A new program in Los Angeles County helps low-income parents take the early childhood education classes they need to become preschool teachers. The program aims to both help fill a shortage of early educators and help parents build their careers.

Listen to how one mom fulfills a childhood dream to become a teacher, even joining classes from a hospital bed.

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Read more from EdSource: Nearly 100 parents in LA County are on the verge of becoming teachers through a new collaborative program

Education Beat is a weekly podcast hosted by EdSource’s Zaidee Stavely and produced by Coby McDonald.