Child care for $10 a day?! The new Dem party platform proposes a new child care system that sounds a lot like Canada's. But how would it actually work? And how might child care look different under a GOP admin? Here's what I learned for the Los Angeles Times latimes.com/california/sto…

NEW: The White House is singling out several major American cities – and San Francisco in particular – for their “unnecessary and onerous” permitting processes. trib.al/M2JtYM2

Just one mention of child care in Kamala Harris's big speech last night, taking on Project 2025's plan to eliminate #headstart: "We are not going to let him end programs like Head Start that provide preschool and child care for our children. America, we are not going back."

A look at #childcare proposals.⬇️

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“We don’t have the right to a cool-down break,” she said, unaware the new regulations provide that right. “But sometimes I take it, because the heat makes me feel like I’m suffocating.” latimes.com/california/sto…

The child tax credit is STILL not a child care policy.

What causes SIDS is still a mystery — but scientists think a blood screening could one day help predict a baby’s risk. Los Angeles Times latimes.com/california/sto…

My 5-year-old says the debate was "the 4th most important thing I have experienced in my life." I am really wondering what the top 3 were?

Four-year-olds are ripe with ‘big feelings,’ oodles of energy, and a hunger for play. Here’s how California is preparing teachers to welcome more young learners into transitional kindergarten. Los Angeles Times latimes.com/california/sto…

Baby food pouches have families hooked. Here’s why experts say that could be a problem. Los Angeles Times latimes.com/california/sto…

It’s unconscionable that people are banning “The Family Book”, which was one of our child’s favorites. It was the only book we found that explained her experience of being adopted and of a different race than her parents. It helped her see herself & our family as normal.

.Los Angeles Times reporter Jenny Gold spoke with Dr. Ann D. David, Chair of NCTE’s Committee Against Censorship, about how coordinated book-banning efforts and vague state laws are limiting which children’s books are taught in the classroom. Learn about the far-reaching effects:

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How to protect yourself from wildfire smoke One key point: Very young children are especially vulnerable to the effects of wildfire smoke. Doctors advise parents to keep their young children indoors as much as possible. Karen Kaplan Jenny Gold latimes.com/science/story/…