Despite major steps forward – including the passage of San Francisco’s Prop C in June 2018 and Governor Gavin Newsom’s recent budget proposal, which could direct $1.8 billion to early education – today’s Early Care Educators of San Francisco Issues Luncheon shined a spotlight on the troubling issues that remain for families and early educators […]
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SFCCPA November 20, 2018 News Update
Our next SFCCPA Community Meeting, Monday evening, November 26 brings highlights of the NAEYC conference home. Kaile Thomas, SFCCPA board member, and Director of San Francisco Family Support Network, Safe & Sound, will present on the role of teacher as researcher and Voices of Practitioners. Join us just after your Thanksgiving break. Details and registration here and below. Prop C (June) – ECE for […]
SF Living Wage Email Message: Report on amendments to Minimum Compensation Ordinance
Sent: Tuesday, October 30, 2018 The Board of Supervisors at their October 23 meeting unanimously passed amendments to the Minimum Compensation Ordinance after a deal was reached with the Mayor’s office. The measure goes to the Board of Supervisors today for a second vote and then the Mayor has 10 days to sign it into […]
SFCCPA September 17, 2018 News Update
In accord with the SFCCPA’s mission — to build unity with families and community allies to access needed resources to provide the highest quality early care and education for all of San Francisco’s children — we worked hard to make sure Prop. C passed in June. This initiative will bring an estimated $100-150M in needed revenue to early care […]
Video: Why Do Parents Spend So Much On Child Care, Yet Early Childhood Educators Earn So Little?
The Center for the Study of Child Care Employment at UC Berkeley and Child Care Aware of America teamed up to create a new video. It shows why parents cannot afford to pay and educators cannot afford to stay. We need public investment to support children, their families, and early educators. Links from the video: […]
Prop C: Universal Childcare for San Francisco
This Ballot Measure Will Establish a Fund to: Make high quality early care and education (“ECE”) available and affordable for San Francisco families earning up to 200% of the area median income. (200% AMI for a family of 3: $207,500). Clear our existing waitlist of San Francisco families and who have been stagnating on the […]
SFCCPA backs CPAC’s substantial local budget ask
The end of the year is approaching fast, bringing many things to the early care and education community, from celebrations to brighten the darkest days, and time off with family, to preparing for the best way to advocate for needed resources in our city, county, and state as elected leaders develop their budgets. The SFCCPA […]