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Early Childhood Matters – Issue #26
Legislative Update: Changing the Rules to Make Things Work Better for Children
By Peter Barth, First 5 LA Director of Public Policy and Government Affairs In a recent Board meeting, First 5 LA Commissioner Judy Abdo described systems change as “making things work better” and one of the ways to make things work better is to change the rules —...
Legislative Agenda
SB 982 https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billNavClient.xhtml?bill_id=201720180SB982Senator Holly MitchellThis bill would change the sums from which the family’s income is to be deducted to determine the amount of cash aid paid each month, and would prohibit the...
Connecting Points: Focused on the Work Ahead
By Kim Belshé, Executive Director, First 5 LA The Board of Commissioners meets on the second Thursday of each month at 1:30 p.m., unless otherwise indicated, at the First 5 LA offices. All meetings are open to the public, and agendas are posted on our website at least...
Commission Meeting Summary for March 8
These Commission Summaries are intended to provide highlights of the First 5 LA Board of Commissioners’ actions to advance the outcome areas of First 5 LA’s 2015–2020 Strategic Plan. Highlights from the March 8 Commission meeting include approval of the agency’s Long...
Champion for Children Jennifer Pippard: It’s All about Relationships
Imagine as a child having the freedom to bring up any topic for discussion as desired during family meals? For Jennifer Pippard, it was a wonderful way to grow up. “We often laugh now that the food may have not been so tasty — as there were no real cooks in our family...
Parents POV: Reading to your Child
4 Kids and a Question: National Reading Month
Learning as a Strategic Asset
“Leadership and learning are indispensable to each other.” – John F. KennedyWhat’s the best way to begin an article on learning? Why a pop quiz, of course!Which of the following facts about pregnancy and children are true?Answer: They are all true! And all were...
