Early Care Educators of San Francisco

Fall 2023 EDvance College Information Sessions
2023-03-23 18:00 - 18:30, 2023-03-27 18:30 - 19:00 (America/Los_Angeles)
Information sessions are open to any early childhood educator interested in learning about EDvance College, the admissions process, and the BA in Early Childhood Studies (ECS) from current students and staff.
Zoom Information Sessions: RSVP here

Monday, March 13 6:30-7:30 PM
Thursday, March 23 6:00-6:30 PM
Monday, March 27 6:30-7:00 PM

RSVP to a zoom information session and/or complete the EDvance College application.
Connect with the EDVance College team at info@ed-vance.org. If you would like to schedule a zoom or in-person information session specifically for your staff please contact adriana@ed-vance.org.

STEM Frenzy!
2023-04-01 10:00 - 15:00
Join the 3rd Annual STEM Frenzy Festival on Saturday, April 1st, 2023, and Inspire the next generation of diverse STEM Professionals.
The STEM Frenzy festival is a day where we bring the community of all ages together to celebrate and explore the wonders of Science, Technology, Engineering, Math, and Art.
Enjoy 30+ engaging demonstrations and hands-on activities at our exhibitor booths hosted by local STEM professionals and learn how to enroll your child in STEM Programs and activities throughout The San Francisco Bay Area.
Support the mission to expose children of color to all the wonders of STEM with access to programming, resources, and talent to enrich their young minds.
Presented by the African American Early Childhood Educators, Dream Keepers and The Good Rura
The Festival Opens at 10:00 am
Raffle Prizes will be announced at 10:30 am- please arrive early to claim your prize. Winners without presence will not be able to claim the prize.
Want to earn an extra raffle entry?
Dress Your child in one of the STEM FRENZY Colors (Yellow, Blue, Teal, or Orange)

Limited Parking will be available onsite
Have your tickets on your phone for easy scan entry.

Week of the Young Child 2023!
2023-04-02 - 2023-04-08
ECESF has previously organized the Walk Around the Block during the Week of the Young Child to ensure our elected leaders’ attention is on ECE providers. This spring we’re working as part of the SF ECE Coalition to bring San Francisco’s supervisors to your site. We invite you to join with other ECE sites to ensure our elected leaders know the current state of Early Care & Education since the pandemic and the rollout of Prop C!
What’s the plan for site visits?
The SF ECE community invites district supervisors to come see what we do. This is an opportunity to highlight the beneficial impacts of increased funds to the SF ECE system (Prop C)—as well as the work still to be done, including improvements to workplace conditions, professional and education pathways, and other things your site is experiencing including impacts of COVID and the TK/UPK rollout. We’re looking to visit two sites (targeting one center and one Family Child Care site) in each of San Francisco’s 11 districts—a total of at least 22 sites over a two- to three-week period around the Week of the Young Child (this year April 2-8). We may involve more sites if we have a “special” tour for the Mayor and/or state-elected leaders.
Let us know your interest in having your site visited by emailing info@ecesf.org. Please include the SF district of your site(s) and/or your site address.

Week of the Young Child
2024-04-01 - 2024-04-05
ECESF has previously organized the Walk Around the Block during the Week of the Young Child to ensure our elected leaders’ attention is on ECE providers. This spring we’re working as part of the SF ECE Advocacy Coalition to bring San Francisco’s supervisors to your site. We invite you to join with other ECE sites to ensure our elected leaders know the current state of Early Care & Education since the pandemic and the rollout of Prop C!
What’s the plan for site visits?
The SF ECE community invites district supervisors to come see what we do. This is an opportunity to highlight the beneficial impacts of increased funds to the SF ECE system (Prop C)—as well as the work still to be done, including improvements to workplace conditions, professional and education pathways, and other things your site is experiencing including impacts of COVID and the TK/UPK rollout. We’re looking to visit two sites (targeting one center and one Family Child Care site) in each of San Francisco’s 11 districts—a total of at least 22 sites over a two- to three-week period around the Week of the Young Child (this year April 2-8). We may involve more sites if we have a “special” tour for the Mayor and/or state-elected leaders.
Let us know your interest in having your site visited by emailing info@ecesf.org. Please include the SF district of your site(s) and/or your site address.

SOMACC Multicultural Festival
2023-04-02 10:00 - 13:00 | 790 Folsom St, San Francisco, CA 94107-1276, United States, 790 Folsom St, San Francisco, CA 94107-1276, United States

Loose Parts Play & Tinkering Resource Session
2023-04-04 18:00 - 19:00, 2023-04-15 10:00 - 12:00, 2023-04-25 18:00 - 19:00 | City College, John Adams Center. 1860 Hayes St. San Francisco. Room 57., City College, John Adams Center. 1860 Hayes St. San Francisco. Room 57.

Joint CPAC Policy & Leg/SF ECE Advocacy Coalition Meeting
2023-04-05 09:30 - 10:30, 2023-04-19 16:00 - 17:00, 2023-05-03 09:30 - 10:30, 2023-05-17 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 contact:
Shahde Tavakoli, CPAC Coordinator
Email: shahde@sfcpac.org
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.

CPAC General Meeting
2023-04-12 09:30 - 11:15, 2023-05-10 09:30 - 11:15
Recurring ZOOM meetings. 2nd Wednesdays 9:30am-11:15am.
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 contact:
Shahde Tavakoli, CPAC Coordinator
Email: shahde@sfcpac.org
Sign up for the CPAC mailing list!

SF ECE Advocacy Coalition Meetings
2023-04-12 16:00 - 17:00, 2023-04-26 16:00 - 17:00, 2023-05-10 16:00 - 17:00, 2023-05-24 16:00 - 17:00
The SF ECE Advocacy Coalition meets twice monthly on the 2nd and 4th Wednesday of the month, from 4 – 5 pm.
ECESF led the passage of Prop C (2018) as well as the early release of funds blocked by the lawsuit through the successful passage of Prop F (2020). To strengthen our work, we worked in coalition with partners, including Parent Voices, R&Rs, and other individual and organizational community members. Once Prop C passed we led CPAC/OECE AdHoc committees to engage the community in planning the use of funds. From the planning work it was clear, while an estimated $120M annually was a fantastic victory, for our vision of an ECE for All that addresses equity needs and supports a stable workforce, these funds were not adequate.
ECESF and Children’s Council committed to ongoing work to maintain a coalition bringing ECESF educators together with families, engaged agencies, and community members to build campaigns to win ECE for All. The SF ECE Advocacy Coalition was born out of that process, with ECESF as a primary leader focused on bringing ECE educators to the coalition table.
To receive calendar invites and Zoom links for all SF ECE Advocacy Coalition meetings, please contact: Sara Hicks-Kilday, sara@ecesf.org

Title 5 Contractor’s Committee Meeting
2023-04-13 15:00 - 16:30, 2023-05-11 15:00 - 16:30
Recurring ZOOM meetings every 2nd Thursday 3:00pm – 4:30pm
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.
To receive calendar invites and Zoom links for all CPAC meetings, please contact:
Shahde Tavakoli, CPAC Coordinator
Email: shahde@sfcpac.org
Sign up for the CPAC mailing list!

CPAC Workforce Committee
2023-04-18 14:00 - 15:30, 2023-05-16 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 contact:
Shahde Tavakoli, CPAC Coordinator
Email: shahde@sfcpac.org
Sign up for the CPAC mailing list!

PK-3 ECE Community Circle
2023-05-01 11:00 - 12:30 | zoom meeting
The PK-3 Community Circle is intended to be a space for discussion, information sharing, and connecting about the PK-3 ECE Credential. All are welcome!

2023 "Inclusion From The Ground Up" Conference
2023-05-04 09:00 - 2023-05-05 14:00 | zoom meeting

Teacher Appreciation Week!
2024-05-06 - 2024-05-10
Mark your calendars for Teacher Appreciation Week!
Check back for more events coming soon.

Child Development & Early Education Education Career Fair
2023-05-10 13:00 - 15:30 | CCSF Ocean Campus, MUB 240, 50 Frida Kahlo Way, San Francisco, CA, 94112, United States

2023 Wu Yee Founders & Friends
2023-05-19 11:30 - 14:00 | Dim Sum Corner, 601 Grant Ave., San Francisco, CA, 94108, United States

Wu Yee Children's Services Chinatown Scavenger Hunt!
2023-05-19 15:00 - 19:00 | Former Cathay House Lounge, 718 California St., San Francisco, CA, 94108, United States

Growing Together Day
2023-05-20 10:00 - 15:00 | Candlestick Point State Recreation Area, 500 Hunters Point Expressway, San Francisco, CA, 94124, United States
