Recently I heard NPR’s Ayesha Rascoe’s interview with Education Secretary Miguel Cardona about the 2023-24 school year ahead. Many of the themes were the typical ones we hear of,
Leer español abajo. 閱讀下面的中文. The SF ECE Advocacy Coalition (SF ECE AC) and Childcare Planning & Advisory Council (CPAC) Policy Committee have been organizing around child care and early
The Department of Early Childhood (DEC) is a merger between two city departments– First 5 San Francisco (First 5) and the Office of Early Care and Education (OECE). “DEC
See the Center for the Study of Child Care Employment’s findings for wages and benefits of educators at non-public school sites, and their recommendations—some of which have been included as part
A new paper from the Low Income Investment Fund and the Center for Cities & Schools at UC Berkeley explains that many homes and child care facilities are largely unequipped
In March when we entered our first shelter-in-place and San Francisco was transformed overnight from a vibrant metropolis to a ghost town, I was afraid. I wanted to wrap myself
San Francisco, CA – Board President Yee is introducing legislation to establish an emergency economic recovery program to support early care and education providers who are at the brink of
MAYOR LONDON BREED AND BOARD OF SUPERVISORS PRESIDENT NORMAN YEE ANNOUNCE DISTRIBUTION OF $30 MILLION FOR EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATORS San Francisco will distribute more than $30 million over the next
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
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
The Board of Supervisors at their October 23, 2018 meeting unanimously passed amendments to the Minimum Compensation Ordinance after a deal was reached with the Mayor’s office. The measure goes
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
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
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
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,
Thank you to all who took the time to contact their elected leaders to let them know how important ECE is to the city and county of San Francisco! We
Monday’s San Francisco Chronicle featured a front page article by Rachel Swan, SF pressured to help families struggling with day care, preschool. Ms. Swan has indicated she is interested in additional stories, and
Thank you to everyone who came out to the SFCCPA ECE Issues Luncheon on June 2nd. It was great to have elected leaders in the house: Senator Wiener, Assemblymember Chiu, Supervisor Yee, Supervisor Fewer, Supervisor Sheehy, and Kayleigh Lloyd, legislative
SFCCPA News Update for San Francisco’s Early Care & Education Providers May 19, 2017 Recent news articles highlight the struggle for affordable housing for teachers in San Francisco – and announcements of
Thank you to everyone who came out to the Walk Around the Block today and the Young Child’s March in Sacramento on Monday. Today we had over 500 early educators, children, parents, and community supporters at City