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
We want to share some news from the federal level with you that could impact ECE in the coming years. Betsy DeVos has been nominated to fill the position of
We invite you to look at a topical Atlantic article, The New Preschool Is Crushing Kids. It is an exploration of the effect of a focus on accountability, higher academic goals,
There have been a couple of reports on the early childhood workforce released over the summer. The State of the Early Childhood Workforce (SECW) Initiative, a multi-year project, released an interactive
Please see the updates below from CPAC on the 2016-2017 California and San Francisco Budget. Sara Hicks-Kilday SFCCPA Dear CPAC Community, The San Francisco Board of Supervisors officially adopted the
See the below recent news relevant to the ECE community. Child Care Providers Struggle to Afford Rising Minimum Wage By Andrew Stelzer JUNE 9, 2016 “If you’ve got kids, or are
We want to bring to your attention two reports recently released addressing the importance of investments in early care and education. The California Budget & Policy Center analysis addresses the policies needed to
Thank you to everyone who came out to the Walk Around the Block today! We had over 500 early educators, children, parents, and community supporters at City Hall, and a total of