City of San Mateo Gets a New Preschool Build Up is thrilled to celebrate the upcoming opening of Little Footsteps Preschool, a non-denominational preschool program located at St. Andrew’s Lutheran Church in San Mateo. The program is operated by Footsteps Read more…
View the Full Report: Building Bridges: Creating Strong Partnerships for Early Childhood Education https://youtu.be/jtKtcpmIOyUhttps://youtu.be/LB9EJDarbE4 Build Up for San Mateo County’s Children is thrilled to share a new report from the U.S. Chamber of Commerce Foundation using original research on the Read more…
Kathryn Tama, early learning facility design expert, authored a comprehensive design Guide (51 pages) and shorter Checklist (7 pages) to help early learning programs assess facility spaces and make plans for facility renovation or new construction. The Guide and Checklist Read more…
According to ChildCare Aware’s new report, child care is one of the largest expenses families face and is largely unaffordable throughout the nation. In San Mateo County, child care expenses for two children, estimated at $3,500/month, can easily exceed housing Read more…
San Mateo County has a severe shortage of licensed child care, preschool and after school programs, impacting families, children, and the economic prosperity of the region. The child care facility shortage is a multi-sector issue that will take concerted efforts Read more…
Being a Good Neighbor — Tips for Family Child Care Home Providers Family Child Care (FCC) is an incredibly important piece of the child care system in San Mateo County, especially for families with very young children. Over 60% of Read more…
In 2018, the San Bruno Community Foundation provided a grant to First 5 San Mateo County to better understand the shortage of child care and preschool in San Bruno, and to use maps to determine the ideal locations for new Read more…
This month, Washington DC’s Bipartisan Policy Center (BPC) released their Early-Learning-Facilities-Policy-Framework. Their framework outlines the following four principles to guide early learning and child care facilities investments throughout the country: “Early learning programs are critical to the health and success of local Read more…
Child Care facilities provide an incredible benefit to the community. All developers should consider the benefits of including a Child Care facility in their project. Let’s work together to find a way to provide our community with the benefits of Read more…
San Mateo County has a shortfall of 11,000 child care and preschool spaces, directly impacting the county’s business, education, transportation and housing sectors. By 2025, this shortage is expected to rise to 14,000. The good news is that cities are Read more…