Neighborhood Services and Education Committee (nse)
March 25, 2022

Equity • Diversity • Inclusion • Partnership
Joint Special Meeting of the City Neighborhood
Services and Education Committee and Committee
of the Whole and the County of Santa Clara
Children, Seniors and Families Committee
25 March 2022
Equity • Diversity • Inclusion • Partnership
Family income vs. eligibility for publicly
funded ECE programs - 4 year-olds from families
making $50,000 or less are
eligible for 5 public funded
programs
- These programs provide
approximately $233M in
funding for childcare in
Santa Clara
- All age-eligible 4 year-olds,
regardless of family income,
are eligible for TK
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Slots and Services
3 # of spaces funded by Federal Early / Head Start 498 / 1690 # of spaces funded by State Preschool / General Childcare 234 # of children with disabilities (IFSP / IEP) served 112 Equity • Diversity • Inclusion • Partnership
Childcare Resource and Referral
• Launched & maintain a childcare portal (www.childcarescc.org) that provides a streamlined way for families to search for ELC and contact providers, and for providers to respond to families. – Families seeking subsidized care can receive subsidy and enrollment information in the portal or from R&R staff
• Stabilized the childcare field by partnering to distribute stipends and reimbursements, and distributing several rounds of PPE and antigen test kits. • Supported prospective childcare providers navigate the licensing process. • Provided training and resources to licensed providers and family, friend, and neighbor (FFN) caregivers.
• Partnered with SCCOE’s Steps to Success initiative to create a central hub for ELC enrollment (www.enrollsantaclara.org) and to deliver a multi-lingual public awareness campaign on the importance of enrollment and consistent attendance in high quality ELC programs. 4 Equity • Diversity • Inclusion • Partnership
Additional Supports & Services
In addition to the slots that SCCOE directly operates, SCCOE supports the following:
- 2,073 licensed ELC providers
- Delivery of 3,118 state preschool (CSPP) slots through the countywide pilot - Delivery of of slots subsidized through the AP program by 443 providers In the 2021 budget, the state also added slots to programs serving low-income 0 to 5 year olds. As a result, Santa Clara should see approximately:
- 350 additional CSPP preschool slots
- 8,000 additional APP voucher slots
- 15,000 additional TK slots to serve all 4 year olds in the county, regardless of income
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Equity
Equity is one of SCCOE’s four core principles and is integral to all our programs and services. Our early learning programs promote equity in many ways including:
• Provide the highest quality programs to the lowest income families through Head Start • Reserve over-income slots in our programs for children with disabilities • Increase access for low-income families and supporting family childcare home providers by facilitating enrollment through the R&R portal • Provide whole child and whole family supports, like early childhood mental health services and family nutritional education, in our programs • Provide language accessibility and cultural competency by employing and empowering a diverse and multilingual workforce
• Create a countywide workforce pipeline, in partnership with First 5 SCC and others, that elevates the existing workforce, who are primarily women of color 6 Equity • Diversity • Inclusion • Partnership
Recommendations for City and
County Investment
ECE Workforce ($11,140,100)
• Preschool & TK Workforce Development
• Shared Services Alliance
• Childcare Apprenticeships
• Countywide Workforce Development
Campaign & Plan
• Coaching & Navigation Supports
• Career Online High School Internships
ECE Facilities ($10,600,000)
• Preschool Facilities, Including County
Employees
• BUILD UP Facilities Plan & TA
• PRNS Licensed Facilities
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