The Office of the California Surgeon General has released a free, online professional learning module designed to help early care and education personnel respond to trauma and stress in children. The training has two goals: Provide greater awareness of the impact of...
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...
¡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...
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...
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...
Los documentos informativos de EDI Spotlight, o el enfoque de EDI, de First 5 Orange County están disponibles en inglés y español. Cada folleto enseña las diferentes areas del desarrollo de los niños y cómo la información de EDI esta impactando la comunidad. Haga Clic...
Join us at 9 a.m. Wednesday, June 7, 2023, as First 5 Orange County meets in person. The meeting will be held at Orange County Transportation Authority Conference Center, 550 South Main Street, Orange, CA. Members of the public can listen to live audio streaming of...
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...
On May 11, we held a successful Kid Builders kickoff event at Anaheim's Sunkist Elementary School. More than 180 people attended, including many families with young children, media, local dignitaries, and community leaders. Dr. Baschshi opened the event by describing...
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,...