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HIGH5

HIGH5 is the First 5 Alameda County portal to manage training, events, awards, and funding opportunities. With a HIGH5 Community account, you can: Application Requirements HIGH5 is a web-based application that you can access by using Google Chrome web browser. HIGH5 is located at https://high5.force.com/First5/s/. Questions? Connect with us at 510-227-6925 or at HIGH5Helpdesk@first5alameda.org

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First 5 Community Programs

We’re dedicated to building a comprehensive and coordinated early childhood system—and that includes offering community programs designed to help every child get a strong start in life. Browse our range of child-, caregiver-, and provider-focused programs.

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The Children’s Health & Child Care Initiative for Alameda County (Measure C)

This countywide sales tax measure was passed by voters in March 2020 and names First 5 Alameda County as the administrator of the child care, preschool, and early education account (80% of total revenues). Measure C was upheld by the courts in April 2024 and is expected to raise approximately $150M annually for early care…

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Policy Brief: Introducing a universal county-wide tool to assess kindergarten readiness

In anticipation of the local Measures—the Oakland Children’s Initiative and the Children’s Health & Child Care Initiative for Alameda County—First 5 engaged in a participatory process to select a tool that will help us better understand kindergarten readiness among the County’s youngest learners.

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Video: Neighborhoods Ready for School

Thriving neighborhoods are essential for early childhood systems The Neighborhoods Ready for School initiative is a place-based strategy that promotes child-friendly communities, strong families, and kindergarten readiness. We partner with community-based organizations and public system partners that serve low-income families, English-language learners, children of color, children with disabilities and medical issues, and fathers in neighborhoods…

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Jan 2, 2025

Annual Report highlights successes and partnerships

Please join us in celebrating our collective work accomplished over the past 25 years.   From the start, First 5 has stood as a powerful reflection of California voters’ values. The passage of Proposition 10 in 1998 was a transformative moment, enabling California to fund early childhood programming in each county, weaving together our societal commitment to a child’s…

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Jan 2, 2025

Staff participate in the development of the 2025 Policy Agenda

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Jan 2, 2025

Strengthening system partnerships through collaborative investments in diaper distribution program

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