ELCD Listening Session
As CDE prepares for the upcoming transition of many Early Learning and Care (ELC) programs to the California Department of Social Services (CDSS), they are looking toward opportunities to strengthen the California State Preschool Program (CSPP) and its role as the foundation of their newly launched P-3 approach. The Early Learning and Care Division (ELCD)
CPAC Policy & Leg Committee/SF ECE Advocacy Coalition Policy Meetings
zoom meetingCPAC 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.
CPAC General Meeting
zoom meetingFor this event, SFDPH’s Katie DellaMaria will give vaccination and COVID updates, CPAC will discuss planning work regarding racial equity. 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
CPAC Workforce Meeting
zoom meetingThe Workforce Committee collects input and reviews information on workforce needs, the impact of current policy and program, and the need for additional supports or changes that will enhance services and workforce wellbeing. Next meeting we will be reviewing wage scales, programs, and workforce data.
ECPC State Budget Year 2021-22 Discussion
Early Childhood Policy Council (ECPC) Virtual Meeting March 17, 2021 9:00 a.m. – 10:30 a.m. Join for a discussion about the State Budget Year 2021-2022 priorities and a review of State Budget Year 2021-2022 ECPC survey results. See agenda. You must register in advance for this meeting.
CPAC Policy & Leg Committee/SF ECE Advocacy Coalition Policy Meetings
zoom meetingCPAC 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.
Citizens’ Advisory Committee (CAC) Meeting
THIS MEETING MAY BE RESCHEDULED. More information coming soon. Citizens’ Advisory Committee meetings are held from 4:00-6:00 PM on the following scheduled dates in 2021: January 21, March 18, May 20, July 15, September 16, and November 18, 2021
COVID-19 Vaccine Webinar
Child Care Aware® of America has partnered with 14 organizations to host a webinar discussing the COVID-19 vaccines for early childhood professionals on March 18, 2021 at 5 pm PDT. Learn how the vaccines were developed and tested, and answer common questions including how to access them and what to expect. During this hour-long event
Women’s History of Caregiving: An ECESF Special Event!
zoom meetingLive translation offered in Español, 廣東話, and 普通話. In the United States today, women make up approximately half (47%) of the overall workforce, but are 95% of the child care workforce. Can you imagine a world where caregiving and caregivers are valued? In honor of Women’s Equal Pay Day—this year recognized on March 24, 2021,
Exploring Similarities & Differences with Children in ECE Settings
zoom meetingThis training guides caregivers in having meaningful conversations with children around race, ability, and gender. Participants will learn and practice concrete strategies for implementing the 4 Core Anti-bias Education goals in early learning environments to support and scaffold children’s ongoing growth and development. Deminika Spears is an early childhood consultant and coach, specializing in
Mindful Practices for Empowering Educators
zoom meetingIn this embodied online workshop, participants will learn how to integrate movement, yoga, and breath work with children in order to increase social-emotional skill development (like confidence and resiliency), as well as practice ways to improve teacher physical, mental, and emotional health. Justine Luong has a Bachelor of Science in Kinesiology with an emphasis
ELCD 2022-24 State Plan Public Hearing
Virtual Public Hearing Session with Early Learning and Care Stakeholders for the Child Care and Development Fund (CCDF) 2022-2024 State Plan The CDE will hold a virtual Public Hearing on March 30, 2021 at 9:00 a.m., to receive public comments on the draft 2022-24 Child Care and Development Fund (CCDF) State Plan. Every three years states and territories receiving
Compensation Planning Information for Educators
San Francisco Office of Early Care and Education (OECE) and First 5 SF are working on developing policy options for compensation. Over the next week, they are hosting two webinars to provide funding updates to educators. During the webinar, OECE/F5 will give an overview of compensation policy in SF and collect initial compensation priority input
Compensation Planning Webinar for Educators
San Francisco Office of Early Care and Education (OECE) and First 5 SF are working on developing policy options for compensation and they are hosting two webinars to provide funding updates to educators. During the webinar, OECE/F5 will give an overview of compensation policy in SF and collect initial compensation priority input from ECE site
Citizens’ Advisory Committee (CAC) Meeting
More information coming soon. Citizens’ Advisory Committee meetings are held from 4:00-6:00 PM on the following scheduled dates in 2021: January 21, March 18, May 20, July 15, September 16, and November 18, 2021
AB 22 Organizing meeting
AB 22 Organizing meeting Zoom session # 3 of the Coalition for a Mixed Delivery System in Child Care.
Uncovering Black Joy in ECE Settings: Honoring Black Children in ECE
About this event Objectives: 1. Understanding and responding to issues of racism and injustice in ECE programs. 2. Understand the urgency to support and uplift Black children in ECE settings. 3. Connecting and relating to Black families in meaningful, supportive ways. 4. Disrupting the “Status Quo” to support the learning/development for Black children. 5. Understanding
Restorative And Transformative Justice
zoom meetingThis Restorative and Transformative Justice Workshop highlights the experiences, thoughts, and feelings of children, families, and individuals impacted by the justice system. Everybody Reads is a literacy program focused on the diversity of readers and sharing books that promote celebrating diverse cultures, experiences, seeing yourself in the story, and respecting the differences reflected in the
Opportunities for All Branch (OFAB): P-3 Webinar Series
Opportunities for All Branch (OFAB): P-3 Webinar Series to work with and support stakeholders as they consider, plan for, and implement P-3 strategies at every level.
Screening of the film “Reflecting on Anti-Bias Education in Action: The Early Years.”
This film features vignettes of anti-bias strategies in early childhood classrooms interspersed with teachers reflecting on their practice. The film shifts the focus away from the talking heads of experts and on to the voices of teachers committed to equity on a daily basis. By taking viewers into diverse early childhood classrooms, the film seeks