First 5 Orange County President and CEO Kim Goll joins Charitable Ventures CEO Anne Olin on "The Economy of Good" podcast to discuss early childhood advocacy and empowerment. Kim reflects on her journey as a leader and advocate for young children and the challenges...
Engaged Neighborhood Spotlight: Santa Ana Early Learning Initiative
The Santa Ana Early Learning Initiative (SAELI) is the largest and longest-running Engaged Neighborhood. The group formed after First 5 OC put out a call for projects to promote early childhood that First 5 could support by providing initial seed money. Armed with...
Engaged Neighborhood Spotlight: Overview
First 5 Orange County recently renewed our support for the Engaged Neighborhood Initiative. This initiative empowers families and neighborhoods to advocate for their young children while connecting families to the early health and development systems, and the systems...
Join First 5 OC for a fun day of Kid Builders with Supervisor Sarmiento!
Join Supervisor Sarmiento and First 5 Orange County for a Kid Builder Community Resource Fair on Saturday, September 9 from 9:30 a.m. to noon at Dwight D Eisenhower Elementary School, 13221 Lilly Street, Garden Grove, CA 92843. The Orange County Conditions of Children...
First 5 OC releases RFP for Family, Infant, and Early Childhood Mental Health consultants
The deadline to apply for First 5 Orange County's Consulting Services: Family, Infant, and Early Childhood Mental Health Request for Proposal (RFP) is September 7, 2023. First 5 Orange County is requesting submittal of proposals from individuals or organizations to...
Make your voice heard with the California Cost of Child Care Study
Are you a child care Executive Director, Program Director, Family Child Care Home Owner, or Family, Friend, and Neighbor Child Care Provider? If so, the state of California would like your input! California is changing how it pays for child care! Building on the 2022...
Free program teaches how to obtain a child care license and start a child care business
The free Orange County Licensed In-Home Childcare Program will be held from 6 to 8 p.m. Wednesdays from July 19 to September 6. Are you looking to start your own in-home child care business? Whether you already have an unlicensed child care business or...
¡Comparta su voz para informar las tarifas de subsidio de cuidado infantil!
¡California cambia la manera de pagar el cuidado infantil! California establecerá tasas de pago de subsidios de cuidado infantil informadas por el costo del cuidado, y se alejará de las tasas del mercado. Basado en el Estudio del costo de la calidad completado el año...
Join the upcoming California costof child care Anaheim input sessions
California is changing how it pays for child care! California will soon be setting child care subsidy payment rates informed by the cost of care – rather than market rates. Building on the Cost of Quality Study completed last year, the California Department of Social...
Opportunity for parents of children ages 0-5
First 5 OC is looking for parent leaders! Please share this information with families in Orange County who have children between the ages of 0-5 who want to make a difference. Parents can apply to join this paid First 5 Orange County group to support positive change...