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As the school year kicks into high gear, many families rely on before and after-school programs to help with a buffer of pick-up and drop-off times.
No state has a more ambitious plan for universal preschool than California, which plans to extend eligibility for transitional kindergarten to all 4-year-olds by fall 2025
The Central Valley is considered a "child care desert," but there's now an app helping more in-home providers become licensed.
Families spend an average of more $700 a month on child care, with costs surging 32% since 2019, a new analysis finds.
As many as 70,000 child care centers are at risk of closing without the federal aid, while parents could face higher costs, experts say.
Gov. Newsom vetoed a bill that would have required judges to consider whether a parent affirms their child's gender identity when making custody and visitation decisions.
Annual tab to bring up a child has surged in recent years. "It's completely understandable that people are scared to death," one expert says.
Handing your baby a phone or tablet to play with may seem like a harmless solution when you're busy, but it could quickly affect their development, a new study has found.
At the front door of the Governor's Mansion in downtown Sacramento, childcare providers held a candlelight vigil to rally for better pay Thursday night — the second time this month the Child Care Providers United union has gathered in protest.
Thousands are expected to rally at the State Capitol in downtown Sacramento on Thursday morning to call for Gov. Gavin Newsom and the state Legislature to act on industry reform.
Since the coronavirus pandemic, many facilities across the country have closed or faced challenges in rehiring workers.
An end to federal pandemic funding this year could send prices for child care up, forcing businesses to close, and people — especially moms — out of the workforce.
Nearly two years into the pandemic, working parents are wondering how much more they can take.
As more people prepare to go back to work in person, there's growing concern about the lack of child care options.
Anticipating mommy shaming when she had to take her 5-year-old daughter with her to the grocery store, on her daughter's back MaryAnn Resendez taped a sign that read, "I am only 5. I can't stay home alone so I have to buy groceries with mommy. Before you start judging, stay back 6 feet."
California lawmakers and Gov. Gavin Newsom broadly agree on a proposed $213 billion state budget that would spend more on immigrants and the poor by expanding tax credits, health care and child care.
California may give between $25 and $35 million to child care programs statewide, in order held make daycare more affordable for families with children ages 0-3.
Twenty-two hundred people currently can't find care, and parents are forced to make the difficult decision whether to return to work.
The booming economy is creating unintended consequences across the state, and working parents are having a hard time finding childcare.
When searching for that perfect sweater for grandma, it's only a matter of time before your preschooler starts hiding in the clothes racks. You can avoid the hassle by acquainting her with one of these drop-in play spaces that welcome children up to age 12.
One person has been taken to the hospital after a shooting in north Sacramento involving officers on Saturday afternoon, police said.
A man who was scheduled to return from a backpacking trip in Yosemite National Park in late August was found dead on Saturday, park officials said.
The 49ers placed Christian McCaffrey on injured reserve because of his lingering calf and Achilles tendon injuries.
The Walt Disney Company and DirecTV are still working to finalize a new, multi-year contract.
The copy of the U.S. Constitution, one of only a handful known to exist, was found two years ago at a former plantation in Edenton, North Carolina.
One person has been taken to the hospital after a shooting in north Sacramento involving officers on Saturday afternoon, police said.
Local politicians and business leaders launched a committee called Sac-12, which is making a push to have Sacramento State join the Pac-12.
Stanislaus Surgical Hospital is suspending all operations indefinitely, impacting dozens of workers and hundreds of patients.
A major Caltrans project will be closing down one of the Sacramento area's arteries completely for ten days.
Is the Oakland A's temporary move to Sutter Health Park next season in jeopardy?
Friday was opening night for the Ringling Brothers Circus at the Golden 1 Center in downtown Sacramento. The last time they came to town, the G1C wasn't even open yet.
Land no longer wanted — it's a problem the City of Sacramento is dealing with in one neighborhood. The unusual situation is happening in the Del Paso Nuevo community.
Sacramento public works officials say it was so badly built that it needs to be torn down.
Sacramento State held a watch party for the first presidential debate between Vice President Kamala Harris and former President Donald Trump.
More than a year after a woman was found dead in the garage of a Sacramento hospital, a coroner has determined that she died due to heart disease.
A man who was scheduled to return from a backpacking trip in Yosemite National Park in late August was found dead on Saturday, park officials said.
Forward progress has been stopped for a fire burning in southeastern Butte County that forced officials to issue evacuation warnings on Thursday.
Francis Ford Coppola sued Variety, saying a story that claimed he ran an unprofessional set and tried to kiss female extras was false and libelous.
Smash-and-grab retail thefts that result in major damage to businesses will bring longer sentences in California after Gov. Gavin Newsom signed bill into law Thursday.
Firefighters were making some progress Monday morning as they battled the Boyles Fire in Lake County that burned upwards of 30 structures in the town of Clearlake.
The 49ers placed Christian McCaffrey on injured reserve because of his lingering calf and Achilles tendon injuries.
Dylan Cease struck out 10 in six shutout innings and the Padres beat the Giants 5-0 on Friday night.
The Oakland A's handed the White Sox their 16th consecutive home loss with a 2-0 victory on Friday night.
Local politicians and business leaders launched a committee called Sac-12, which is making a push to have Sacramento State join the Pac-12.
The San Francisco 49ers announced that star running back Christian McCaffrey, who missed the season opener because of injuries, will also miss the Week 2 matchup against the Minnesota Vikings on Sunday and could miss additional time.
Government figures show it now costs more than $300,000 to raise a child from birth to age 18.
Trump told reporters,"We're going to have the largest deportation in the history of our country," starting with Ohio and Colorado — "Springfield and Aurora," he said.
Asked to advise Catholic U.S. voters on the choice between Kamala Harris and Donald Trump, Pope Francis had harsh words, but no firm guidance.
Former President Donald Trump announced Thursday that he won't debate Vice President Kamala Harris again, saying, "THERE WILL BE NO THIRD DEBATE!"
Smash-and-grab retail thefts that result in major damage to businesses will bring longer sentences in California after Gov. Gavin Newsom signed bill into law Thursday.
Boar's Head will no longer make liverwurst and is indefinitely closing the location where the product was made, impacting 500 workers.
Drug overdose deaths from opioids such as heroin and fentanyl have fallen from a peak in 2023.
A third of the cinnamon powders and spice mixtures tested yielded alarming results, advocacy group's study finds.
Governor Gavin Newsom on Friday introduced new emergency regulations that will restrict the sale of intoxicating hemp products that are being sold outside of dispensaries with no age restrictions due to loopholes in California law.
A nationwide listeria outbreak blamed for nine deaths is turning into a potential legal nightmare for food maker Boar's Head.
College classes are now back in session, and CBS13 and the Call Kurtis consumer investigative team have been on the lookout for discounts for college students that they may not even realize they can receive.
Places like Big Lots and 99 Cent Only stores have been closing across the region, but there's one type of retailer that's making a resurgence.
When you've got to go, you've got to go. But it's sometimes tough to find a restroom available to the public. Kurtis Ming is getting answers on your rights to access.
South Natomas community members got their first look at plans to build a new Topgolf attraction in the neighborhood.
A Stockton gas station owner took it upon himself to keep prices low. At Ernie's General Store, the cash price for a gallon of gas is $3.99.
A CBS News California investigation found roughly half of California voters will have someone new to the job running their presidential election this year.
California lawmakers are trying again to give public school teachers paid family leave. Critics worry it could come at the actual expense of students.
Lawmakers quietly amended a bill prompted by a decade-long CBS investigation into California's Newborn Genetic Biobank. They removed the part that requires the state to reveal who is using our DNA for research and why.
The doctor who was released from jail after driving his family off a cliff is being called the "poster child" for and against a California law that allows attempted murder defendants to get at-home mental health treatment instead of standing trial for alleged crimes.
It was an emotional day in court for many who lived through the shootout and Abril's later escape.
Chase Bank is accepting responsibility for a mistake that caused a check written for $400 to deduct $4,000 from a Sacramento viewer's Wells Fargo account.
Have you been noticing lower prices at the gas pump lately?
College classes are now back in session, and CBS13 and the Call Kurtis consumer investigative team have been on the lookout for discounts for college students that they may not even realize they can receive.
When you've got to go, you've got to go. But it's sometimes tough to find a restroom available to the public. Kurtis Ming is getting answers on your rights to access.
A Sacramento man said his bank added a zero to a check he wrote. When it put his account in the red, it was time to call Kurtis.
Forward progress has been stopped for a fire burning in southeastern Butte County that forced officials to issue evacuation warnings on Thursday.
El Dorado and Placer County communities continue to recover two years after the Mosquito Fire burned more than 76,000 acres.
Several areas were repopulated in Sierra County days after a wildfire erupted in Northern California's Tahoe National Forest.
The man accused of igniting the Park Fire, which has grown to be California's fourth-largest wildfire ever, has pleaded not guilty to a charge of arson, prosecutors said Thursday.
A flash flood warning will be in effect this weekend for the Park Fire burn scar area as wet weather is expected to roll through Northern California.
Kids and teens in Stockton are flocking to a program that's offering them the opportunity of a lifetime.
More than one hundred customers came out to celebrate the grand reopening of a restaurant that's been around for seven decades.
Pursuing higher education can be challenging for any college-bound student and for former foster youth, doing it alone can seem impossible.
A celebration at Sacramento Charter High on Thursday as college-bound seniors announced their campus of choice and 95% were accepted into four-year schools.
A bank employee in Lodi has some big bragging rights. He's never missed a day of work in his 47 years on the job and now he's getting ready to retire.
A man who was scheduled to return from a backpacking trip in Yosemite National Park in late August was found dead on Saturday, park officials said.
One person has been taken to the hospital after a shooting in north Sacramento involving officers on Saturday afternoon, police said.
Here are the top plays from week 4 of high school football.
Marin Catholic defeats Manteca 29-28.
Placer defeats Antelope 55-22.