Can a state like California get to universal childcare? These experts say yes
Can a state like California get to universal childcare? These experts say yes
- February 4, 2026
- Jade Jenkins, education and CPIP, LAist, Feb. 4, 2026
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Researchers at UC Irvine and UC Berkeley, in a parallel paper, said the current childcare infrastructure needs to be changed to make a universal system possible and made a series of recommendations. … “ It shouldn't be on providers and families to sort through what they're eligible for and the regulations of all of them,” said Jade Jenkins, associator professor of education policy at UC Irvine.
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