First 5 Orange County is pleased to announce that we have received the Certificate of Achievement for Excellence in Financial Reporting from the Government Finance Officers Association (GFOA). The award was given to us in large part because of the incredible hard...
SANTA ANA, Calif. – August 4, 2021 – First 5 Orange County is excited to announce the launch of its new and improved website and introductory video at first5oc.org. The redesign is intended to better showcase First 5 Orange County’s work toward our vision that all...
SANTA ANA, Calif. (June 2, 2021) – Child care-related challenges exact a significant toll on Orange County companies and the overall economy, along with a staggering personal and financial toll on families with young children, who far too often must choose between...
First 5 Orange County has released an annual report documenting our collective achievements throughout the 2019/2020 fiscal year. We began our year focused on our core programs of hospital screenings at birth, home visiting to support children’s healthy development...
First 5 Orange County and the City of Garden Grove are entering into a partnership to help the city improve its early childhood development strategies. Earlier this month, First 5 Orange County approved $125,000 to be used over the next 2 ½ years to fund programs and...
The Orange County Board of Supervisors has approved a new $5.1 million grant, bringing the total to $10.1 million benefiting child care programs SANTA ANA, Calif. – November 18, 2020 – The Orange County Board of Supervisors has allocated an additional $5.1 million in...
SANTA ANA, Calif. – Today, the County of Orange Child Care Relief Fund opened for child care providers to apply for funding to sustain their operations. Orange County Supervisors unanimously allocated $5 million in CARES Act emergency funding to support licensed...
The Change Leverages Statewide Branding and Parent Resources While Underscoring Commitment to OC’s Youngest Children SANTA ANA, Calif. – Jan. 8, 2019– Underscoring its key role in addressing critical health and developmental needs of Orange County’s youngest children,...
The Children and Families Commission of Orange County is pleased to announce Tiffany Alva as its new Early Learning Director. In her role as Early Learning Director, Alva is responsible for the implementation of school readiness, early literacy and math programs. She...
Santa Ana, Calif. – June 8, 2017 – Help Me Grow Orange County, a local leader in developmental promotion, early detection and connection to developmental services for young children and their families, took home the top honor at the inaugural 10K Innovation Challenge...