Santa Cruz Child Care Planning Council (CCPC)

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Santa Cruz Child Care Planning Council (CCPC)

• Orientation

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Welcome to the Child Care Planning Council

• As a new member, you were invited to serve
  because
• You have knowledge and training that can improve
  and add to the Councils wisdom
• You are dedicated to children and work at
  improving their lives
• You want to be part of a respected and needed
  organization that actively works for the
  betterment of all child care systems and
  ultimately helps build a stronger, healthier
  community

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Mission of Child Care Planning Councils (a.k.a.
Local Planning Councils or LPCs)

• The primary mission of LPCs is to plan for child
  care and development services based on the needs
  of families in the local community
• In addition to planning, collaboration, and
  support for the child care systems that currently
  exist, the LPCs determine local priorities for
  new state funds
• By forming strong community partnerships, each
  group involved is empowered to share their ideas
  and concerns as part of the local planning
  process

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Mission and Composition of the Santa Cruz County
Child Care Planning Council

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• Our mission is to provide leadership for the
  assessment,
• development and sustainability of quality early
  care and education and school age extended
  learning options in Santa Cruz County.
• Members are comprised of leaders and experts in
  early
• care and education that promote and advocate for
• quality accessible educational programs that
  will
• ensure
• childrens healthy development
• school success
• a stronger healthier community

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Council Composition

• Council members are appointed both by the County
  Superintendent of Schools and the County Board of
  Supervisors
• The by-laws of our council have set our size at
  30 members
• to allow for maximum diversity
• The California Department of Education mandates
  that members be appointed equally in each of 5
  areas
• Consumers, Providers, Community Representatives,
  Public Agency Representatives and a Discretionary
  Category.

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What areas of expertise does the Council seek to
reflect?
Family Child Care Child Court Advocacy Community Care Licensing Funding Agencies Parents
Subsidized Child Care Programs Family Resource Centers Local Resource Referral Agency After School Recreation Programs Special Needs
Center-based Child Care (both non-profit sole proprietor) Facilities Development Community Colleges and Four Year Universities Alternative Payment Programs The Human Resources and Health Services Agencies
County Office of Education School Districts Migrant Head Start Head Start South North County
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History

• The Council initially functioned as a
  subcommittee to the Santa Cruz County Children's
  Network
• In 1991, the California State Legislature
  approved funding to establish Local Child Care
  Planning Councils in each county
• In Santa Cruz County, the Child Care Planning
  Council was housed within the Child Development
  Programs Department of the County Office of
  Education.

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History continued

• In 1998, the current By-Laws were approved by
  the Santa Cruz County Board of Supervisors and
  the Santa Cruz County Superintendent of Schools
• In 1999, the Legislature passed an operating
  budget to support the work of the Planning
  Councils. Santa Cruz County hired their first
  Coordinator

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Rules that govern the way we do business

• The Brown Act
• California Education Code
• Our By-laws

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Committees

• This is where the work of the Council happens
• Each council member serves on at least one
  committee
• Committees meet once a month
• Council members choose to serve on the committee
  that represents a facet of the Councils work
  that most interests them and which they feel they
  can contribute the most to.

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The current committees are

• Executive/Membership
• Master Plan Committee
• Subsidized Programs Consortium
• ECE Conference Planning

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Executive/Membership Committee

• Comprised of the Chair and two co-vice-chairs of
  the Council.
• Together with program staff the Executive
  Committee supports the work of
• the council by
• setting monthly meeting agendas and facilitating
  council meetings
• inviting and arranging guest speakers
• recruiting and mentoring new members, approving
  member applications, facilitating new member
  orientations and working to ensure that
  membership represents the diversity of the county
  and meets state mandates
• acting on behalf of the Council on timely issues
  between meetings
• supporting staff in strategizing and carrying out
  all projects related to the Council
• Working to develop council visibility

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Master Plan Committee

• Committee Goals
• Strategize process of vetting Master Plan in the
  community, conduct input sessions, keep track of
  input and incorporate suggested revisions.
• Create an addendum to include community comments
  and suggestions not incorporated into plan.
• Identify and contact potential implementers of
  the Master Plan.
• Act as a hub for connection with and between
  other groups/agencies are already or would be
  interested in implementing various aspects of the
  Master Plan.
• Create a time line and measurable outcomes for
  goals in the Master Plan.
• Adopt a finalized Master Plan by June 2008.

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Subsidized Programs Consortium

• Committee Goals
• Maximize ability to capture, maintain and utilize
  federal, state, local and private funds for
  infant/toddler, preschool and SAEL programs.
  Coordinate and broker full use of funded slots.
• Increase family access to child care subsidies
  and tax credits.
• Provide technical assistance and adequate funds
  to assist programs to meet the particular needs
  of low-income children, children with special
  needs, English language learners, ethnically
  diverse children, homeless and migrant children
  and foster children, (as well as families working
  with CPS to maintain the family unit.) 
• Act as a clearing house for information and
  education on the state mandated Centralized
  Eligibility List. Conduct ongoing CEL
  business/coordination, fighting bushfires in the
  subsidy world.

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ECE Conference Planning

• Committee Goals
• Develop appropriate, quality training and
  educational opportunities for the entire ECE and
  SAEL workforce.
• Provide opportunities for leadership development
  within ECE and SAEL.
• And various aspects of the following goals
• Provide technical assistance and adequate funds
  to assist programs to meet the particular needs
  of low-income children, children with special
  needs, English language learners, ethnically
  diverse children, homeless children and foster
  children.
• Develop and expand linkages within ECE and SAEL
  programs.
• Provide parenting education resources for ECE and
  SAEL professionals

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Projects of the CouncilNeeds Assessment
Master Plan

• Every Five Years
• The Council conducts a needs assessment of child
  care in Santa Cruz County
• The Council develops/updates a Master Plan for
  Early Care and Education and School Age Extended
  Learning in the county.

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Major Accomplishments in FYs 07-08

• With funding from the David and Lucile Packard
  Foundation the Council is leading a countywide
  effort to produce a comprehensive blueprint for
  offering voluntary preschool to all children in
  the last two years before entering kindergarten.
• In collaboration with the League of Women Voters,
  the Council hosted the 27th District Assembly
  Candidates Forum to educate the public on
  candidates views on early care and education and
  K-12 education.
• Conducted two countywide training series on the
  new Desired Results Developmental Profile
  (assessment tool) for 119 state funded staff and
  directors
• Distributed over 72,000 in professional
  development educational awards to the ECE
  workforce in Santa Cruz via the AB212 program.
• Council members spoke at the City of Capitolas
  Housing Element focus group in an effort to
  advocate for the inclusion of child care as an
  essential element in the design of sustainable
  community.
• Council members met with the Santa Cruz City
  Council to advocate for a fair defunding process
  for all community based programs that receive
  city jurisdictional funding.
• Planned and held the 2008 Central Coast ECE
  Conference on Quality Child Care.
• Completed the 2008-2013 Master Plan for Early
  Care and Education.

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Membership Commitment

• Attend monthly 2-hour Council meetings
• Attend yearly all-day retreat in June
• Join at least one committee and attend monthly
  meeting.
• Attend public events sponsored by Council
• Represent Council in the community
• Respond to communications from the Council and
  staff

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Why Serve on the Council?
For the Children!