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Despite federal funding chaos, United Way commits to another year of Preschool Service Corps.
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Despite federal funding chaos, United Way commits to another year of Preschool Service Corps.

  • Sara Rubin
  • Aug 1, 2025

Sara Rubin here, happy to report on a glimmer of good news despite the whiplash of federal funding uncertainty. Last week, the board of United…

After an investigation reveals a pattern of nepotism in local Head Start administration, the program is getting back on track.
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After an investigation reveals a pattern of nepotism in local Head Start administration, the program is getting back on track.

  • Sara Rubin
  • Jul 24, 2025

MANY PARENTS MIGHT NOMINATE THEIR KID AS AN EXEMPLARY CHILD in early childhood education programs, but if one now-11-year-old from Salinas is …

The latest federal cuts target preschool tutors and the kids they serve.
Local Spin | Opinion

The latest federal cuts target preschool tutors and the kids they serve.

  • Sara Rubin
  • May 8, 2025

Education promises to be the great equalizer. But that promise has all sorts of assumptions built into it. One is that everyone starts at the …

Citing high demand, MPUSD will launch a preschool program in Monterey in January.
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Citing high demand, MPUSD will launch a preschool program in Monterey in January.

  • Celia Jiménez
  • Dec 21, 2023

Over the years, Monterey Peninsula Unified School District has received calls from parents inquiring about preschool programs in Monterey. Sta…

Investing in early childhood education really pays off.
Local Spin | Opinion

Investing in early childhood education really pays off.

  • Sara Rubin
  • Oct 6, 2022

If you put money in the stock market, you can expect an average return on your investment of 10 percent a year. That’s pretty good but, as we …

A countywide ballot measure would address a shortage, funding child care.
News

A countywide ballot measure would address a shortage, funding child care.

  • Celia Jiménez
  • May 12, 2022

One thing keeping workers out of the workforce: Access to affordable child care and preschool. Many parents, especially women, haven’t returne…

As California reopens, the pathway to recovery for Monterey County lies in offering child care.
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As California reopens, the pathway to recovery for Monterey County lies in offering child care.

  • Francine Rodd
  • Jun 21, 2021

The pandemic has given us an opportunity to see many things in a new light and appreciate what was often overlooked. Child care is one of thos…

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