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Failed to save articlePlease try againBirdie Winrow in San Leandro on April 14, 2025. Head Start programs worry that the closure of a federal office in San Francisco could create delays in getting funding requests approved — and weaken their support system. Birdie Winrow was on the verge of buying a home when the Trump administration began firing federal workers as part of its push to downsize the government.

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Failed to save articlePlease try againAngelica Cardenas poses for a portrait with one of her favorite children's books in the library on the Cal State University East Bay campus, in Hayward, on March 25, 2025. Cardenas received her Master's degree in Early Childhood Education from Cal State East Bay.

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When Humberto Estratalán’s daughter started transitional kindergarten last fall in the Coachella Valley city of La Quinta, he was surprised to hear she’d be in a combination class with kindergartners — with only one teacher. He said the classroom held about 30 kids, but no dedicated aide to help the teacher manage them. His daughter would come home, deflated. “She was struggling emotionally. We could tell she was just a little, not herself, not as happy to be at school,” Estratalán said.

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UNITED NATIONS (AP) — Japan called Monday for increased pressure on North Korea, saying this is not a time for dialogue. Government spokesman Norio Maruyama said North Korea reached "a new level" with its latest launch of an intercontinental ballistic missile as Americans celebrated Independence Day on July 4. The test marked a significant step toward the goal of North Korea's young leader Kim Jong Un to develop a missile with a nuclear warhead capable of reaching the United States.

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Failed to save articlePlease try againLisa Zarodney talks to Ryden, 1, Kane, 2, and Hudson, 3, at her home in Livermore, where she runs a child care operation, on March 7, 2025. A plan to spend the $500 million dollars to improve access to child care and kids health care per Measure C could come in June. Alameda County supervisors agreed Tuesday to delay spending some of the $500 million collected from a sales tax measure to support child care providers in order to avoid a potential lawsuit.