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Kids

Adeola Ileyemi poses for a photo inside a day care
Community
Chalkbeat Philadelphia

Mrs. Dee opened a Philly child care center mid-pandemic. It’s been a struggle

One woman’s bid to open a child care center during the pandemic illustrates the sector’s slow and tenuous comeback after more than two years of struggle.

4 years ago

Mementos decorate a makeshift memorial to the victims of the mass shooting at Robb Elementary School in Uvalde, Texas. To protect students from active shooters and extreme weather, National Safety Shelters sells safety pods that can fit a classroom of students inside. (Chandan Khanna/AFP via Getty Images)
NPR
Education

Bulletproof safety pods for schools draw the internet’s ire. An expert weighs in

National Safety Shelters sells safety pods that can fit a classroom of students inside to protect them from active shooters or extreme weather.

4 years ago

Sky Chandler tests a swing in FDR Park
PlanPhilly
Urban Planning

FDR Park is getting a new pop-up play space designed by kids

FDR Park in South Philly is getting a new pop-up playground that was designed by young people and is being built by volunteers. It opens up for play on July 23.

4 years ago

Listen 1:50
An empty classroom.
Politics & Policy
Spotlight PA

Pa. has a new child care tax credit. Here’s what you need to know

People who care for two or more dependents will be able to claim up to $6,000 in child care expenses starting next year.

4 years ago

People cross a street in West Philadelphia, with brick rowhomes lining either side of the street.
Community

PlayStreets hires teens to run programs on Philly blocks, and trains them to respond to gunfire

Teens working the program as Play Captains have had to undergo special training in light of the ongoing gun violence crisis.

4 years ago

There are dozens of viral videos on TikTok showing teens participating in the #gentleminions trend.
(@wixmovs/TikTok; @_.itzvan_/TikTok; @joel.evans13/TikTok; Screenshots by NPR)
NPR
Arts & Entertainment

Teens are dressing in suits to see ‘Minions’ as meme culture and boredom collide

A viral trend depicts teens in suits on their way to go see the latest installment in the minions universe. Here's why.

4 years ago

(From left) Yolanda Van de Krol, the Chester County Clerk of Courts; Renee Merion, the Deputy District Attorney in charge of the Juvenile Unit; and Don Corry, the county Chief Juvenile Probation Officer all played a role in putting together the program. (Courtesy of Chester County)
Community

‘One mistake should not be a life sentence’: Chester County’s juvenile record expungement program receives national recognition

The National Association of Counties has recognized Chester County’s Fresh Start Juvenile Record Expungement with an Achievement Award.

4 years ago

People hold signs calling for more mental health support.
Health
NJ Spotlight

N.J. budgets $480.5M to bolster mental health services

Funds are earmarked for children’s programs, suicide prevention, training more mental health professionals, crisis hotline and more.

4 years ago

A doctor leans forward as she vaccinates a young child, who is crying as she is held by her mother.
Health

Some Philadelphia parents scramble to find COVID-19 vaccine appointments for their young kids

Some Philadelphia parents who are eager to vaccinate their infants and toddlers must be patient a little while longer.

4 years ago

Listen 3:21
A mother stands holding her child's hand and smiling, with the sidewalk and street in the background.
Education

Not just summer school, but a summer enhancement effort starts in Philly

The goal is to educate and entertain students to keep them happy, safe, and prepare them for class come September.

4 years ago

Pharmacist Kaitlin Harring, left, administers a Moderna COVID-19 vaccination to 3-year-old Fletcher Pack
Health

Shots for tots: COVID vaccinations start for youngest U.S. children

The nation’s infants, toddlers and preschoolers are finally getting their chance at COVID-19 vaccination as the U.S. rolls out shots for tots this week.

4 years ago

A student pays for lunch of fruits and vegetables during a school lunch program. (Paul Sakuma/AP)
NPR
Politics & Policy

School meal waivers expire in 9 days. After axing them, Congress may try to save them

A group of lawmakers have agreed on a measure that would extend the school meal waivers that helped schools and families during the pandemic.

4 years ago

A young woman pays her respects at a memorial in front of Robb Elementary School earlier this monthin Uvalde, Texas. Committees have begun inviting testimony from law enforcement authorities, family members and witnesses regarding the mass shooting at Robb Elementary School which killed 19 children and two adults. (Brandon Bell/Getty Images)
NPR
Community

The police response at Robb Elementary was a failure, a Texas official says

It took about an hour and 14 minutes from when officers arrived at the school to when they breached the door and ended the standoff with the gunman.

4 years ago

A silhouette of a father throwing his child up in the air.
NPR
Lifestyle

For many dads, the COVID pandemic brought new perspectives on fatherhood

Dads look back on how they've maintained the balance between their jobs and their families.

4 years ago

File photo: Elsa Estrada, 6, smiles at her mother as pharmacist Sylvia Uong applies an alcohol swab to her arm before administering the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine at a pediatric vaccine clinic for children ages 5 to 11 set up at Willard Intermediate School in Santa Ana, Calif., Nov. 9, 2021. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong, File)
Health

U.S. opens COVID vaccine to little kids, shots begin next week

U.S. health officials have opened COVID-19 vaccines for infants, toddlers and preschoolers — the last group without the shots.

4 years ago

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