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Early Learning - Quality & Affordable Child Care

Readying Our State: How Kindergarten Readiness Inventories Can Benefit California

California should develop a strategy to collect and use kindergarten readiness data in every county and across the state, in order to improve school outcomes and direct funding for early childhood programs in the most effective way, this brief by the First 5 Center for Children’s Policy asserts.

Resource Type: Report/Brief

COVID-19

Child care changes in California during the pandemic

This interactive tool details some of the changes for child care providers detailed in federal, state and county health and safety guidelines due to COVID-19.

Resource Type: Interactive Tool

COVID-19

Paid Leave Policies During COVID-19 Pandemic

This slide deck provides information about changes to paid leave policies during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Resource Type: Presentation

COVID-19

Quote from Kelley Barragan, Director for Maternal Child & Adolescent Health

“Home visiting reminds our families they are valued and someone cares about them.”

- Kelley Barragan, Santa Barbara Dept of Public Health, Director for Maternal, Child & Adolescent Health

Resource Type: Quote

Early Learning - Quality & Affordable Child Care

Age Matters: Examining the Cost and Supply of Care for Infants and Toddlers

This brief suggests families with infants and toddlers bear the brunt of our nation’s child care crisis in terms of lack of supply, high prices, and low quality. It also suggests solutions to this problem.

Resource Type: Report/Brief

COVID-19

Quote from Anna Bauer, First 5 Butte Executive Director

“(Home visiting) families are MORE engaged now because folks are isolated and it’s nice to talk to someone.”

- Anna Bauer, Executive Director, First 5 Butte County

Resource Type: Quote

Early Learning - Quality & Affordable Child Care

Connecting Home and the Pediatrician’s Office to Achieve School Readiness in Silicon Valley

This report highlights the findings from two recent collaborative, community-engaged studies conducted by the Department of Pediatrics at Stanford School of Medicine, that found that parents reported a number of barriers that prevented them from supporting their child’s readiness for school and wanted their child’s pediatrician to help make the connection between child development, early […]

Resource Type: Report/Brief

COVID-19

Quote from Samantha Hernandez, Family Strengthening Coordinator

“Parents are stressed out having all of their school-age kids at home as well as the younger ones. We talk to parents a lo about how important it is to establish a routine and do self care”

- Samantha Hernandez, Family Strengthening Coordinator, First 5 San Benito

Resource Type: Quote

Paid Family Leave

California’s Paid Family Leave Program is Out of Reach for Workers With Very Low Wages

While most California workers contribute to paid family leave and are eligible to take time off when the need arises, many workers are unable to utilize this program because the payment rates are too low. This fact sheet shows that very low-earning workers are least likely to take paid family leave.

Resource Type: Fact Sheet

Health and Wellness - Early Identification & Intervention

The Power of Play for Addressing Trauma in the Early Years

Almost half (47%) of children age 0–5 in the United States have experienced one or more types of serious trauma. This fact sheet provides information on how play can be used to address trauma in young children.

Resource Type: Fact Sheet