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 child care development that are linked to families’ housing, places 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 communities and the national economy. Every child deserves equal access 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 new Child Care facilities. [Download a PDF version of this 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 powerful agents of change and can make a significant contribution Read more…
The Low Income Investment Fund’s guide for planners. Defines and describes different types of child care. Provides guidance for reviewing child care planning applications. Suggests policies to support child care facilities. http://www.liifund.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/03/3-Responding_to_Child_Care_Facilities.pdf
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 new Child Care facilities. The following are general considerations for Read more…
Build Up formed in response to the Silicon Valley Community Foundation’s 2016 Child Care and Preschool Task Force, a multi-sector group that recommended solutions to the child care shortage and identified a need for a coordinated, cross-agency approach, supported by paid staff, to work on closing the gap. Build Up Read more…
Financing Strategies for New Facilities Building upon work completed during 2016 as part of a greater child care needs assessment for San Mateo County, Brion Economics evaluated different financing strategies that can be utilized to help fund the development of early learning facilities with the goal of alleviating the current Read more…