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As Altadena rebuilds, a new approach to child care is emerging
6+ hour, 27+ min ago (833+ words) It took nearly a year, but the families of B'nai Simcha Jewish Community Preschool have found a permanent campus in Pasadena after the Eaton fire destroyed their site, a rebirth that has given hope to the battered child-care industry in…...
The Comfort Economy Comes to Motherhood
3+ week, 22+ hour ago (370+ words) The way we think about work, care, and our bodies in general has shifted. Wellness culture and conversations about mental and physical health are taking place around the water cooler. And one former "taboo" in particular dominates the conversation: how…...
Why child care could be 'at a standstill' as California plans not to expand subsidized spaces
3+ week, 1+ day ago (1496+ words) Jazmine Locke has filled out the paperwork and checked all the boxes. As a middle-income worker, she qualifies for California-subsidized day care for her 7-month-old daughter. Yet she holds little hope she will ever make it off the waitlist. Her…...
These South L.A. women built a child-care haven on their block. It’s a lifeline for families
2+ mon, 2+ day ago (1436+ words) When the seven-beat rhythm of "shave and a haircut, two bits" resounds in the mornings on a car horn through this South L.A. neighborhood, Jackie Jackson or Guadalupe Andrade is likely behind the wheel, child-care providers who live on a one-block…...
Contributor: Rob Reiner reshaped how California understands and invests in children
2+ mon, 1+ week ago (442+ words) Reiner almost single-handedly conceived and led the successful 1998 campaign for California's Proposition 10, a tobacco tax to raise funds for early childhood health and education. It established a statewide commission and 58 county commissions charged with investing in healthcare, parenting support, early…...
Public school is a right. Should child care be considered one too?
5+ mon, 2+ week ago (789+ words) Since the pandemic, the cry for more affordable, accessible child care has grown ever louder. The annual cost to put a child in day care can be more than college tuition or even a mortgage payment for American families. Many…...
On-Demand Childcare Marketplace Bumo Raises $10 Million Seed Round
6+ mon, 1+ week ago (195+ words) Bumo, an on-demand childcare marketplace, raised $10 million in seed funding led by True Ventures and Offline Ventures with participation from Goodwater Capital and Marketplace Capital. Angel investors Jennifer Carolan, influencer Rachel Barnes, actress Jamie Chung, Ellen Chen, Karina Kruse and…...