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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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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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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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Prop. 1 aims to create more mental health support and housing for adults experiencing homelessness.
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In an era of rising book challenges and censorship, learn how one librarian is defending the freedom to read.
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A lawyer sent the city a demand letter alleging that a local mom was discriminated against because the library denied her request to host reading events based on religious and patriotic books. The letter also objects to books with depictions of adult nudity.
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The all-star team won the Mexican national championship last month and is heading to Williamsport, Pennsylvania this week for the Little League World Series.
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Countywide, the number of home births rose by 28% from before the pandemic to the end of 2022.
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Some parents and early childhood education experts say schools have not been adequately prepared for California's new multibillion-dollar program that brings 4-year-olds into elementary classrooms.
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Teen vaping is trending downwards these days. But data from Colorado and around the country show the generation that made Juul cool is still hooked on nicotine.
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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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The Windy City has the most lead pipes of any U.S. city. A study estimates that more than two-thirds of children there are exposed to lead in their home tap water.
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The secrecy that shrouded Princess Kate's cancer diagnosis is something that any new cancer patient can understand. It's daunting to decide when to share, whom to tell and how much to say.
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A new report by Children and Screens rounds up the changes spurred by the U.K.'s Age Appropriate Design Code, which went into effect in 2020. Similar laws are being considered in the U.S.
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Parents can build on strong messages of compassion by reading books to their children that explore empathy, celebrate diversity, and encourage kindness. Here are 10 books to get you started.
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"Leo and the Magic Jacket" is a new puppet show in Balboa Park, recognizing the lives of people on the autism spectrum.
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Inside an El Cajon school tackling the mental health crisis with its curriculum.
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Sophomore students at Hoover High School held a self-care fair Wednesday to promote mental health therapies for childhood anxiety, depression and isolation.
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KPBS launched a six-part series, "Where’s My Village," about the child care crisis. Last weekend, it hosted a child care resource fair.
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To help kids get out that energy, here are eight ideas for indoor games to get the wiggles out!
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All kids develop at their own pace. To help kids learn to include others, it helps to take a proactive and positive approach to developing their social skills. Follow these five steps to help your kids become includers.
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Librarians with the San Diego Public Library have put together a list of book recommendations inspired by March Madness and more to read this spring.
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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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