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Policy & Advocacy
Offering better programs and services for families and child care providers often depends on legislation. CCRC’s Sacramento- based Government Relations staff share an office with 11 other early childhood organizations, working collaboratively to engage policymakers and advocate for improvements to the state’s early childhood system.
Emphasis is focused on family well- being policy issues, especially health and human services, mental health services, and families experiencing emergencies. Coalition building in the areas of child welfare and domestic violence has heightened our collective awareness of these issues.
We had the unique opportunity
to create advocacy partnerships during the COVID-19 pandemic and resulting child care crisis. These new partnerships include the Hospital Association of Southern California, United Food and Commercial Workers International Union,
SEIU United Healthcare Workers, California Grocers Association, and California Chamber of Commerce.
Data Driven Storytelling
By providing carefully curated data and information, CCRC’s highly-skilled Research and Evaluation staff assists internal and external stakeholders in program evaluation and strategic planning, contract compliance, and advocacy.
2019-2020 Highlights
CCRC co-hosted the first convening of early and afterschool care stakeholders to discuss the continuum of care for children from 0 to 12 years old. We convened administrators and advocates to create a three-pronged vision for a coordinated system of care: 1) Shared advocacy and systems alignment, 2) Opportunities for braided funding, 3) Shared quality standards and training.
We led an Emergency Child Care Bridge advocacy campaign that included a social media toolkit and an historical program video. CCRC also co-hosted the Second Annual Bridge Program Convening, which was attended by all 45 implementing counties.
Government Relations Manager Patrick MacFarlane helped create CCRC’s first state budget recap video, which provided an overview of planned state funding in early care and education.
We entered a paid contract with Early Care and Education Pathways To Success (ECEPTS), a nonprofit advancing the early childhood education workforce, to provide government relations consulting. This includes policy advocacy and outreach to local and state legislators.
ECEPTS APPRENTICESHIP MODELS
“We must recognize that the welfare
of our children is intimately linked to the welfare of
all other people's children. After all, when one of our children needs life-saving surgery, someone else's child will perform it. If one of our children is harmed by violence, someone else's child will be responsible for the violent act. The good life for our own children can be secured only if a good life is also secured for all other people's children.”
- Lilian Katz, ECE advocate, educator, leader
MISSION
To advance the rigorous professional development and economic well-being of the Early Care and Education workforce so that all children can reap the full benefits of their early learning and care experiences.
VISION
A society that fully respects and supports young children and those who teach and care for them.
STRATEGIES
• Program Development & Dissemination • Systems Change • Field Building
VALUES
• Respect
• Integrity • Competence • Commitment to Results
ECEPTS
EARLY CARE & EDUCATION PATHWAYS TO SUCCESS
APPRENTICESHIP IN CAREERS WITH CHILDREN & FAMILIES
• POPULATION: High school students and recent graduates
• OVERVIEW: An introduction to public sector and family-
focused jobs, Apprentices complete four dual-credit college courses and paid on-the-job training in ECE, special education, human services and public health. Apprenticeship begins in high school and ends in college with an AA degree.
EARLY EDUCATOR APPRENTICESHIP
• POPULATION: Incumbent center-based and Head Start workers • OVERVIEW: Apprentices complete college coursework and
paid on-the-job training to earn CA Associate Teacher Permits, Master Teacher Permits and AA degrees, and Site Supervisor Permits and BA degrees.
ECE YOUTH APPRENTICESHIP
• POPULATION: High school students
• OVERVIEW: Youth Apprentices complete four dual-credit
college college courses and paid on-the-job training, earning CA Associate Teacher Permits to work in ECE programs. Graduates can continue in other ECE apprenticeships once in college.
FAMILY CHILD CARE PROVIDERS
• POPULATION: Licensed Family Child Care Providers
• OVERVIEW: Designed to address the unique academic and
professional needs of FCC providers. Apprentices complete college coursework in ECE, specialized training on working with dual language learners, and guidance in small business administration.
HOME VISITOR
• POPULATION: Incumbent workers and unemployed parents • OVERVIEW: Designed to develop culturally responsive,
well-trained professionals to work as community-based home visitors. Apprentices complete six college courses and paid on-the-job training in child care, community outreach, and home visiting.
ECEPTS
EARLY CARE & EDUCATION PATHWAYS TO SUCCESS
www.ECEPTS.org | 626-497-7645
Emergency Child Care Bridge Program
2ND Annual
CONVENING for the
for FOSTER CHILDREN
November 6th, 2019
9:00am – 3:30pm
• Convening for Policymakers, Advocates and Program Administrators implementing the Emergency Child Care Bridge Program
• All-day event to share implementation successes and challenges
• Light breakfast & box lunch will be served
Sponsored by
| California Alternative Payment Program Association
| California Child Care Resource & Referral Network | Child Care Alliance of Los Angeles
| Child Care Resource Center
| Children Now
| County Welfare Directors Association of California | First 5 California
| First 5 Los Angeles
Tsakopoulos Library Galleria 828 I St
Sacramento, CA 95814
*Contact [email protected] for more information
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