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A new report recommended all states, including California, start requiring more education and training for assistant teachers in state-funded preschool programs. Experts from the National Institute for Early Education Research at Rutgers University just published a report recommending assistant preschool teachers have a Child Development Associate credential or an equivalent, plus...
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Jeanne Kuang CalMatters There were once so many children at Frisha Moore’s Elk Grove preschool that families filled up the waitlist. Now, one of her playgrounds and two classrooms sit empty because one key group of kids has stopped coming. Dozens of families in recent years have opted not...
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Jeanne Kuang CalMatters Antes había tantos niños en el preescolar de Frisha Moore en Elk Grove que las familias debían anotarse en una lista de espera. Ahora, uno de sus patios de recreo y dos aulas están vacíos porque un grupo clave de niños ha dejado de asistir. En...
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Adriana Heldiz CalMatters El hijo de Elizabeth Gibot, James, se conocía como un niño tranquilo y de buena conducta. Pero Gibot comenzó a notar que James lloraba más y parecía ansioso cuando ella no estaba presente. El también dejó de usar el lenguaje de señas que aprendió de bebé....
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Adriana Heldiz CalMatters Elizabeth Gibot’s son James was normally a quiet and well-behaved toddler. But she noticed he began to cry more and appeared anxious whenever she wasn’t around. He also stopped using the sign language she taught him as a baby. She knew something was wrong, so she...
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Los defensores de los niños están criticando una propuesta presupuestaria para recortar fondos para Head Start, el programa que ofrece educación preescolar gratuita para niños de familias de bajos ingresos. Es parte de la batalla presupuestaria en el Congreso, que debe aprobar un presupuesto o una resolución continua antes...
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Children’s advocates are slamming a budget proposal to slash funds for Head Start, the program providing free preschool for children in low-income families. It is part of the budget battle in Congress, which has to pass a budget or a continuing resolution by Friday to avoid a government shutdown. Melanee Cottrill,...
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Reggie, que ahora tiene 5 años, estuvo expuesto a las metanfetaminas en el útero y, después de que él nació, su madre biológica no pudo cuidarlo. Cuando tenía 4 semanas, yo era su médico en la clínica de acogida en el Harbor-UCLA Medical Center. Fue adoptado por uno de...
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Reggie, now 5, was exposed to methamphetamines in utero and, after he was born, his biological mother wasn’t able to care for him. When he was 4-weeks-old, I was his doctor in the foster-care clinic at Harbor-UCLA Medical Center. He was adopted by one of my pediatric colleagues, Amy...