Special Notice / Hearing: None__
Vote Required: Majority
To: Honorable Board of Supervisors
From: Supervisor Dave Pine, District 1
Michael P. Callagy, County Executive
Subject: Early Childhood Education Career Pathways Pilot Program and Use of District-Discretionary Measure K Funds (Supervisorial District 1)
RECOMMENDATION:
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Measure K: Recommendation to:
A) Adopt a resolution:
1. Authorizing and directing the County Executive, or designee, acting in consultation with the County Attorney's Office, to negotiate and enter into a grant agreement with the San Mateo County Office of Education to support the two-year Early Childhood Education Career Pathways Pilot Project for the term of March 28, 2023, through June 30, 2024 and a total amount not to exceed $200,000; and
2. Authorizing a one-time contribution of district-discretionary Measure K funds, not to exceed $100,000, to pay for a portion of the cost of the agreement with the County Office of Education.
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BACKGROUND:
According to the 2022 San Mateo County Childcare Needs Assessment (Assessment) prepared by the Child Care Partnership Council of San Mateo County (CCPC), only 34% of the demand for infant and toddler care, which includes children up to two years of age, is currently being met. Infant and toddler care allows parents to return to work after they welcome a child or start a job to help provide for their family. Over the past five years, the Assessment found there has been a reduction of 897 spaces in family childcare homes (FCCH), which are the primary providers of infant and toddler out-of-home care.
For pre-school aged children, there are enough licensed spaces in the County to meet 94% of the demand. But, not all of those spaces are available. A recent survey by the San Mateo CCPC found that 31% of the surveyed providers are serving fewer children than their licensed capacity due to staffing shortages. Of the 1,490 spaces licensed to survey respondent...
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