Child Care

Child care centers were already struggling prior to the omicron variant. Now a dire situation has gotten even worse.

California’s child care workforce is still 10% smaller than it was before the pandemic, as low wages contribute to acute staffing shortages.

En resumen La fuerza laboral de cuidado infantil de California sigue siendo un 10% más pequeña de lo que era antes de la pandemia, ya que los bajos salarios contribuyen a la aguda escasez de personal. Read this article in English.  Para Tonya Muhammad, que dirige la guardería familiar Lil Critters en Hawthorne, la primavera de […]

The numbers are irrefutable: Many Californians aren’t going back to work. Although the Golden State created a whopping 44% of the nation’s new jobs last month, its unemployment rate remained the second-highest in the country at 7.5%, according to figures released Friday by the state Employment Development Department. That’s essentially unchanged from the 7.6% unemployment […]

Comprehensive social policies are essential for the women and children most affected by inequity but least represented in government relief and recovery efforts.

Las madres que perdieron sus trabajos durante la pandemia siguen asumiendo la mayor parte del cuidado infantil.

Moms who lost their jobs during the pandemic are still shouldering most of the child care.

California must commit to providing stable solutions that address the needs of vulnerable families and underpaid providers.

Gov. Newsom and legislative leaders reach a spending agreement to help residents recover from the COVID-19 economic crisis and, perhaps, help Newsom defeat a recall campaign.

Gov. Gavin Newsom, who is facing a recall election, wants to use the state’s sizable budget surplus to put money in the majority of Californians’ pockets.  The governor today will unveil an $11.9 billion proposal that would send $600 stimulus checks to two-thirds of Californians and an additional $500 to families with kids. Details, including […]