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Lake County Child Care Planning Council
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 | | Melanie Sneathen's Child Care Families Participate at the Children's Festival April 12th |
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CALLING ALL EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATORS
Help us make a difference in our community.
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2014 Early Childhood Educators Awards Program
Get all the details and make your reservation here. |
 | | The 2014 selection committee reviewing nominations. Mike Mix, Jamie Castaldo, Laurie Allen, Wally Holbrook and Shelly Mascari |
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Welcome Back Jamie Castaldo
After some time away, Jamie Castaldo, Food Program Manager from North Coast Opportunities, has re-joined the Planning Council as a voting member. We are so glad to have you back in our membership!
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 Did you miss the last LPC Meeting?Get the highlights here.
You can always check out our meeting minutes and handouts at
Our next meeting is Thursday, June 19th at 6:30 pm at Lake County Office of Education, 1152 Main Street, Lakeport, Kesey Room. |
Steps To Quality
Stay on track, plan ahead.
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Second Year Participants
The CLASS Learning Discussion Boards for weeks 1-15 should be completed. If you missed a post, log in and get caught up. Discussion Board |
Our Legacy project is The Hero Project. Keep your ideas coming and plan on attending the next task force meeting if you can on May 20th, 3:30 pm at the LCOE Board Room,. Watch your email for information on the next Legacy group meeting.
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All Participants
As a 2013-2014 CARES Plus participant you are required to complete an online survey by May 31, 2014. The survey should take less than 10 minutes to complete. English and Spanish versions of the survey are here available on the S2Q website here.
From the website go to Resources and scroll down to find the link.
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Advocacy Opportunities
If you still need to complete your Advocacy requirement here are a few ideas.
Volunteer to support a pre-approved community event promoting the development of young children, or advocating for issues impacting children and families.
Write a letter to an editor or legislator regarding issues impacting early childhood education or Lake County children and families.
Watch the S2Q website for instructions and sample text to advocate regarding SB 837.
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 Spring is here! It's a perfect time to get inspired, get involved and get going.
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.
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HOT TOPICS
in the Local and State Early Childhood Education Community
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Steinberg, Senate Democrats Introduce Kindergarten Readiness Act
SB 837 would make Transitional Kindergarten Available to All Four-Year-Olds in CA
(Sacramento) - In recognition that too many California children are missing out on the early education they need to succeed in school, Senate President Darrell Steinberg is introducing the Kindergarten Readiness Act of 2014, which will make one year of high quality, voluntary transitional kindergarten available to every four-year-old child in California.
Read more and see the SB 837 Fact sheet here
SB 837California Department of Education Report to the Governor, the Legislature, and the Legislative Analyst's Office: Preschool Report Read the report here Watch for the LPC's formal opposition statement to SB 837, estimated to be available Tuesday, April 29, 2014.
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Daly: Why am I opposed to SB 837
Commentary from Lake County news
I am opposed to and alarmed by the proposed legislation SB 837, which I believe is set for vote in the Senate on May 2.
I am more than concerned that the foundations of preschool and the entire child care profession are being challenged in this bill and that we are abandoning over 150 years of solid research and losing valuable expertise because of SB 837's wording.
My main concern is that this will be harmful to 4-year-olds.
SB 837 will take the current state funded preschool for 4-year-olds and require that these children be moved from pre-school and put into Transitional Kindergartens (TK). The elementary schools will get new funding, which has been traditionally funneled to preschools. Preschools are horrified because they realize they are losing state funding for all 4-year-olds and many child care facilities will have to close. Jobs will be lost.
Read more
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Child Care bill advances, but its fate is unclear
The Senate voted yesterday to approve (96-2) a reauthorization billfor the federal child care program, the Child Care and Development Block Grant (CCDBG). If the bill passes the House and is signed into law by the president, it will be the first time the law has received a facelift since 1996-nearly two decades. Read more
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First Lady announces After-School Initiative
NY Times
WASHINGTON - Michelle Obama on Tuesday introduced a broad, five-year initiative to make after-school programs a healthier, more active environment for millions of children, saying the changes would also help the children's performance during the other hours of the day. Read More |
 Job Opportunity from First 5 California
We are pleased to announce three new limited-term Education Program Consultant Positions at First 5 California (F5CA). All persons interested and who meet the minimum qualifications for this position are encouraged to apply (final file date 4/29/14). Read more about the job announcement here.
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Resources
Links and Information to assist you.
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 The 2014 Lake County FAMILY RESOURCE GUIDE is now available. Spanish translation in process.
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 Restructuring California's Child Care and Development System This report provides a comprehensive overview and assessment of the state's child care and development system. The first part of the report contains background on California's child care programs. The second part compares California's child care and development system with other states' systems. The third section identifies several major shortcomings of California's system. Given the serious flaws of California's existing system, the fourth section sets forth a package of recommendations for restructuring it, and the final section provides a roadmap showing how the Legislature might transition to the restructured system.
Read the full report HERE
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 KEDP Profile for Lake County
Tom Jordan from First5 Lake presented the KEDP Profile at the last LPC Meeting. The 2013 data results are included in this presentation. To access the survey click this link: KEDP
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Lake County Children's Council
has launched their new website.
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 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.
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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
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