of the White House States Convening on Child Care

NATIONAL NEWS & REPORTS

• The Century Foundation
  • Child Care Cliff: 3.2 Million Children Likely to Lose Spots with End of Federal Funds
• First Five Years Fund
  • ​​The First Five Things To Know About: A New Poll Showing Voter Support For Child Care Funding
• Learning Policy Institute
  • The State of the Teacher Workforce: A State-by-State Analysis of the Factors Influencing Teacher Shortages, Supply, Demand, and Equity
• NPR: Planet Money
  • Why parents, day care owners and day care workers are trapped in a broken market

CALIFORNIA NEWS & REPORTS

• California Budget and Policy Center: Issue Brief
  • Mending Harmful Family Fees: Expanding Possibilities for California Families 
• Fox 5 San Diego
  • City of San Diego launching pilot program to help offset childcare costs for employees
• LA Times
  • A payment overhaul is coming to California child care, along with a 20% raise for workers.
• Lookout Santa Cruz
  • ‘We’re in crisis’: Santa Cruz County providers and parents burdened by broken child care system
• The Sacramento Bee
  • California child care union wins raises in bargaining, reforms and waivers in state budget
• Santa Ynez Valley News
  • Child Care: The quiet backbone of the workforce and economy | Chamber Commentary