ICYMI: May/June 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

• LA Times
  • Child-care providers by day, Amazon drivers by night. Workers fight for living wages
• CalMatters
  • California child care providers demand raises from Gov. Newsom as budget deadline looms

NATIONAL NEWS & REPORTS

• Ambrook Research
  • Can the Farm Bill Ease the Childcare Crisis for U.S. Farm Families?
• REPORT: Brookings
  • Report on the short and long term effects of Early Childhood Education
• REPORT: Center for the Study of Child Care Employment
  • Child Care Sector Jobs Tracker 
• National Institute for Early Education Research
  • New Study Finds Unequal Access to Services for Young Children with Special Needs

CALIFORNIA NEWS & REPORTS

• California 2023-2024 Budget Agreement
  • Statements from Governor Newsom, Senate President pro Tempore Atkins, and Assembly Speaker Rendon 
• Center for the Study of Child Care Employment
  • Proposals for Reimbursement Rate COLA Represent Necessary but Incremental Progress for California’s Early Educators
• Center for the Study of Child Care Employment
  • Why is Transitional Kindergarten Enrollment Lagging? A Look at Parent Survey Data
• First 5 California
  • Launch of Stronger Starts Campaign Raising Awareness of Toxic Stress Response in Young Children
  • Stronger Starts Homepage: https://first5california.strongerstarts.com/
• REPORT: National Institute for Early Education Research
  • Equity for Young Children with Special Needs, California Profile