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The child care industry has long been in crisis, and COVID-19 only made things worse. Now affordable, quality care is even more challenging to find, and staff are not paid enough to stay in the field. This series spotlights people each struggling with their own childcare issues, and the providers struggling to get by.
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As their lives have become less free and more structured in recent decades, kids have also become less happy. Experts say that isn’t a coincidence.
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Here are a few ideas for places to go in San Diego with your kids when you have to stay indoors.
Resources
- 211
- First 5 San Diego
- Parentalogic
- San Diego Regional Center (for persons with developmental disabilities)
- YMCA Childcare Resource Service
- Search childcare licenses, including license violation reports and inspections
- Where to apply for subsidies
- Check if you’re eligible for subsidies and find alternative payment programs
- How to become a licensed provider
- Starting a child care center
- San Diego County TK information
- Search for After Care
- Special Education resources for families and providers
- San Diego County information on Special Education
- San Diego Regional Center (Special Education)
- The Includ(Ed) Center for Families (Special Education)
Parenting News
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At the European Hospital in Rafah, there are shortages of pain medication, antibiotics, even bandages, American volunteers say they are unable to save lives — and unable to evacuate to safety.
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Childhood myopia, or nearsightedness, is growing rapidly in the U.S. and around the world. Researchers say kids who spend two hours outside every day, are less likely to develop the condition.
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New research documents how many children lost a parent to an opioid or other overdose in the period from 2011 to 2021. Bereaved children face elevated risks to their physical and emotional health.
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The Museum of Making Music's latest renovation gives visitors an immersive experience with the latest instruments.
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Universal Transitional Kindergarten teacher Jennifer Nannini from Hancock Elementary School, Standley Middle School math teacher Lisa Clifner, and Morse High School English teacher Maria Miller are the teachers of the year.
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An unintended consequence of the state's multibillion-dollar early education program is the damage being done to the business model of traditional child care providers.
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After Measure H passed, city officials and child care advocates are working on what happens next.
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The measure would allow the city to lease park and rec property to child care centers, which supporters say would help alleviate the city’s child care crisis.
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While every kid is guaranteed a spot in their local public school, they aren’t guaranteed a spot in after-school care.
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New data shows some areas were disproportionately hit — creating what are called “child care deserts.”
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Siblings — especially twins — sometimes share the strangest traits, like throwing a ball with their head or picking up keys and crayons with their toes. Researchers want to know what's up with that.
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The economist made a name for herself using data to challenge the accepted rules of pregnancy. Now, she's returning to the topic with a book on how to navigate its complications.
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Researchers have found that a warm, close bond with a sibling in early adult life is predictive of good emotional health later in life, with less loneliness, anxiety and depression.
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With nearly 5,000 cases reported so far this year — and concerns about a new strain — the Democratic Republic of Congo is considering the declaration of a public health emergency.
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Prop. 1 aims to create more mental health support and housing for adults experiencing homelessness.
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A bill would require schools to come up with homework policies that consider the mental and physical strain on students.
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Earth Day honors environmental achievements and brings awareness to protect the Earth's natural resources for future generations.
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Gloria E. Ciriza will succeed Paul Gothold as the county's superintendent of schools, becoming the first female superintendent in the San Diego County Office of Education's 76-year history.
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The Grossmont Union High School District has been awarded a $7 million state grant to fund more community schools.
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Sam and John Fetters are identical twins with autism. But Sam is in college, while John still struggles to form sentences. Their experience may shed light on the disorder's mix of nature and nurture.
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Our top picks for sharing art with your kids in San Diego this season: the imaginative world of a legendary sci-fi writer; Latin music for kids; free interactive theater; a Shakespearean birthday party; and kid-friendly ballet.
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The San Diego Symphony provides an interactive music curriculum for students in grades three through five, culminating in a special concert at the Rady Shell.
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The comic can pick up on the "micro bad mood" of whoever she's talking to. And when she wants her 3-year-old daughter to open up, she talks to her in the voice of Marcel the Shell with Shoes On.
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Some programs and schools are working to prepare Native American students for college and support them once they get there.
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Poets Underground works with High Tech High Mesa to introduce a new mental health curriculum using the spoken word and the arts.
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