Press

Feb. 2019 – Kidango is featured in a blog post about recent media coverage for grantees of the Heising-Simons Foundation, following the NBC News article about early childhood mental health consultations for teachers at Kidango.

Jan. 2019 – Kidango is featured heavily in a story about early childhood mental health consultants helping teachers deal with difficult childhood behaviors. The reporter visited two Kidango centers for the story.

Jan. 2019 – Assemblywoman Blanca E. Rubio introduces landmark legislation to increase access to high-quality child care for infants and toddlers; Kidango is a sponsor of the bill

Dec. 2018 – Assemblymember Kevin McCarty unveils a new bill that will expand access to quality preschool for thousands of children across California; Kidango is a sponsor of the bill.

Nov. 2018 – Kidango Director of Nutrition Noelle Payomo wrote a guest blog about healthy eating habits ahead of Thanksgiving, including food literacy and meal planning.

Nov. 2018 – Kidango CEO Scott Moore talks about the steps California is taking to lower preschool expulsion rates, including the passage of AB2698 in September 2018, a new law that will equip teachers and caregivers to recognize and deal with challenging behaviors in children.

Oct. 2018 – Kidango CEO Scott Moore is quoted in a summary of AB 2698, the Kidango-sponsored legislation that increases access to mental health services for children in preschool and child care facilities.

Oct. 2018 – Kidango CEO Scott Moore is quoted in an article about what First 5 has achieved, as the initiative celebrates its 20th anniversary.

Oct. 2018 – Kidango CEO Scott Moore is quoted in an article about the 20th anniversary of First 5, and how Proposition 10 put early childhood education in the spotlight.

Oct. 2018 – Kidango early childhood mental health specialist Tena Sloan spoke with KQED about how AB 2698 will equip teachers and caregivers to recognize and deal with challenging behaviors in children.

Oct. 2018 – Early childhood expert Walter Gilliam spoke with Priska Neely about assembly bill 2698, the Kidango-sponsored legislation that increases access to mental health services for children in preschool and child care facilities.

Oct. 2018 – Education Dive reports on the signing-into-law of assembly bill 2698, Kidango-sponsored legislation that increases access to mental health services for children in preschool and child care facilities.

July 2018 – Teens Unite for Education, a student group in Dublin, donated 80 backpacks to children at Kidango’s Emerald Vista Center.

June 2018 – A Kidango-sponsored bill regarding preschool mental health services advances through the California legislature.

May 2018 – Kidango CEO Scott Moore is among those in support of a ballot measure that would raise the sales tax in Alameda County by a half-cent, with the money going to assist low-income families with child care and preschool costs.

Feb. 2019 – Sloan will take responsibility for shaping and executing an overarching vision and strategic direction for the early childhood mental health consultation (ECMHC) programs across Kidango.

Jan. 2019 – Scott Moore, CEO of Kidango, released the following statement in response to Governor Gavin Newsom’s 2019-20 budget proposal.

Dec. 2018 – Research conducted by Kidango suggests that preschool-age children show strong development in five key literacy indicators when placed in a SEEDS classroom.

Oct. 2018 – Law expands access to early mental health consultation services for young children in child care and preschool.

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