First 5 Orange County understands that finding quality child care can be difficult for working families. So to help, First 5 OC and Early Childhood OC partnered up to create a helpful guide on some places to turn when it comes to finding child care, preschool or...
First 5 Orange County is requesting proposals from qualified firms of certified public accountants to provide audit services, reviews and/or other professional services including, the First 5 Orange County Commission’s Annual Comprehensive Financial Report. Questions...
First 5 Orange County continues to make great strides in our commitment to both family engagement and elevating family voices in our communities. As part of that effort, First 5 Orange County would like to introduce its new Family Ambassadors, who will help review...
The Orange County Children's Partnership, in which First 5 Orange County President/CEO Kim Goll is a member, released its 27th Annual Report on the Conditions of Children in Orange County. The annual report compiles indicators across four interdependent focus areas --...
Hello friends, partners and parents, Below is a link to First 5 Orange County's Annual Report, in which we've documented our collective achievements from the past fiscal year. The 2020-2021 fiscal year has been both challenging and rewarding for First 5 Orange County...
First 5 Orange County President/CEO Kim Goll was interviewed on KNX 1070 AM to discuss Congress' recent proposal for taxpayer-funded universal child care. An excerpt from the interview: "Lots of people would say, 'We already have subsidies in place to help families...
For September, we're focusing our social media efforts on Parental Resilience, one of the five Protective Factors which are research-informed approaches to increase family strengths, enhance child development and reduce the likelihood of child abuse and neglect....
Lucy Dunn, a champion for local business as the CEO and president of Orange County Business Council, wrote an op-ed in the Orange County Business Journal titled, "We Ignore Orange County's Child Care Crisis at Our Collective Peril." Dunn heavily relied on statistics...
First 5 Orange County and President/CEO Kim Goll were highlighted in Fast Company magazine's cover story profile of U.S. Representative Katie Porter. Porter was on a webinar featuring First 5 Orange County and Goll in which the child care crisis in the county was...
First 5 Orange County’s Child Care Landscape Analysis report was featured in an article in the Epoch Times about providing funding to child care providers. The story mentioned the First 5 Orange County's Orange County Child Care Landscape Analysis Phase I Report of...