By Jocelyn Guyer, Alice Lam, and Madeleine Toups, JD Supra, March 1, 2021
California’s long-standing efforts to promote child development and kindergarten readiness have brought greater focus to the vital role of child health in realizing the full strength of these critical state investments. As a large and diverse state, with 5 million children enrolled in Medi Cal – including 64 percent of all children under the age of 5 - policy and practice innovations originating in California that benefit young children and families have the capacity to demonstrate ways to make meaningful, positive change for millions of others. And with two-thirds of children enrolled in Medi Cal being children of color, these efforts are critical to efforts to contend with the long-neglected obligation to advance racial justice and health equity.
Steps to Address Children’s Social and Emotional Development
In recent years, the Newsom administration and state legislative leaders have taken steps to focus on young children’s social and emotional development.
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