Build UP San Mateo County's Response to COVID-19 When COVID-19 began affecting the ECE community, Build Up SMC was quick to respond. Please view this page of our past and current efforts to aid in the COVID-19 response. COVID-19 Child Care Response Team | March 2020 Essential Worker Survey | April 2020 COVID-19 Child Care Project | May 2020 San Mateo Rental Assistance | July 2020 Child Care Relief Fund | Aug 2020 Learning Hubs Expansion | Feb 2021 It Takes a Village | June 2021 Watch the video to the left to hear testimony from Robin, whose grant from the Child Care Relief Fund through San Mateo County Strong supported access to more spaces at the start of the COVID-19 pandemic. Highlights of our work it takes a villageThe story of how San Mateo County's early learning community formed a COVID-19 Child Care Response Team. CCRT ReflectionsSince March 2020, a group pf early care and education leaders worked together to achieve the following results found in the CCRT Wrap-Up. We collaborated with Assembly member mullin To thank child care providers Build Up SMC Director, Christine Padilla was featured in critical conversations on funding child care locally