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...
Are you a parent or do you know a parent with experience with the various systems that serve children and families in Orange County? Help Me Grow is creating a Parent Advisory Committee, and is seeking parents to join the group, which will work to strengthen the...
The Orange County Board of Supervisors is seeking candidates to serve on the First 5 Orange County Children and Families Commission for the 2021-2023 term. Three Commission positions are open: two in the education category and one in the health category. Commissioners...
“We won’t really ever fully understand.” First 5 Orange County President/CEO Kim Goll was featured in a story in The Orange County Register detailing how the COVID-19 pandemic has disrupted the child care industry in Orange County and left parents and providers...
Join us at 9 a.m. Wednesday, April 7, 2021, as the First 5 Orange County Children and Families Commission meets via Zoom. The April agenda promises to be a fast-paced meeting, chock-full of information. On the agenda are highlights from the Dental Transformation...
First 5 Orange County President/CEO Kim Goll was quoted in an Orange County Register article titled, "Parents may be in for a rude awakening as they start to return to work and seek child care." The article details the difficulties parents and caregivers are having...