Pathways LA

Need Help Finding or Paying for Child Care? We Can Help! For over 40 years, Pathways LA has helped families like yours access affordable and high quality child care. If you are a current or past CalWORKs recipient, you may be eligible for FREE services. Apply at Get Help Paying for Child Care call Pathways LA to find out if you qualify for free or subsidized child care.

Following Governor Newsom’s signing of the Early Action Budget, Tamika Farr, the CEO of Pathways LA, released the following statement: Pathways LA applauds the State Legislature and Governor Newsom for taking immediate action on producing an Early Action Budget to address the persistent impacts of the coronavirus. As the pandemic continues to ravage the state, Californians need auxiliary programs to help them maneuver through the harsh effects of this global pandemic. Partic...ularly, our early care educators and the communities they serve, which often are low-income households, are disproportionately impacted by the virus. The Early Action Budget Package outlines welcome provisions for most workers, providing up to 80 hours of COVID-related supplemental paid leave. Workers can now care for a sick family member, recover from exposure from COVID, and critically for our families, take care of a child who cannot attend school for COVID-related issues. We are also encouraged to see an additional $1.9 billion in state budget funds to address testing, vaccinations, and hospital surges, and $6.1 billion in tax relief or stipends for small businesses. Although the expedited budget is good policy for all Californians, leaders failed to address the needs of our essential workers in the early education sector. The pandemic has highlighted the indispensable need for child care in the state, and direct funds are desperately needed to provide our essential workers with the support they need during this crisis. Early care educators are currently facing devastating economic hardships as they continue to endure the volatility and disruptions caused by COVID-19. California specifically is down child care workers by 8% since the start of the pandemic. Much of this is reflected in the lack of support for our early educators in the form of respectable wages and funding for the additional cost of operating during a pandemic, such as securing cleaning supplies to properly sterilize classrooms, purchasing PPE equipment for children and staff, and acquiring testing kits. Leaders missed a crucial opportunity to provide our early care educators with urgent funds they need to keep serving our community’s most vulnerable. Despite this, Pathways LA remains hopeful that state leaders and the Governor will focus on substantive investments for early education during the May revision, and ultimately see the changes take effect in the final 2022-2023 state budget. See more

¿Necesita ayuda para encontrar o pagar por el cuidado infantil? ¡Podemos ayudar! Por más de 40 años, Pathways LA ha ayudado a familias como la suya a acceder a un cuidado de niños asequible y de alta calidad. Si usted es un destinatario actual o pasado de CalWORKs, puede ser elegible para servicios GRATUITOS. Solicite ayuda para pagar por el cuidado infantil -Llame Pathways LA para averiguar si califica para el cuidado infantil gratuito o de bajo costo.

Good news for our workers and families! This morning, Governor Newsom signed the Early Action Budget. This bill will provide most workers with up to 80 hours of retroactive COVID paid sick leave, time off to care for children who can’t attend school due to COVID related issues, assistance for small businesses, and $1.9 billion in relief for other pandemic related issues. #PathwaysLA #Budget #Childcare

Many of our childcare providers are women of color, who are often at an economic disadvantage in our society. As a corporate sponsor, your funding towards Pathways LA’s childcare programs is the first step to early childhood education and a key component to social mobility. Become a corporate sponsor today https://buff.ly/3zGXZzj #PathwaysLA #Childcare #Funding

Playing with ice is a great sensory experience that’s cost effective, easy to set up, and lots of fun! To make an ice canvas, use a small baking tray that fits in your freezer. Place the tray on the freezer shelf, carefully pour in some water, and leave it to freeze overnight. Take the tray out and set it on a small towel next to a palette of watercolor paints. You can wet a paintbrush on the ice and then pick up some paint from the palette. Have fun and create patterns on your ice canvas!

Learn about how fruits and vegetables grow by making a mini greenhouse! Materials Needed: 2 clear plastic cups Tape... Fruit seeds Water Paper towels Marker Instructions: Write the name of the type of seeds on a piece of tape. Wet the paper towel in the water, fold it and place it in the bottom of one cup. Place the seeds on top of the wet paper towel. Put the second cup over the first and tape in place on one side. Place the greenhouses on a sunny windowsill. If too much moisture accumulates inside the cup, lift the top cup for a while. When the seeds have sprouted, you can replant in a pot with dirt. https://www.childfun.com/themes/food/fruits/

As the end of the school year nears, take time to reflect on how much your child has learned and grown. Look back at photos and your child's work throughout the year. Prepare to be impressed and proud!

It's easy to eat more fruit and vegetables with the American Heart Association's "Fruit and Vegetable Guide." It offers practical tips that don’t require big changes to the way you or your family eats. https://www.heart.org//add-color-fruit_vegetable_toolkit.p

Memorial Day is observed on the last Monday of May, honoring members of the military who have passed while serving in the United States Armed Forces. Join us today in remembering our fallen heroes.

Special Thanks to our friends over at Los Angeles Baby Cooperative where they provide diapers and other essentials to families in need.

What does your self care routine look like during this upcoming holiday season? Share some advice/thoughts below #tiptuesday #selfcare #destress #health #wellness

Looking for a fun family activity? Here's a few winter activities for you and your children to do together! #winter #winteractivitiesforkids #winteractivities #familyfun #family #children #learning #childcare

Becoming enthusiastic about meditation yourself may pass on the benefits to your children. Instead of teaching them how to meditate in some formal way, join them where they are as much as you can. Draw their attention to the little, wondrous details of life and encourage them to observe without interpretation. #familytime #children #family #mindfulness #meditation #meditateeveryday #meditationpractice

More than 20% of California children have parents who serve as essential workers. As new funding becomes available from the federal government, we must continue to secure adequate funding to aide our essential workers in this difficult time. #EssentialWorkers #Fundchildcare #education #family #covidrelief #federalfunding #children #preschool