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https://laist.com/news/education/early-childhood-education-pre-k/black-children-transitional-kindergarten-preschool-analysis-california
Black children less likely to enroll in transitional kindergarten, analysis finds | LAist
Feb 20, 2026 - California requires every school district to offer the preschool program to all 4-year-olds. But uptake has been uneven.
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https://www.healthbeat.org/newyork/2026/03/20/health-department-budget-child-care-disease/
NYC health budget plan: More support for children, less for fighting disease - Healthbeat
Mar 20, 2026 - The New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene is bracing for a potentially significant loss in federal funding as the agency submits its...
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https://www.chalkbeat.org/newyork/2026/03/20/health-department-budget-child-care-disease/
NYC health budget plan: More support for children, less for fighting disease - Chalkbeat
Mar 20, 2026 - The New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene is bracing for a potentially significant loss in federal funding as the agency submits its...
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https://canadianimmigrant.ca/settlement/newcomer-children-lower-er-visits-canada-study
Newcomer children less likely to use ER for minor illnesses
New study finds immigrant and refugee children in Ontario are less likely to visit ERs for minor illnesses, highlighting better use of primary care.
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https://humanprogress.org/trends/children-labor-less/
Children Labor Less - Human Progress
Mar 29, 2023 - Child labor was once ubiquitous. Before the mechanization of agriculture, which increased farm productivity, there were no “food surpluses” to sustain idle...
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https://www.who.int/news/item/24-04-2019-to-grow-up-healthy-children-need-to-sit-less-and-play-more
To grow up healthy, children need to sit less and play more
Apr 24, 2019 - Children under five must spend less time sitting watching screens, or restrained in prams and seats, get better quality sleep and have more time for active...
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