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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: Local Investment in Child Care Thursday, May 15, 2008 New! 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. Inclusive Child Care The Top 8 Questions Providers Ask About Inclusive Child Care document was created by the Committee on Special Needs. NOTE: A Spanish version is also available. Learn more... 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! Early Care and Education for All Plan Now Available As an Early Care and Education for All partner, we are thrilled to share with you the Early Care and Education for All Plan for Alameda County. Alameda County has undertaken this comprehensive planning effort to address the needs of all children birth to five and their families. This Plan will help guide our collective efforts for high quality ECE in Alameda County. We invite you to roll up your sleeves with us and share in this work that will develop lasting and positive outcomes for our children and their families, the ECE workforce and the wider community. To download the full plan or an Executive Summary, 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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