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San Diego eyes fix for challenges to opening child care facilities
Why this matters
San Diegans pay more for child care than their peers across the United States. Meanwhile, a shortage of child care providers persists locally.
The city of San Diego is working on ways to make it easier for child care providers to open new facilities.
The city recently received a $25,000 grant from the National League of Cities Early Learning Network to hire a consultant to facilitate better communication between licensing and permitting officials, local fire marshals and child care providers.
City partners are leading the search for a consultant who will plan meetings, document outcomes and provide feedback about the current child care system. Leaders want to hire for the position as soon as possible.
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Right now, the offices operate in silos that act as barriers to facilities, according to Tara Ryan, a program coordinator at the city’s Office of Child and Youth Success. Misunderstandings between offices cause confusion for providers and delay their ability to open, she said.
The goal is to create a more straightforward licensing process. The licensing office and fire marshals have to be on the same page about what’s required to clear providers to open, Ryan said.
San Diego County has recommended child care improvements since 2022, after COVID-19 caused many providers to close. Officials say the pandemic “exacerbated an already overwhelming problem.”
The child care industry has continued to struggle despite government efforts to intervene. And a majority of San Diego parents still say it’s a challenge to find child care, according to data commissioned by San Diego Foundation.
“There still are provider shortages,” Ryan said. “It’s really a huge system and it’s broken.”
City, county and community partners are working on how to address the problems identified within the county’s Child Care Blueprint, a document outlining goals for San Diego’s child care system.
Key highlights include the need for advancements within the child care workforce, specifically, more training, community support and competitive wages. Other goals aim to create better facilities in child care deserts and provide access to child care that meets a wider range of needs.
“The Child Care Blueprint represents the first time the county has had a coordinated, multi-sector plan to align these efforts and move forward with shared priorities,” said Dezerie Martinez, an early education special projects coordinator at the San Diego County Office of Education.
So far, leaders of the reform efforts have identified funding to develop a City of San Diego guidebook on the child care facility permitting and licensing process. They have also developed plans for a countywide navigation hub that connects child care workers, providers, families, employers and parties interested in the local child care sector on a platform to share facility information.
The city, county and community groups are promoting community interest for child care reform.
To kick off next steps, the city and community partners will host an event next month, “Child Care Blueprint in Motion: Celebrating Progress, Building the Future,” on Thursday, October 24, from 9 a.m. to noon.
More details and updates about the event will be available in the coming weeks on San Diego Office of Education’s social media.
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Shane van Gisbergen earned his sixth career pole and second of the 2026 season on Saturday, rocketing to pole position around NASCAR’s all-new 3.4-mile street course at Naval Base Coronado. He even touched the wall twice on his fast lap, pushing to the absolute limit.
“A little bit (surprised),” said Van Gisbergen, who went out with the first group of qualifiers. “I thought the track would be better, and I thought people would execute a bit better. As I said, it’s just so difficult. There’s three or four corners you’re seeing for the first time of the day, and it’s on your heater. Amazing. The Red Bull Chevy is really good. Thank you to Trackhouse for doing a great job from yesterday, and we just need to get the driver a bit better,” he concluded with a smile.”
Watch: SVG surprised to win Busch Light Pole at San Diego
Van Gisbergen bested Carson Hocevar by 0.0156s with a fast lap of 2:14.788s. Ryan Blaney will start third, Zane Smith fourth, and Todd Gilliland fifth. Blaney was a little bit quicker than SVG for most of his lap, but lost it through the final set of corners.
Daniel Suarez, Ryan Preece, Connor Zilisch, Michael McDowell, and Austin Hill will out the remainder of the top ten on the starting grid.
Project 91 driver Kevin Magnussen qualified 21st for his NASCAR Cup debut. Notably, championship leader Tyler Reddick spun out, but still reached 17th on the grid. Denny Hamlin is just 19 points behind him, and will start 26th.
Watch: Reddick loops it in Turn 2 during qualifying
Some other notable drivers very deep in the field include William Byron in 27th, Chase Elliott 30th, and an injured Christopher Bell 37th. He will have Brent Crews on standby, and may finish the race for Bell on Sunday.
Jimmie Johnson was the first driver to set a time, and showed just how tricky things were as he had to use the runoff area in Turn 2 to avoid an incident. Erik Jones also smacked the wall at the exit of Turn 16, but there were no red flags during the session.
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Neymar expected to return from right calf injury and play for Brazil in World Cup against Scotland
Neymar is expected to return from a right calf injury and play for Brazil in its final World Cup group match, coach Carlo Ancelotti said Friday night.
Neymar missed Brazil’s first two games of the tournament, including Friday’s 3-0 win over Haiti.
Ancelotti said Neymar would go through individual training on Saturday, train with the team on Monday and “will be available” for Brazil when it closes Group C play against Scotland on Wednesday in Miami Gardens, Florida.
Neymar is Brazil’s career scoring leader with 79 goals in 129 international appearances.
The 34-year-old midfielder has yet to practice in full sessions with the team since reporting to Brazil’s squad while nursing the calf injury.
Looking to play in his fourth World Cup, Neymar had tests on his calf last Monday to determine the progress of the injury that he sustained while playing for Brazilian club Santos on May 17.
There was widespread debate in Brazil over whether Neymar, whose first World Cup was on home soil in 2014, should have been called up for the tournament. He has struggled since returning from tearing the ACL in his left knee in October 2023 in a World Cup qualifier.
Neymar has four goals and two assists in eight matches for Santos this year.
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