Community Child Care Centers on Shaky Ground After Transitional Kindergarten Expansion 84.8%
KQED - By Ericka Cruz Guevarra, Daisy Nguyen, Jessica Kariisa, Pauline Bartolone - 5/15/2026, 10:00 AM
Post Hoc (False Cause) 63.4% - Framing Effect 42.6% - Loss Aversion 32.7%
Community-based preschools across the state have struggled to compete with California’s free, universal transitional-kindergarten program, where enrollment grew from nearly 117,000 students in the 2022-23 school year to 213,000 students this year. Now, hundreds of preschools have shuttered — worsening the shortage of licensed child care... more