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L.A. Says It Will No Longer Have Most of its Free Childcare Centers
This story was originally published on LAist. The city of Los Angeles says it will no longer have the money to run most childcare centers launched during the COVID-19 pandemic. In 2021, the city allocated federal relief dollars to renovate and reopen 10 licensed childcare centers for young kids in economically disadvantaged areas. Eight of those centers...
By Libby Rainey, LAist | April 30, 2025
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For Childcare Providers, Wildfires Are Just One More Crisis
This story was originally published at LAist In an instant, Blanca Carrillo and her daughter Aurys Hernandez lost everything. Their home in Altadena was also the place they’d built a thriving daycare for young children. So when it burned in the Eaton Fire, they were left homeless and without work all at the same time. “Overnight...
By Libby Rainey, LAist | January 23, 2025