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FAMILY AND HUMAN SERVICES COMMITTEE
Meeting Date: 06/10/2019  
Subject:    Countywide Child Care Pilot Plan
Submitted For: David Twa
Department: County Administrator  
Referral No.: FHS #92  
Referral Name: Countywide Child Care Pilot Plan
Presenter: Susan Jeong Contact: Susan Jeong (925) 942-3413
Information
Referral History:
California Education Code (EC) Section 8231 requires that Local Planning Councils prepare a comprehensive countywide child care plan designed to mobilize public and private resources to address identified needs. Projects and activities of the Contra Costa LPC align with legislative intent for Local Planning Councils to serve as a forum to address the child care needs of all families and all child care programs, both subsidized and non-subsidized in Contra Costa County (Ed code Sections 8499.3 and 8499.5).

On October 17, 2006, the Board of Supervisors referred updates on the Countywide Child Care Plan to the Family and Human Services Committee and the Local Planning and Advisory Council for Early Care and Education has provided annual reports.
Referral Update:
On February 25, 2019, Susan Jeong presented highlights from the 2017-2027 Comprehensive County Child Care Needs Assessment prepared by Brion Economics, Inc.. The Board of Supervisors approved the Needs Assessment on March 12, 2019.

Supervisor Gioia had requested Ms. Joeng to provide the following additional information in a supplemental report:
  • Child care needs broken out by sub-region in addition to the current city breakout
  • Unmet demand gap broken out by race/ethnicity
  • A measurement of the availability of subsidized child care slots

Ms. Jeong will be present to provide additional information regarding child care needs and access in Contra Costa County. For reference the LPC Needs Assessment required data points are listed in Education Code, Chapter 2.3, Article 1, Section 8499.
Recommendation(s)/Next Step(s):
RECEIVE oral follow-up report on child care needs and access in Contra Costa County.
Fiscal Impact (if any):
No net County cost. The Pilot Plan attempts to access CDE future child care subsidy funds that, due to policies in past years, would have been unearned.
Attachments
2017 Local Planning Council Needs Assessment
Public Comment LPC Needs Assessment

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