
First 5 LA’s 2020-28 Strategic Plan Review and Refinements: Taking place every three years as outlined in the 2020-28 Strategic Plan, the first cycle of the review and refinement process has been underway since July 2022 and will continue through 2023. Throughout 2023, First 5 LA will continue to review and refine our 2020-28 Strategic Plan. For more information on First 5 LA’s Strategic Plan Review and Refinement, please visit this page. |
First 5 LA’s North Star cannot be achieved alone. That’s why First 5 LA is partnering with parents, communities, public agencies, local organizations and other funders to work together to ensure that every child in Los Angeles County will reach their full developmental potential throughout the critical years of prenatal to age 5. Below is a list of our current initiatives that are working towards achieving this goal.
African American Infant and Maternal Mortality (AAIMM)
The Los Angeles County AAIMM Initiative is a countywide coalition dedicated to addressing the disproportionately high rates of Black infant and maternal deaths and ensuring healthy and joyous births for Black families in L.A. County.
Early Care and Education Investments in Access
Early Identification and Intervention (EII)
Home Visiting Programs
Best Start Network
Early Care and Education Investments in Quality
As a way to evaluate and improve the quality of early learning programs, states across the country have begun to implement the Quality Rating and Improvement System (QRIS). Participation in QRIS helps families identify high-quality programs and helps programs to improve their quality of care for participants.
First Connections
The Link Advocates, Governments, Families and Parks Intiative (Link)
The Link model supports community-led organizations in building civic and planning capacity to access funding for parks and other forms of public infrastructure in a way that addresses the priorities of residents and families in the communities where it’s needed the most.
Dual Language Learner (DLL) Initiative
First 5 LA is working with Quality Start Los Angeles and funder First 5 California to celebrate and better support dual language learners from birth to age 5 with the launch of the Dual Language Learner (DLL) Initiative.