Please join BreastfeedLA, OC Health Care Agency, and First 5 Orange County for a Black Infant Health OC Open House on Saturday, Feb. 1 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. at 100 S. Anaheim Blvd., Suite 340, in Anaheim, next to City Hall. Help us spread the word!
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Alameda County passed 1/2 cent sales tax to support early childhood education
Alameda County is supporting early childhood health care and education through Measure C, a half-cent sales tax that is expected to generate about $150 million per year. The measure was passed by voters in 2020 and was upheld by the California Supreme Court in April...
Child care business training cohort launches July 17
SBDC’s Women’s Business Center, in collaboration with First 5 OC is launching the fourth cohort of the child care business program for future providers who are interested in opening a family child care program in Orange County on July 17, 2024. Please see the attached...
Updated: Now Taking Applications for HealthySteps Dyadic Services Program Academy
First 5 Orange County and CalOptima Health are expanding the HealthySteps evidence-based model to 10 additional programs in Orange County! Applications are being accepted now for the Dyadic Services Program Academy. The Academy and funding opportunity provides...
OC Health Care Agency to Hold Listening Forums on Health Needs on May 28 and 29
Please help us spread the word! The Orange County Health Care Agency (HCA) has been working with community, county and health care partners to conduct a health needs assessment for the maternal, child, and adolescent (MCA) population. The OC HCA has been reviewing...
Social Media Toolkit Available to Support Children’s Mental Health
In honor of May being Mental Health Awareness Month and with Children’s Mental Health Awareness Week the second week of May, we are pleased to share this social media toolkit to support children’s mental health. The toolkit includes...
Funding opportunity for Black Infant Health program
First 5 Orange County will be selecting one or more agencies to implement a Black Infant Health (BIH) program. We are seeking organizations that have the values, experience, and infrastructure to implement the BIH program in Orange County. Download the RFP as a Word...
Early childhood educators invited to The Power of Advocacy event on March 15
The Orange County Child Care and Development Planning Council (OC LPC) in partnership with The Orange County Association for the Education of Young Children (OCAEYC) is holding “The Power of Advocacy” on Friday, March 15, from 5:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. at Great Wolf...
Orange County in-home licensed child care cohort for future child care providers begins January 17
First 5 OC and the Small Business Development Center (SBDC) are launching the third cohort of business development trainings for future family child care providers. Please see the attached flyer for details and registration information. First 5 OC y el Centro de...
Doula Stipend Program Application is now open!
First 5 Orange County's Doula Stipend Program Application is now open! Our stipend program provides financial assistance to selected applicants as they pursue Medi-Cal provider status in alignment with the Department of Health Care Services' recently released Doula...