December 18, 2019 “We’re afraid,” Melissa Franklin confessed to the audience....
Articles
An Ally Through Adversity
Giving birth a third time with...
From Detention to DULCE: An Immigrant Mother’s Tale
Illustration by Gustavo Muniz ...
2020 to be Los Angeles County’s Year to Advance Early Childhood Education
With the banner “Our county, our children, our commitment,” Los Angeles County leaders have earmarked 2020 as the year to focus on youth issues, including a strong focus on early childhood to strengthen the county’s social fabric in decades to come. Los Angeles...
Los Angeles Early Care and Education Provider Financial Analysis
Nonprofit Finance Fund (NFF) partnered with the California Community Foundation and First 5 LA to study the financial and operational challenges faced by 26 ECE center-based providers in Los Angeles County (with California Department of Education contracts) to help...
A Comprehensive Fiscal Analysis of the Los Angeles County Early Care and Education System
With funding from the Los Angeles County Quality and Productivity Commission, First 5 LA, and the Office of Child Protection (OCP), OCP engaged a team of national experts in early childhood systems and financing to conduct a comprehensive fiscal analysis (CFA) of the...
2020-28 Strategic Plan Accelerates First 5 LA on Path Toward Its North Star
Published November 26, 2019 It...
Standing Up To Federal Regulations that Harm Children & Families
November 26, 2019 This past year, a tide of federal regulatory...
Commission Meeting Summary for November 14, 2019
Highlights from the November 14 Commission meeting include the approval of the 2020-2028 Strategic Plan and presentations on First 5 LA’s year-in-review. The Board of Commissioners meets on the second Thursday of each month at 1:30 p.m., unless otherwise indicated, at...
Reviewing 2019, Preparing for 2020
Every year California’s state policy leaders make decisions impacting young children and their families in Los Angeles County, from allocating funds in the state budget to changing laws to establishing the rules and regulations that guide local program implementation....
