First 5 LA’s Week in Review is a weekly summary of the top news and research on early childhood issues from major news outlets, blogs and partner organizations.

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PAST ISSUES:

May 27th, 2021: The Road Ahead for Child Care, Trans Male/NonBinary Birth, Birth Rates’ Future Impact

May 20th, 2021: Back to the Office, Child Tax Credit, Mom Genes

May 13th, 2021: Newsom’s TK for All, Proof Points for Preschool, Black Birth and Trauma

May 6th, 2021: Child Care Clash, Black Maternal Health, Kids and Vaccines

April 29th, 2021: The American Families Plan, State of Babies Yearbook, Baby Bust

April 22nd, 2021: Beuter Steps Down, $39 Billion for Child Care, Back to School

April 8th, 2021: Child Care Stipend for Teachers, Mass Parental Bereavement, Migrant Children in Long Beach

April 1st, 2021: Postpartum Racial Disparities, School Reopenings, Vaccines and Pregnancy

March 25th, 2021: Child Care Collapse, Build Back Better for Kids, Military Supports Moms

March 18th, 2021: Medicaid Extension, Six Feet or Three Feet, Online Intervention

March 11th, 2021: The American Rescue Plan, Mothers Still Struggling, Building Back Child Care

March 4th, 2021: Vaccines for Teachers and Providers, Doulas and Medicaid, Read Across America in 2021

February 25th, 2021: Workforce Index 2020, Vaccines for Teachers and Providers, Learning Loss

February 18th, 2021: Save Childcare, Vaccines and Kids, The Reopening Divide

February 11th, 2021: Moms in Crisis, Federal Child Benefits, Black Maternal Health and The Momnibus Act of 2021

February 4th, 2021: Pregnancy and Vaccines, Blog Series about Child Care, Black Doulas and Midwives

January 28th, 2021: Spotlight on Working Moms, Slashing Child Poverty, Pandemic Baby Bust

January 21st, 2021: The American Rescue Plan, Children’s Screentime, Health and Economic Disparities During the Pandemic 

January 14th, 2021: Gov. Newsom’s Budget Proposal, Save Childcare Save The Economy, School Reopenings and the Vaccine

January 7th, 2021: Families Process Unrest at Capitol, New Effort to Reopen Schools, No Sugar Under 2 Years Old

December 17th, 2020: African-American Maternal Mortality, Paid Leave In California, Vaccines and Schools

December 10th, 2020: Pregnant People and the Vaccine, CA Bill Package, Baby Bust

December 3rd, 2020: Vaccines and Kids, The Master Plan For Early Learning and Care, Preschool Discipline and Racial Disparities

November 29th, 2020: The Master Plan For Early Learning and Care, Black Mothers and the Workforce, A Different Thanksgiving

November 12th, 2020: Impact of Climate Change on Birth Outcomes, Kids and COVID-19 Antibodies, Parents Reach New Breaking Point

November 5th, 2020: Universal Pre-K Gains Momentum, Public Charge, More Kids with COVID

October 22nd, 2020: Homeless Students, BIPOC in ECE Leadership, The Compton Pledge

October 15th, 2020: Child Care is Safe, More on Working Mothers, Health Inequities Start Early

October 8th, 2020: Mothers Leaving the Workforce, Baby and Toddler Care, More on Census

October 1st, 2020: Missing Kids, Stressed Parents, Census 2020’s Moving Target

September 24th, 2020: Missing Kinder, Pre-K Reopens in NYC, Social Emotional Learning in a Pandemic

September 17th, 2020: New Funding for L.A. County Child Care, Persistent Health Disparities, P-3

September 10th, 2020: Child Care Collapse, Census 2020, Financial Suffering for Families

September 3rd, 2020: 6,000 Fewer Kindergartners, Free Child Care for Low-Income Families, Health Disparities in Kids

August 27th, 2020: Kinder Kick-Off, Black Breastfeeding Week, Coffee and Pregnancy

August 20th, 2020: Breastfeeding Online, Mental Health for Parents and Kids, Black Doctors and Newborns

August 13th, 2020: Giving Birth in a Pandemic, 40% More Kids with COVD-19, Warren on Child Care

August 6th, 2020: Viral Load in Children, No Waivers for L.A. County, Pregnancy and COVID-19

July 30th, 2020: Child Care Providers Unionize, Child Care Bailout Bills, Virus Transmission Between Mother & Newborn

July 23rd, 2020: Pandemic Pods, Child Care on the Brink, Infants with COVID-19

July 16th, 2020: Los Angeles Schools Remain Virtual, Child Care Union, Lead in the Water

July 9th, 2020: The Complexities of Reopening Child Care and Schools, Parents and Employers, Event Opportunity

June 25th, 2020: Summer Camp and Parent Burnout, Racism is a Public Health Crisis, Father’s Day Reflections

June 18th, 2020: Anti-racist Parenting, Pre-K Closes Gaps, Baby Bust, State of Babies Yearbook 2020

June 11th, 2020: Elmo Says No to Racism, Reopening Guidelines, Childcare in Short Supply

June 4th, 2020: The Equity Focused Issue

May 28th, 2020: The COVID-19 Special Edition #11

May 21st, 2020: The COVID-19 Special Edition #10

May 14th, 2020: The COVID-19 Special Edition #9

May 7th, 2020: The COVID-19 Special Edition #8

April 30th, 2020: The COVID-19 Special Edition #7

April 23rd, 2020: The COVID-19 Special Edition #6

April 16th, 2020: The COVID-19 Special Edition #5

April 10th, 2020: The COVID-19 Special Edition #4

April 2nd, 2020: The COVID-19 Special Edition #3

March 26th, 2020: The COVID-19 Special Edition #2

March 19th, 2020: The COVID-19 Special Edition #1

March 12th, 2020: Babies, Kids, Parents and Coronavirus, “Momnibus” 2020, A Unifying Framework for America’s ECE Workforce

March 5th, 2020: Coronavirus and Kids, Child Care in Alameda County, Happy Birthday Dr. Seuss

February 27th, 2020: Public Charge Begins, California Education Lawsuit, Potter the Otter

A Sisterhood for Saving Lives

A Sisterhood for Saving Lives

By, Ruel Nolledo | Freelance Writer September 17, 2024 How fostering connections in one of L.A.'s largest regions can help in the fight against Black infant and maternal mortality. We got this. We got this. Whitney Shirley repeated the phrase over and over, like a...

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