EXCERPT FROM: American Psychological Association
By Amy Novotney
More than one in five American children now live in poverty, the highest rate in two decades, and one that surpasses that of most other industrialized nations, according to a June report from the nonprofit Foundation for Child Development. Since 1975, the organization has tracked children’s overall quality of life with 28 well-being indicators, including infant mortality, preschool enrollment and children’s health insurance coverage.

EXCERPT FROM: The Daily Californian
By Soumya Karlamangla
The beginning of the school year Wednesday in the Berkeley Unified School District also marks the end of several before- and after-school programs serving low-income students and their families.

EXCERPT FROM: Bakersfield.com
By John Cox
Normally it's the government that subsidizes child care at Toddler Tech Preschool in downtown Bakersfield.

EXCERPT FROM: Recordnet.com
By Jennifer Torres
A sign at the entrance of the Sierra Vista Child Development Center advises parents that the day care has had to shorten its hours, opening at 7:30 every morning and closing at 4:30 in the afternoon.

EXCERPT FROM: Macon.com
By S. Heather Duncan
For parents such as Vanita Adams, government help with day care costs made the difference between employment and welfare.

EXCERPT FROM: Imperial Valley Press Online
By Roman Flores
The uncertainties in the state budget have trickled down to uncertainties in the Imperial County Office of Education, which could lead to a loss of jobs in the early care and education programs and major cuts in child care.

EXCERPT FROM: Macon.com
By S. Heather Duncan
Many parents save for more than a decade for their children’s college education. There are scholarships and federal assistance to help young adults and their parents afford that huge investment in their future.

EXCERPT FROM: California Watch
By Mandy Hofmockel
Without a state budget, child care programs funded through school districts, nonprofit organizations and licensed individuals are facing financial hardships as they try to "float" their budgets until state funds are let loose.

EXCERPT FROM: ABC 7 Chicago
By Theresa Gutierrez
August 17, 2010 (CHICAGO) (WLS) -- A Rogers Park home day care center that was scheduled to open in a few weeks is now fighting foreclosure.

EXCERPT FROM: Public News Service
By STAFF
SEATTLE - About 2,500 low-wage working families in Washington will soon be scrambling to afford their child care. They are being disqualified from receiving state child care assistance under the Working Connections program, as part of last week's budget cuts.