Local Child Care Planning Council
Overview
In 1991, the United States Congress established a federal Child Care and Development Block Grant (CCDBG) through which each state was allocated funds to assist low-income families in obtaining child care and development services.
In the same year, the passing of Assembly Bill 2141 established a system of Local Child Care Planning Councils for all California counties. The membership and responsibilities of Local Child Care Planning Councils were revised in 1997 as mandated by AB 1542. As a result, Shasta County Local Child Care Planning Council was formed that same year.
For additional information, contact the LCCPC Coordinator.
- Purpose, Mission and History
- Strategic Plan 2015-2018
- Membership
- Council Members
- Responsibilities
- Public Meeting Schedule and Agenda
- Priorities
- Needs Assessment
- Our Location
Purpose, Mission and History
Purpose
The primary purpose of the Local Planning Councils (LPCs) is to plan for child care and development services based on the needs of families in the local community. LPCs are intended to serve as a forum to address the child care needs of all families in the community for all types of child care, both subsidized and non-subsidized.
Our Mission
Through public outreach, involve the community in supporting high quality early care and education.
History
In 1998, the Education Code was amended to include specific expanded mandates for Local Child Care Planning Councils to identify local priorities for the distribution of new State early care and education funding. The Education Code language specifies how LPCs are to conduct their work in order to identify priorities that ensure all local early care and education needs are met to the greatest extent possible. The priorities are to be submitted annually to the California Department of Education and used by the Department to determine funding decisions.
Strategic Plan 2015-2018
This Local Child Care Planning Council continues to lead efforts in the needs, services, and systems that pertain to early care and education in Shasta County. The most recent Needs Assessment was completed in April 2015 and was used to inform the development of the Council’s current Strategic Plan.
The Strategic Plan includes a breakdown of goals and actions to be achieved by the Shasta County Local Child Care Planning Council.
This plan is intended to guide the Council in its activities while striving to achieve its future goals as defined. The plan design is adaptable and allows for modification as the needs of the community change. The plan also has the ability to evolve as new legislation and policies emerge.
Goal: Advocate Quality
Objectives
- Advocate to government agencies providing funding
- Advocate for a worthy wage
- Advocate to local businesses for family-friendly practices
- Build advocates with parents and providers
Activities
- Attend advocacy events, rally for policy change
- Partner with Chamber of Commerce to promote policy to local businesses
- Partner with businesses to support and promote early care and education and family-friendly practices
Goal: Increase Quality
Objectives
- Increase knowledge of providers currently serving in licensed or licensed exempt facilities to increase quality interaction
- Identify, engage, and educate providers
- Attract, attain, and retain educators to the early care and education field
- Support the development of high quality transitional kindergarten programs
Activities
- Deliver professional development and training for providers
- Outreach to providers and future providers
- Promote attainment of early childhood education units for transitional kindergarten teachers
Goal: Promote Quality
Objectives
- Utilize QRIS to rate early care and education sites for high quality programming
- Define and promote quality standards based on developmentally appropriate practices
- Increase parent education and training about quality child care
- Educate community about quality child care
- Support ongoing quality and system needs
Activities
- Create QRIS for Shasta County
- Promote providers who participate
- Monitor quality through QRIS
- Distribute newsletters with early care and education news and training opportunities
- Use social media to promote child care sites
Outcome
Membership
Council Members
Local Child Care Planning Council Structure
The Local Child Care Planning Council of Shasta County is funded by the California Department of Education. Members are appointed by the County Board of Supervisors and the County Superintendent of Schools. With a focus on high-quality care, the Council is tasked with assessing local child care needs, developing a county-wide strategic plan, setting zip code priorities for use of state funds, and facilitating the temporary and voluntary transfer of funds between state-funded agencies
Officers
Chairperson
Renee Menefee
Shasta County Office of Education
Co-Chairperson
Amanda Keefer
Shasta Head Start
Coordinator
Jennifer Snider
Shasta County Office of Education
Members
Tessa Buell
Shasta Head Start
Elena Bramble
Rowell Family Empowerment of Northern California, Inc.
Wendy Waugh
Early Foundation's Children Academy
Chere Sullivan
Far Northern Regional Center
Star Alfaro
Cornerstone Community Bank
Letty Mejia
Parent Representative
Elizabeth Poole
First 5 Shasta
Elena Bramble
Rowell Family Empowerment of Northern California Inc
Cassy Kraus
Shasta County Office of Education
Beverly Charsha
Shasta College
Amy Pendergast
Shasta County Health and Human Services Agency
Lexus Riggins
Administrative Support, Shasta County Office of Education
Responsibilities
According to the California Education Code 8499, the local Child Care Planning Council membership has the following responsibilities:
- Conduct a countywide Needs Assessment no less than once every five years
- Develop a Strategic Plan based on the findings of the Needs Assessment
- Establish annual county priorities to identify which zip code areas have the greatest need for child care
- Conduct local forums to encourage public input in the development of local priorities
- Foster partnerships designed to meet local child care needs
- Facilitate the voluntary, temporary transfer of contract funds to maximize fiscal resources and utilization of child development funding
- Collaborate with local entities to carry out child care staff retention initiatives
Public Meeting Schedule and Agenda
Shasta County LPC Meeting Schedule 2023-24
The purpose of the Local Child Care Planning Council (LPC) is to bring together all the resources of our community to identify and assess the early care and education needs of the community.
Meeting 1 - July 2023
No Meeting
Meeting 2 - August 24, 2023
9:00am-11:00am • Shasta County Office of Education • 1644 Magnolia Ave., Redding, CA
Meeting 3 - September 28, 2023
9:00am-11:00am • Shasta County Office of Education • 1644 Magnolia Ave., Redding, CA
Meeting 4 - October 26, 2023
9:00am-11:00am • Shasta County Office of Education • 1644 Magnolia Ave., Redding, CA
Meeting 5 - November 16, 2023*
9:00am-11:00am • Shasta County Office of Education • 1644 Magnolia Ave., Redding, CA
Meeting 6 - December 2023
No Meeting
Meeting 7 - January 25, 2024
9:00am-11:00am • Shasta County Office of Education • 1644 Magnolia Ave., Redding, CA
Meeting 8 - February 15, 2024*
9:00am-3:30pm • Shasta County Office of Education • 1644 Magnolia Ave., Redding, CA
Meeting 9 - March 28, 2024
9:00am-11:00am • Shasta County Office of Education • 1644 Magnolia Ave., Redding, CA
Meeting 10 - April 25,2024
9:00am-11:00am • Shasta County Office of Education • 43 Hilltop Dr., Redding, CA
Meeting 11 - May 23, 2024
9:00am-11:00am • Shasta County Office of Education • 43 Hilltop Dr., Redding, CA
Meeting 12 - June 27, 2024
9:00am-11:00am • Shasta County Office of Education • 43 Hilltop Dr., Redding, CA
*November meeting is held on the third Thursday due to the Thanksgiving holiday.
*February meeting is held on the third Thursday due to the President's Week break.
Priorities
The Priority Setting Process
The Council develops priorities for funding using data from the following sources:
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Census zip code data and American Community Survey data as a baseline to estimate the number of children eligible for State Funded Services (and Head Start). Other pertinent local data, such as county growth factors, planning department data, or school district growth data, is then applied to achieve the most accurate estimate.
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CDE and other available zip code level data to determine the number and percent of eligible children served/not served by State or Federally Funded Services
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California Academic Performance Index, Smarter Balanced Assessment, or other School Performance Data or Child Outcome Data
The data is then analyzed and high-need zip codes assigned a Priority 1, 2, and 3 number with Priority 1 being the highest need.
- Infant/Toddler Full-Day Care (CCTR) Zip Code Priorites
- School-Aged Care (CCTR) Zip Code Priorities
- CA State Preschool Full and Part-Day (CSPP) Zip Code Priorities
Infant/Toddler Full-Day Care (CCTR) Zip Code Priorites
School-Aged Care (CCTR) Zip Code Priorities
CA State Preschool Full and Part-Day (CSPP) Zip Code Priorities
For additional priorities information, contact the LCCPC Coordinator.
Needs Assessment
For additional needs asssessment information, contact the LCCPC Coordinator.
