News from the Field September 2024

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

NATIONAL NEWS & REPORTS

• Gallup
  
  • 25% of Black Parents Agree: Transportation a Childcare Barrier
• National League of Cities
  • 4 Ways Cities Can Provide Business and Financial Supports to the Early Childhood Workforce
• The National Research Center on Hispanic Children and Families
  • Informal and Formal Supports May Affect Hispanic Early Educators’ Physical and Mental Well-Being
• National Women's Law Center and CLASP
  • Cliff Notes: Key Takeaways From Pandemic-Era Child Care Relief and the Child Care Funding Cliff
• NBC News
  • Friday's job report underscores the severity of America's child care crisis 
• The Washington Post
  • For some parents, surging child-care costs could determine how they vote 

Excellence in Childcare Podcast: The Cost of Care with Nina Buthee 

EveryChild California's Executive Director Nina Buthee joined the Excellence in Childcare podcast to discuss the costs surrounding childcare and early learning.

Listen Here

CALIFORNIA NEWS & REPORTS

• Center for the Study of Child Care Employment
  
  • What Is TK? Parents Are Playing A Guessing Game
• KQED
  • California Parents Struggle With High Child Care Costs Ahead of Presidential Election
• LA Time
  
  • New teaching credential will change how transitional kindergartners learn
• Legislative Analyst's Office
  • The 2024-25 California Spending Plan: Child Care and State Preschool
• Public Policy Institute of California
  • California’s Current Child Care Landscape