Early Care Educators of San Francisco

*Optional pre-event* 3rd Annual SF ECE Advocacy & Policy Retreat
2025-01-15 18:00 - 20:00 (America/Los_Angeles) | zoom meeting
Calling all early care and education advocates in San Francisco!

Join us for an inspiring day of advocacy, policy, and community-building at the 3rd Annual SF ECE Advocacy & Policy Retreat! Whether you’re an educator, an administrator, a parent, or a passionate community advocate, this retreat is your chance to be part of something bigger, to inspire change, and to have fun doing it! Bring your energy, your ideas, and your commitment to make a difference.

This event will take place in two parts:
*Optional pre-event*: Advocacy & Policy 101 Training – Wednesday, January 15, 2025 from 6pm-8pm (virtual only)
📍 Location: ZOOM. Register to receive a link.
📄 Details: Interpretation in Spanish & Chinese will be provided
SF ECE Advocacy & Policy Retreat – Saturday, January 25, 2025 from 9am – 2pm (in-person only)
📍 Location: City College of San Francisco – Ocean Campus, Multi-use Building Room 140, 50 Frida Kahlo Way San Francisco, CA 94112 (nearest BART station: Balboa Park)
📄 Details: Interpretation in Spanish & Chinese will be provided. Breakfast & Lunch included.

Why Should You Be There?

Connect & Collaborate: Join fellow education champions from the SF ECE Advocacy Coalition and CPAC, as well as grassroots organizations ECESF, FCCA SF, and Parent Voices SF. Together, we’ll strengthen relationships and amplify our collective voice!

Be a Changemaker: Learn the ins and outs of San Francisco’s city and State budget and legislative process. Discover where and how community advocates like you can create the most significant impact. Get ready to make waves of positive change!

Strategize & Inspire: Build on last year’s advocacy successes as we lay the foundation for an even more impactful year ahead. Let’s brainstorm, plan, and dream big for our community’s needs and advocacy priorities in 2025.

We’re offering Professional Development hours!
Please include your CA Workforce Registry number to receive professional development hours for your participation. We will email a certificate to all attendees after the event.

Mark your calendars, gather your fellow colleagues, and get ready for a day of empowerment, education, and enthusiasm.

Register today to secure your spot at this exciting event. Together, we can create a brighter future for San Francisco’s early care and education!

Soft Launch of the AECEA
2024-10-03 17:30 - 19:00 | google community space, 188 El Embarcadero, San Francisco, 94105, United States
The Asian Early Childhood Education Alliance (AECEA) aims to promote cross-cultural learning, such as understanding the diverse cultures within the Asians, and supporting Asian educators to work with Latino, Black, and White children equitably.
The event will be hosted at the Google Community space, 188 El Embarcadero, San Francisco, CA 94105 on Thursday 10/3/2024.from 5:30 – 7:00 PM.
At the event we plan to have a Community Leaders time, during which a few local community members and politicians would speak to the importance of diversity, equity, and belonging especially in the context of providing quality early childhood care to all families and training opportunities to all early educators.

SF ECE Advocacy Coalition Virtual District 11 Supervisor Candidate Forums
2024-09-26 18:30 - 19:30 | zoom meeting
Get to know the candidates running in district 11, their views on Universal ECE for All, Baby Prop C funds, & other issues impacting early care and education, early educators, children, and families.

Please note, the forums are now on two separate dates. Register/Registrar/登記 for either or both sessions. Log in information will be sent to all registered.

D11 Supervisor Forum
Date: Thursday, September 26, 2024
Time: 6:30 – 7:30 pm
Virtual ZOOM meeting
Invited candidates include:
D11 – Ernest Jones, Michael Lai, Chyanne Chen

SF ECE Advocacy Coalition Virtual District 9 Supervisor Candidate Forums
2024-09-19 18:30 - 19:30 | zoom meeting
Get to know the candidates running in district 9, their views on Universal ECE for All, Baby Prop C funds, & other issues impacting early care and education, early educators, children, and families.

Please note, the forums are now on two separate dates. Register/Registrar/登記 for either or both sessions. Log in information will be sent to all registered.

D9 Supervisor Forum
Date: Thursday, September 19, 2024
Time: 6:30 – 7:30 pm
Virtual ZOOM meeting

Invited candidates include:
D9 – Jackie Fielder, Trevor Chandler, Roberto Hernandez

CPAC's 2024 Mayoral Candidate Forum
2024-09-10 18:00 - 19:45 | Mission Neighborhood Center, 362 Capp St, San Francisco, CA, 94110, United States
Learn more about mayoral candidates’ views on early childhood education, DEC, Baby Prop C & more. Confirmed candidates include Mayor London Breed, Daniel Lurie, Supervisor Aaron Peskin & Supervisor Ahsha Safai.
When: Tuesday, September 10, 2024
Time: 6:00pm – 7:45pm
Mission Neighborhood Center, Capp Center – 362 Capp Street, SF
Pre-registration will be required. Visit www.sfcpac.org to register after August 19.

Centering and Cultivating Black/African American Leadership Roles to Strengthen Preschool through 3rd Grade Alignment
2024-08-22 15:30 - 17:00 | zoom meeting
The California Department of Education (CDE) is holding the next installment of the Opportunities for All Branch Preschool (OFAB) P-3 webinar series, “Centering and Cultivating Black/African American Leadership Roles to Strengthen Preschool through 3rd Grade Alignment.”

This webinar will be held on Thursday, August 22, 2024, 3:30–5:00 p.m. Pacific Standard Time (PST). To attend, register using the button.

Equity-Centered QRIS Advisory Panel - CDSS
2024-08-14 09:30 - 12:30 | zoom meeting
The California Department of Social Services (CDSS) is holding the convening of the Equity-Centered QRIS Advisory Panel.
The first Panel meeting will be August 14, 2024 from 9:30 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. via Zoom, and will include interpretation and translation in Spanish, Chinese and American Sign Language (ASL) with additional interpretation support added to later meetings if needed. All meetings are open to the public so that community members can participate and share advice and ideas.

San Francisco ECE Advocacy Coalition's Supervisor Forum: D9 & D11
2024-08-12 18:30 - 20:00 | zoom meeting
Get to know the candidates running in districts 9 & 11, their views on Universal ECE for All, Baby Prop C funds, & other issues impacting early care and education, early educators, children, and families.

Invited candidates include:
D9 – Jackie Fielder, Trevor Chandler, Roberto Hernandez
D11 – Ernest Jones, Michael Lai, Chyanne Chen

CPAC Workforce Committee
2024-05-21 14:00 - 15:30, 2024-04-16 14:00 - 15:30, 2024-03-19 14:00 - 15:30, 2024-02-20 14:00 - 15:30, 2024-01-16 14:00 - 15:30 | zoom meeting
Recurring ZOOM meetings every 3rd Tuesday, 2:00-3:30pm
Find out more information on the CPAC website
CPAC Workforce Committee collects input and reviews information on workforce needs, the impact of current policy and program, and the need for additional support or changes that will enhance services and workforce wellbeing.
To receive calendar invites and Zoom links for all CPAC meetings, please email cpacsanfrancisco@gmail.com
Sign up for the CPAC mailing list!

Joint CPAC Policy & Leg/SF ECE Advocacy Coalition Meeting
2024-05-15 16:00 - 17:00, 2024-04-17 16:00 - 17:00, 2024-04-03 09:30 - 10:30, 2024-03-20 16:00 - 17:00, 2024-03-06 09:30 - 10:30, 2024-02-21 16:00 - 17:00, 2024-02-07 09:30 - 10:30, 2024-01-17 16:00 - 17:00
Joint CPAC Policy & Legislative Committee and SF ECE Advocacy Coalition meet on ZOOM every 1st Wednesday 9:30-10:30am and 3rd Wednesday, 4:00-5:00pm.
CPAC Policy & Legislative Committee has combined forces with the SF ECE Advocacy Coalition to allow for quick response to policy needs and greater participation. Meetings will be held two times a month for an hour, once in the AM and once in the PM to maximize attendance.
To receive calendar invites and Zoom links for all CPAC meetings, please email cpacsanfrancisco@gmail.com
Sign up for the CPAC mailing list!
SF ECE Advocacy Coalition (SF ECE AC) is made up of local stakeholders including Early Care Educators of San Francisco, Parent Voices San Francisco, and Family Child Care Association of SF. To find out more and get involved, please email info@ecesf.org.

Title 5 Contractor's Meeting
2024-05-09 15:00 - 16:30, 2024-04-11 15:00 - 16:30, 2024-03-14 15:00 - 16:30, 2024-02-08 15:00 - 16:30
Title 5 Contractor’s Committee
The CDE/CDSS Contractor’s Committee is comprised of the California Department of Education and California Department of Social Title 5 contractors participating in San Francisco’s Individualized Child Care Subsidy Pilot Project. The Committee is charged with problem-solving and planning for the stabilization of subsidized child care for San Francisco. The Committee works with the Pilot administrators to plan, implement, and modify the Pilot project in order to maximize the use of CDE/CDSS funding for state subsidized early care and education programs, in order to benefit eligible children and families in San Francisco.

Meetings
2nd Thursday of Every Month, 3:00pm – 4:30pm

Location: Zoom

To receive calendar invites and Zoom links for all CPAC meetings, please email cpacsanfrancisco@gmail.com
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CPAC General Meeting
2024-05-08 09:30 - 11:30, 2024-04-10 09:30 - 11:30, 2024-03-13 09:30 - 11:30, 2024-02-14 09:30 - 11:30 | Children’s Council – 445 Church Street, San Francisco 94114 (room 120)
Recurring meetings on 2nd Wednesdays 9:30am-11:15am
In compliance with the City of San Francisco’s mandate that all commissions, councils etc start meeting in person, CPAC will resume IN–PERSON meetings at Children’s Council – 445 Church Street, San Francisco 94114 (room 120). ALL CPAC Members are required to be in–person at each meeting.
For those who are not CPAC members yet participate regularly in CPAC meetings, there will be a hybrid option offered to participate via zoom OR participate in–person.

Find out more information on the CPAC website.

The Child Care Planning and Advisory Council (CPAC) is San Francisco’s state mandated local planning council (LPC) established to provide a forum for the identification of local ECE priorities and the development of policies and strategies that meet the needs of children, families, and providers.
CPAC General Meetings are open to the public and provide important updates from CPAC’s committees, public agencies, key stakeholders and the early care and education community. Throughout the year there are interesting presentations on subjects that are pertinent to the early education field.
ECESF representatives serve on the Executive Committee and Chair the Workforce Committee and AdHoc on the Black Child. We hold evening ECESF meetings to make sure information from meetings such as CPAC is shared with the ECE educator community—and that your needs and visions are brought to policy meetings.
Fill out the ECESF interest form to be informed about future information meetings and community discussions.
To receive calendar invites and Zoom links for all CPAC meetings, please email cpacsanfrancisco@gmail.com
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Worthy Wage Day!
2024-05-01
