Posts Tagged ‘early childhood education’
Adventures in babysitting: Oakland parents struggle to find the right child care
In Alameda County, there are multiple barriers—cost, capacity, hours of service—that parents have to navigate in order to access quality child care.
Read MoreNew early childhood education center to open this fall in East Oakland
A new early childhood education center is set to open this fall in East Oakland’s Seminary neighborhood.
Read MoreOakland school board celebrates California Teacher of the Year Award
At Wednesday’s sparsely-attended school board meeting, the board discussed the superintendent’s report, which is presented at every board meeting, and funding options for the Dr. Marcus Foster Educational Leadership Campus.
Read MoreChildcare advocates call on Gov. Brown to sign controversial bill
Parents, childcare providers and state officials on Tuesday urged Governor Jerry Brown to sign a controversial bill, AB 101, that would allow family childcare providers to collectively bargain with government agencies.
Read MoreChildhood development centers get a month’s reprieve
Teachers searching for new jobs and parents looking for new childcare options got some last-minute good news—the seven childhood development centers slated to close last Friday due to budget cuts will remain open for another month. The Oakland Unified School District announced it was allocating $400,000 in federal stimulus money to keep the centers running through the end of August.
Read MoreEight Childhood Development Centers set to close Friday
Judy Lee has already begun packing her boxes. Full of art supplies and Shel Silverstein books, the boxes sat neatly stacked near the wall of her spacious classroom at the Piedmont Avenue Early Childhood Development Center on Wednesday, a telltale sign of the center’s imminent closure.
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