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...
First 5 Orange County visited with Assemblyman Steven Choi at Orange Unified School District’s Child Development Center on July 29 to discuss the importance of quality child care and the impact the child care crisis has had on Orange County’s economy. Here's a video...
In an effort to better engage families, partners and community members, First 5 Orange County launched a Twitter account that will further help disseminate the valuable information, resources and analysis that has made the organization a leader for young children in...
First 5 Orange County would like to welcome two new members who will serve on the First 5 Orange County Commission. Dr. Katherine Chiu is the Director of Pediatric Anesthesiology in the UC Irvine School of Medicine Department of Anesthesiology & Perioperative...
First 5 Orange County President/CEO Kim Goll was invited to be on the news program, “Inside the Issues,” hosted by Alex Cohen, to discuss the child care crisis facing Orange County and the state of California. Goll frequently cited the findings revealed in First 5...
First 5 Orange County thanks all those who helped make supply distributions possible to get needed supplies to more than 2,000 child care providers in Orange County. A big thanks goes out to the JPB Foundation and First 5 Association of California for donating...
The second phase of First 5 Orange County’s Child Care Landscape Analysis report was featured in an article in The Orange County Register detailing the findings. The story quoted First 5 Orange County President/CEO Kim Goll in highlighting that child care challenges...
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 is excited to share the findings from the second phase of its groundbreaking Child Care Landscape Analysis, "Child Care and its Impact on Orange County’s Economy," at the June 2, 2021, First 5 Orange County Children & Families Commission...
The Children’s Home Society of California (CHS) is offering free personal protective equipment (PPE) supplies to child care providers. CHS is inviting Family Child Care Homes, Centers, and License-Exempt child care providers to pick up supplies at its Orange County...