With groups including the Pasadena Community Foundation, Child Care Directors Alliance and the city of Pasadena, it has distributed nearly $2 million to 43 providers with fire-related hardships through grants of up to $45,000. Carina Hu, center, greets the students after they arrive at the B'nai Simcha Jewish Community Preschool in in Pasadena. Advertisement AdvertisementNow, the college aims to create a sustainable future for child care in the region by helping providers establish a shared services model to distribute support among the regional child-care network. Children play inside the B'nai Simcha Jewish Community Preschool on Jan. 26. Now at a permanent site, the center is working on increasing enrollment, focusing on infant care — its goal before the Eaton fire.

Source: Los Angeles Times February 24, 2026 13:20 UTC