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CT Insider: A survey conducted by the Connecticut Project, the CTData Collaborative and the Stanford Center on Early Childhood found that 7 in 10 Connecticut parents read to their children every day.

The 74/Zero2Eight: "Prices are up in America. For nearly half of families with young children, it’s becoming untenable."

LAist: "Last year, the vast majority of families in California with young children struggled to meet a basic need such as housing or utilities, according to a survey by the Stanford Center on Early Childhood."

Stateline: "In California, nearly one-third of all families with young children struggled to put food on the table between July 2024 and January 2026, according to survey results from the Stanford University Center on Early Childhood."

EdSource: "Nearly half of parents of young children in California — 47% — say they struggle with food insecurity. That’s higher than anything that’s been recorded since Stanford’s RAPID Survey Project began surveying parents of children under 6 in July 2024 about food insecurity."

The Hechinger Report: "Research that Stanford University’s Center on Early Childhood conducted on Thriving Providers shows that the predictable funds allow early educators to pay off debts and buy food; in some cases, it’s the difference between keeping their businesses open or closed."

"...in partnership with Stanford University’s RAPID Survey Project, Whatcom County Health and Community Services surveyed more than 600 caregivers of children under age 6. Families said they love raising their children in this community but that affordability, housing instability and lack of developmental support pose major challenges."

The 74: " One out of three caregivers and child care providers of young children have reported noticing the impact of immigration enforcement activities in their community, according to the RAPID Survey Project at the Stanford Center on Early Childhood."

The national RAPID survey collected data from more than 1,700 parents of young children across the United States about their experiences with extreme weather.

"The recent detention of a mother at San Francisco International Airport, in full view of her young child, underscores a growing reality in California and across the country," write Philip Fisher, PhD, Joan Lombardi, PhD and Nat Kendall-Taylor, PhD.

Watch the segment from KRON4, San Francisco Bay Area

“When people look at parents that might be struggling or kids that might be struggling, I think too often they look just within the bubble of the family rather than looking at the context around children,” said SCEC Director Philip Fisher.

The results from RAPID Surveys in Onondaga County, NY, are in.

"CTData Collaborative, The Connecticut Project and the Stanford Center on Early Childhood partnered to conduct the survey of 1,163 caregivers in 137 towns in the state in late 2024."