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129 Ibid.
130 National Head Start Association. An Update on Head Start’s Ongoing Workforce Challenges. January
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131 Ibid.
132 California Child Care Resource & Referral Network. Child Care Portfolio for Los Angeles County.
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133 Los Angeles County Department of Public Health. (2023). 2023 LA County Health Survey - Topics &
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134 First 5 LA. (2024, March). Infographic: Early identification / developmental risks in Los Angeles County
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135 Yu, E. (2024, April 26). Why so few children are getting screened for delays — and tips for parents.
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136 Gold, J. (2025, March 6). How the L.A. fires are taking a traumatic toll on kids. Los Angeles Times.
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137 Children’s Hospital Los Angeles. (2025, April 15). A $25 million gift establishes the Stein Tikun Olam
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138 McLean, C., Austin, L. J. E., Powell, A., Jaggi, S., Kim, Y., Knight, J., Muñoz, S., & Schlieber, M.
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139 Earned Income Tax Credit is a federal tax credit in the United States designed to support low- to
moderate-income working individuals and families, particularly those with children.
140 McLean, C., Austin, L. J. E., Powell, A., Jaggi, S., Kim, Y., Knight, J., Muñoz, S., & Schlieber, M.
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143 Ibid.
144 Evans, H. (2024, October 30). New resource highlights workforce crisis in child care and early
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145 Delegates providing EHS services: Bassett USD, Blind Children’s Center, Children’s Institute Inc., El
Monte City SD, Foundation for Early Childhood Education, Garvey SD, Mexican American Opportunity
Foundation, Mountain View SD, Norwalk-La Mirada USD, Pacific Asian Consortium in Employment, Para
Los Niños, Plaza de la Raza, Pomona USD, St. Anne’s Family Services, and Young Men’s Christian
Association (YMCA) of Metropolitan Los Angeles.
146 Delegates providing HS services: ABC USD, Bassett USD, Blind Children’s Center, Children’s Institute
Inc., El Monte City SD, Foundation for Early Childhood Education, Garvey SD, Mexican American
Opportunity Foundation, Mountain View SD, Norwalk-La Mirada USD, Pacific Asian Consortium in
Employment, Para Los Niños, Plaza de la Raza, Pomona USD, St. Anne’s Family Services, and Young
Men’s Christian Association (YMCA) of Metropolitan Los Angeles.