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...
Children and Family Futures Survey
As part of the Plans of Safe Care work and the project with Children and Family Futures, a survey is being distributed to better understand current activities in Orange County surrounding fetal alcohol spectrum disorder (I.e. alcohol use in pregnancy). We are...
Orange County’s BenefitsCal portal is open
Please let your families know that Orange County officially switched over to a new benefits enrollment portal called BenefitsCal on Monday, April 24. The new BenefitsCal website replaces the former portal, MyBenefitsCalWIN, for Orange County residents to apply for,...
NEW! Social Media Toolkit 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 updates on the Stigma Free...
Help Me Grow seeks parents to join local Parent Advisory Committee
Help Me Grow is seeking Orange County parents of children ages 0-8 to join its Parent Advisory Committee (PAC). The group meets bi-monthly on Zoom beginning in July. See the fliers below for more information. Please share this email with your network as well as...
Free Conference for Child Care Providers: Leading with Your Heart and Head
Child care center directors and large family child care providers are welcome to attend a free conference at Saddleback College on Saturday, April 22. Register here: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/leading-with-your-heart-and-head-tickets-529946031847 Conferencia de...
Community nonprofits with budgets of less than $5 million can apply now to Open Call for funding
Mackenzie Scott has announced an Open Call through Yield Giving for community-focused nonprofits to apply for unrestricted funding. To apply, nonprofits must have had annual operating budgets larger than $1 million but less than $5 million for at least two of the past...