CALLING ALL EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATORS
Help us make a difference in our community.
The 2014 Early Childhood Educator of the Year Award Program is right around the corner and now is the time to nominate an exceptional early childhood educator. Nominations will be accepted until March 28th.


Online nomination forms are HERE in Spanish and English. For paper copies of the forms call Laurie at 262-4162 or email at lallen@lakecoe.org.
Coming Soon.....
Being a parent is amazing, frustrating, exciting, exhausting, fun, difficult, and confusing all at the same time! Whether you've been a parent for 15 minutes or 15 years, there never comes a point where you have all the answers - there is always something new to learn, some way you can become a better parent.

Where do you go to become the best parent you can be? You join the Hero Project.  The Hero Project is about helping you recognize those things that are keeping you from becoming the parent you want to be and raising your child to reach their full potential.

Heroes come in lots of shapes and sizes. It doesn't matter how much money you have or don't have, whether you have lots of education or none at all, whether you feel like a you've done a great job so far or made some huge mistakes - you are, right now, today, your child's hero.
Be a part of planning and implementing this exciting project!
Next meeting date: April 15th @ 3:30 in the LCOE Board Room
Steps 2 Quality 2013-2014 update

First Year Participants: Both Intro to CLASS and Looking at CLASS should now be completed. Now it's time to complete your Kids and Smoke Don't Mix online class. Click here for the link  to sign in and begin the class.
Second Year Participants: Every week you should be posting to the CLASS Learning Community discussion board. Your first post is to answer the weekly question. Your 2nd & 3rd posts each week should be comments on posts that other participants make.
Third Year Participants: Our Legacy Project is The Hero Project. Keep your ideas coming and plan on attending the next task force meeting if you can, on April 15th, 3:30 at the LCOE Board Room. Watch your email for information on our next Legacy Meeting.
2014 Early Childhood Educators Awards Program 
Get all the details and make your reservation  here.
Advocacy Opportunities
Raise your hand for Lake County children

To register for the Advocacy Walk click HERE
For more information and to find out how your organization can have a booth click HERE
Lake County Child Care Map 
Time for an update

The Child Care map is a visual map of the entire county, and has an icon representing child care programs in the county. We implemented this feature in 2011 which gives contact and program information about each program shown. Click here to view map.

We want to keep this useful marketing tool and data resource as current as possible. If your program is listed on the map please check your information and let us know if we need to edit anything of the information. If your program is not listed but you would like your program included on the website please send the information to lallen@lakecoe.org.

The 2014 Lake County FAMILY RESOURCE GUIDE is now available. 
Spanish translation in process.
First5 California launches new Parents Website
First 5 California Celebrates 15 Years for Kids
First 5 California Celebrates 15 Years for Kids
Celebrating 15 years for kids
First 5 California connects families to the services and support they need to give their children an healthier tomorrow. Today, one out of four kids in California benefits from First 5.

Get all the information you need at:
Check out these great features:
Activity Center full of great family and age appropriate activities
Free Downloads - resources and books
Hands-on-Health Express, a traveling bilingual children's exhibit to inspire healthy eating
First5 Pandora music station created just for kids and their parents. Sing and dance along.


Did you miss the last LPC Meeting?
Get the highlights here.

  • "Raise Your Hand" Advocacy project begins. This year, the project gains a new focus with the Raise Your Hand and Take a Stand messaging.  The Lake County Child Care Planning Council is sponsoring the advocacy effort again, by providing supplies, materials, instructions and administrative support to any groups who would like to participate. 

    To request a packet of materials, please contact The Lake County Child Care Planning Council at 707-262-4162, lallen@lakecoe.org.or Mary Prather at mprather@esba.org.  Click here to download poster.

  • The ECE Award Night Poster/Invitation is available for your site. Call 707-262-4162 or email lallen@lakecoe.org for copies or click here to view online.
  • SB837 Stakeholder Forum is coming. We will be convening a Stakeholders Panel for further discussion in April. Watch for additional information on the LPC website. and in your email.
  • QRIS in Lake County - any thoughts? We will be addressing this issue at our Summer Retreat and would love your input to take to our meeting.
You can always check out our meeting minutes and handouts at

Our next meeting is Thursday, April 17 at 6:30 pm at Lake County Office of Education, 1152 Main Street, Lakeport, Kesey Room.
WHAT'S HAPPENING NOW?
Spring is about to bloom. It's a perfect time to get inspired, get involved and get going.

Our next Planning Council Meeting is April 17, 6:30 pm in the LCOE Kesey Room.

The Hero Project meeting is held on April 15th at 3:30 pm in the LCOE Board Room.

NCO Rural Communities Child Care Spring Licensing Workshop is April 8th 6:00 - 8:00 pm at their Lakeport Office. For more information and registration details click here.

CPIN Math, Algebra and Functions is free and it's being held at the LCOE Kesey Room in Lakeport on April 29th at 10:00 am. To register click here.

ECE Award Program. May 9th. Details here.

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1152 South Main Street, Lakeport, CA 95453
707-262-4162 phone,   707-263-0197 fax
Shelly Mascari at smascari@lakecoe.org
Laurie Allen at lallen@lakecoe.org