3+ day, 3+ hour ago   (712+ words) Marin Independent Journal The story I often hear from fellow Marin parents goes like this: Their child is bright. They read above grade level, disappear into elaborate projects, light up around the things they love. But something is in the…...

5+ day, 8+ hour ago   (567+ words) There’s a long list of local measures on Marin’s Nov. 3 general election ballot. One measure addresses a public policy question: should the public subsidize childcare? That’s Measure P, the “Marin County Child Care Initiative.” It’s rare that voters are asked…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago   (1083+ words) Declining enrollment in California public schools is spawning a new and growing partnership that is helping to keep childcare centers in business — vacant classrooms are being filled with toddlers and babies. From Los Angeles to Solano counties, nonprofit daycare operators…...

3+ mon, 1+ week ago   (909+ words) Signature gathering is underway to place a parcel tax on the November ballot to increase access to childcare and boost pay for childcare workers. The tax would impose a 15-year tax of 5 cents per building square foot on the first…...

11+ mon, 3+ week ago   (536+ words) It’s time for some positive news. The ribbon cutting to celebrate the opening of the North Bay Children’s Center’s new Al and Lisa Brayton Campus took place last week. Located in Novato’s Hamilton neighborhood near the SMART station, the facility…...