Child care is valuable community infrastructure that interrelates with housing and transit. Child care sited near housing, jobs, and transit reduces car trips. Currently, families may drive an extra 45+ mins to get to quality care.
Available child care is a quality of life and workforce issue for residents and employers. The child care shortage causes working parents to choose between less-than-ideal arrangements or turning down employment opportunities.
Early learning programs looking to open new sites or expand face challenges such as lack of usable, affordable space and extreme development expenses and timelines. Many give up on their expansion dreams.
BUILD UP SUPPORTS Learning Hubs Expansion Grant Fund On January 26, 2021 the San Mateo County Board of Supervisors voted to allocate $1.5M in support of Local Learning Hubs. Supervisors Dave Pine and Carole Groom Read more…
BUILD UP SUPPORTS Child Care Relief Fund In July, the San Mateo County Board of Supervisors allocated $2M of CARES Act funds to the Child Care Relief Fund. Eligibility for this grant program is limited Read more…
Build Up for San Mateo County’s Children Featured in: Living! LOCAL Foster City Area Guide Living! LOCAL, Foster City Area Guide. Online Magazine: Vol. 3 pg 38-39.
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Christine Padilla, Director, Build Up for San Mateo County's Children - 650.517.1436