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C. 85

To:	Board of Supervisors
From:	FAMILY & HUMAN SERVICES COMMITTEE
Date:	August 14, 2018

Contra

Costa

County

Subject:

Local Child Care & Development Planning Council Activities Update

APPROVE	OTHER
RECOMMENDATION OF CNTY ADMINISTRATOR	RECOMMENDATION OF BOARD COMMITTEE

Action of Board On: 08/14/2018

APPROVED AS RECOMMENDED

OTHER

Clerks Notes:

VOTE OF SUPERVISORS

AYE:

Candace Andersen, District II Supervisor
Diane Burgis, District III Supervisor
Karen Mitchoff, District IV Supervisor
Federal D. Glover, District V Supervisor

ABSENT:

John Gioia, District I Supervisor

Contact:

Susan Jeong (925) 942-3413

I hereby certify that this is a true and correct copy of an action taken and entered on the minutes of the Board of Supervisors on the date shown.
ATTESTED: August 14, 2018
David Twa,

BY:	, Deputy

RECOMMENDATION(S):

ACCEPT report on the FY 2017/18 activities and key accomplishments and proposed 2018/19 work plan of the Local Planning Council as they relate to membership and funding of local child care and development planning in Contra Costa County.

FISCAL IMPACT:

No fiscal impact.

BACKGROUND:

The Board of Supervisors referred updates on the activities of the Local Planning and Advisory Council for Early Care and Education (formerly known as the Local Planning Council for Child Care and Development) to the Family and Human Services Committee on January 17, 2006.

BACKGROUND: (CONT'D)

The last report was provided to the Family and Human Services Committee on June 13, 2016. Please see the attached report for an update on the FY 2017/18 activities and key accomplishments and proposed new year work plan of the Local Planning Council as they relate to membership and funding of local child care and development planning in Contra Costa County. This attached report was reviewed and accepted by the Family and Human Services Committee at its regular meeting on July 23, 2018. Susan Jeong presented the report, noting that a needs assessment is completed every five years and that the current needs assessment is not quite complete. She highlighted that the current needs assessment will include a facilities survey to help demonstrate in State grant applications the unmet facilities needs in Contra Costa County. She estimated that there is a need for 10,000 more infant/toddler slots and 2.700 more preschool slots.

She also highlighted the upcoming annual forum and the struggle to expend $134,000 in preschool teacher tuition funding, which can be used to reimburse tuition only after it has been paid upfront by a preschool teacher, which can be a financial hardship for some teachers.