News from the Field: October/November 2024

Check out the latest links to state and national news and reports for the early learning and care industry. 

NATIONAL NEWS & REPORTS

• Early Learning Nation
  
  • Q&A: Why the U.S. Is ‘Catastrophically Wrong’ to Separate Early Child Care from Education
• The Hechinger Report
  • 2 out of 5 child care teachers make so little they need public assistance to support their families 
• The National Research Center on Hispanic Children and Families
  • Perspectives From Local CCDF Program Staff in Four States on Improving Latino Families’ Access to Child Care Subsidies
• National Women's Law Center
  
  • Address High Child Care and Housing Costs to Support Families and Build Up Child Care Supply
• Newsweek
  • Map Shows Most Expensive States for Child Care
•  Parents
  • Over 1 Million Parents Lose Work Hours Due To Insufficient Child Care, Report Shows
• Pew Research Center
  • 5 Facts about Child Care Costs in the U.S.

CALIFORNIA NEWS & REPORTS

• Center for the Study of Child Care Employment
  
  • Report: The Economic Well-Being of Early Educators in California
• KQED
  • 'Helping Them Build Resiliency': How This Bay Area Preschool Is Protecting Kids From Extreme Weather
• LAist
  
  • How would a Trump presidency affect early childhood care in Southern California?
• Legislative Analyst's Office
  • The 2024-25 California Spending Plan: Human Services
• Sacramento Bee
  • California has some of the highest child care costs in the nation, new study finds