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First 5 Updates

Ready, Set, Read LIteracy Fair applications now available for licensed child care programs.

First 5 Family-Friendly grantee wins KPIX Jefferson award.

Read a summary of programs First 5 Contra Costa will fund this year.  

Watch a video about the impact Bay Area First 5 Commissions are making on local families.

Download new Bay Area First 5 Policy Briefs on quality child care, economic stability, the effects of domestic violence, and developmental screening.

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Next Executive Committee Meeting. September 13, 4:00 p.m. 1485 Enea Court, Suite 1200, Concord. [ more ]

Next Commission Meeting. September 13, 6:00 p.m.1485 Enea Court, Suite 1200, Concord. [ more ]

Next Program and Evaluation Committee Meeting.  September meeting tbd.  [ more ]

In the News:

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TiGo 211 Proud Supporter of Earn It! Keep It! Save It!

Whooping Cough on the RiseFind info about protecting babies and young children

RecallOne million Infantino baby slings recalled

Yahoo News: Study: Breast-feeding would save lives, money

Fact Sheet: What federal healthcare reform means for California's children

Study: Many states fail to provide adequate dental care for kids

LA Times: FDA Issues BPA Guidelines

 

 

 

 

Study: Quality child care leads to smarter teens

SF Chron: Study: Kids watching hours of TV at home daycare

Podcast: NPR interview with James Heckman on investing in early childhood.

Report: RAND's California Preschool Study: Study 4 Now Available

Study: Media and young children's learning

Article: The Serious Need for Play

 

 

 

 

 

NY Times: No Einstein in your crib?  Get a refund

Blog: The case for make believe

NY Times: Parents need to tune in and engage a young child

Policy Brief: Brain development and its implications (fact sheet only)

Report: Impact of early childhood programs

Report: Supporting Young Children and Families: An Investment Strategy that Pays