Special Notice / Hearing: None__
Vote Required: Majority
To: Honorable Board of Supervisors
From: Supervisor Dave Pine, District 1
Subject: San Mateo County Child Care Partnership Council 2022 San Mateo County Child Care Needs Assessment
RECOMMENDATION:
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Approve the 2022 San Mateo County Child Care Needs Assessment by the San Mateo County Child Care Partnership Council for submission to the California Department of Social Services.
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BACKGROUND:
California Welfare and Institutions Code Section 10486(b)(1) requires Local Planning Councils to conduct an assessment of child care needs in the county no less frequently than once every five years to be submitted, upon approval by the county board of supervisors and the county superintendent of schools, to the California Department of Social Services (CDSS) to aid in determining local priorities for child care.
Local Child Care Planning Councils were established by the State Legislature in 1991 in every county in California. In San Mateo County, the Child Care Partnership Council (CCPC) is that council. It is a publicly funded and appointed body, which is mandated to:
* identify priorities for the local distribution of state funding for early care and education services for low-income children and families,
* conduct an early care and education needs assessment every five years,
* create a county-wide child care strategic plan,
* develop policies, strategies and resources to promote the goals of the child care strategic plan, and
* advise San Mateo County on the potential local impact of state and national policies and legislation.
The Council is co-chaired by Supervisor Dave Pine and County Superintendent of Schools Nancy Magee. Twenty additional members are appointed, with equal representation from parent consumers of child care, early care and education providers, public agencies, and community agency representatives.
DISCUSSION:
The CDSS defines and prescribes data elements...
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