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Author Archives: Sean Casey
A Solution to California’s Budget Problems
Today hundreds of early care and education advocates will descend on the state capitol for the 15th annual Stand for Children Day. Their voices are needed again this year as California faces another round of budget deficits, and low-income children … Continue reading
Category: About First 5, In the News
Tagged: California budget, return on investment
Responsible Budgeting at its Best
The spectacular decline in California tobacco consumption – a 52% drop since 1984 – is one of the top public health successes of the last fifty years. As a result, there is a similar decline in lung cancer, saving millions … Continue reading
Brown’s Budget Devastating for Children and Families
We all knew that the State budget for the coming fiscal year would be as challenging as those in previous years. But I don’t think anyone imagined the sweeping cuts aimed at the poor and their children proposed by the … Continue reading
Category: In the News
Tagged: CalWORKS, low-income families, State Budget, subsidized child care
A Good Day for Early Childhood Education
This morning we learned that California was successful in its bid to receive a Race to the Top-Early Learning Challenge Grant from the federal Departments of Education and Health and Human Services. California was among 35 states, plus Washington D.C. … Continue reading
Court Sides with First 5
At last, some good news! AB 99, passed by California lawmakers to redirect $1 billion in First 5 funding, was deemed “invalid” in a ruling by Fresno Superior Court Judge Debra Kazanjian last week. Judge Kazanjian ruled that AB 99 … Continue reading
Babies, Toddlers and Screen Time
Last month the American Academy of Pediatrics issued its first statement on young children and screen time since 1999. Once again, the AAP has stated that children birth to two years should not watch television or have any screen time … Continue reading
Helping Families Achieve Financial Stability
In the last three years in Contra Costa County, the cost of child care has increased by 25%, unemployment by 74%, and the number of CalFresh (food stamps) recipients by 123%. Meanwhile, wages rose by only 2%. A family of … Continue reading
Superior Court Hears Arguments on Legality of AB 99
The Fresno Superior Court heard oral arguments last week on the legality of AB 99, which circumvents voters and allows the state to take $1 billion of voter-approved Proposition10 tobacco tax revenues from local health and early education programs for … Continue reading
Category: About First 5, In the News
Tagged: AB 99, AB 99 lawsuit, Fresno Superior Court, strategic plan
The U.S. Downgrades the Future of our Children
“Yesterday, the stock market dropped over two hundred points on news that child welfare in the U.S. worsened in the last year. Forecasters don’t see any improvement in children’s health or education in the coming months as such key indicators … Continue reading
Welcome to First 5 Contra Costa’s new blog, called “Take 5!”
The Take 5 blog is another way we’ll provide you with regular updates about our funded programs, information about the latest issues in early childhood, and postings from our staff bloggers on early education, school readiness, health and safety, evaluation … Continue reading
Category: About First 5
Tagged: About First 5, Blog, Facebook, Twitter, YouTube
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