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LA County Infant & Toddler Expansion Toolkit

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This toolkit report was published in response to findings from LA County’s 2022 Early Care and Education Needs Assessment, which found that only 4% of the County’s infant and toddler population can be served by licensed child care centers and family homes. In order to create more supply of infant and toddler care, this toolkit offers 7 key considerations for child care facilities expand their opperations to serve more children under 24 months of age.

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LA County Department of Public Health

Year:

2024

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Connecting children with nature through thoughtful facilities design

This paper and accompanying short videos are part of the Making Space series, a project of the Naitonal Chidlren’s Facilities Network. This intallment explores how children’s children connection to nature has changed in the context of our changing climate, and how child care facilities may play a role in restrengthening that relationship.

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