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Early Childhood Matters – March 2021

Making the News: The American Rescue Plan’s Impact: Families, Child Care and Maternal Mortality in the U.S.
March 30, 2021 On March 12, not even three months...

No Vaccine for Racism
March 19, 2021 Earlier this week, America’s crisis of racist...

Making the News: Coronavirus Transmission in Schools & Day Care Settings, What We Know
February 25, 2021 At the beginning of the pandemic,...

The result of these three things – focus, collaboration and participation – has amplified our mission, work and importance. -Sheila Kuehl
L.A. County Supervisor and First 5 LA Commission Chair Sheila Kuehl pointed out the trajectory of First 5 LA in the areas of focus, collaboration and participation: Focusing on how our investments engage communities and partners; using what we learn from our programs to better collaborate with other partners; and participating with partners like the county during a time of diminishing revenues.