Promoting Public Policy
that Builds Stronger Families
At a time of shrinking public and private resources, advocating for policies and programs that promote the health and well-being of children during their most critical years of development is a major part of what we do. First 5 Alameda County works to support the creation of an early childhood system of care:
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We support family service agencies in providing developmentally appropriate services for children 0-5 and their families
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We coordinate, support and link early childhood policy efforts across the county
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We monitor key legislative and budget issues impacting early childhood.
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We participate in local, state and national early childhood policy work to promote the work of First 5 Alameda County and to learn from other innovative initiatives
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We develop linked data systems to track family success and program outcomes
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We promote common early childhood outcomes and an early childhood budget as a framework for an early childhood system of care.