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Planning Council Meetings
Planning Council meetings are open to the general public and all those who have an interest in child care. Next meeting: Early Care & Education Committee Thursday, October 16, 2008 Inclusive Child Care New Chinese Translation! The Top 8 Questions Providers Ask About Inclusive Child Care document was created by the Committee on Special Needs. NOTE: Spanish and Chinese versions are also available. Learn more... Training and Consultation Resource Guide The Child Care Planning Council, in partnership with the California School-Age Consortium and First 5 Alameda County is offering this Training and Consultation Resource Guide for early childhood programs seeking trainers and consultants whose expertise in the early care and education field can support agencies in meeting their professional development goals. It was created for the Early Care and Education Professional Development and Retention Project in Alameda County. For more information, please contact Nadiyah Taylor at (510) 208-9722 or e-mail The 2006 Alameda County Early Care and Education Needs Assessment Report As part of the Early Care and Education For All planning process and as mandated by the state, this report describes the current status of child care supply and demand in Alameda County, and is intended to inform County child care policies and priorities with the most up-to-date county data. The report presents an overview of County demographics as well as child care-specific data, and analyses the supply, demand, costs, and experiences and challenges of special populations and the child care providers themselves. We also have profiles available for each city, as well as zip code for Berkeley, Fremont, Hayward and Oakland. Opening A Child Care Business If you are interested in opening your own child care business, please contact Community Care Licensing at (510) 622-2602, or one of the child care resource and referral services listed under "Child Care Referral Services" at right. |
 New List of Early Care and Education Acronyms 2008 Our field often uses a multitude of acronyms. This document has recently been updated and a few more acronyms have been added to the list. Please check this out and use it as your handy guide for all your acronym needs. click here. Media Advocacy and Training Toolkit The Child Care Planning Council in collaboration with Every Child Counts and the Family Child Care Coalition, is pleased to release this Media and Advocacy Training Toolkit. This toolkit was created as a resource for family child care providers to encourage providers to engage in media and community advocacy on behalf of the family child care industry and family child care providers in Alameda County. Learn more... Child Care Referral Services If you are looking for child care in Alameda County, please contact one of the following child care resource and referral services:
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