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Kern County Child Care Council
Public Policy Platform for 2007

Statement of Quality:
The Kern County Child Care Council believes that a quality child care setting promotes:

Child development
     Physical, social, emotional, intellectual and creative development with
     respect to a child's ability and culture

     Frequent, positive, warm interactions appropriate to a child's age and
     development

     Varied learning activities appropriate to a child's age and development


Health and safety
     Healthy, safe, and nurturing environments

     Nutritious meals and snacks

     Knowledgeable and skilled providers to respond to the needs of each child

Program Administration
     On-going communication with families and opportunities for meaningful
     family involvement

     Opportunities for training and support for providers

     Effective program administration which includes an on-going systematic 
     evaluation process

      (in no particular order)

1. Ouality Child Development Programs
        Adovate for program practices which are developmentally appropriate
        age level and in all settings
   
   
2. Health & Safety
        Licensing -
               a) Adovate for a fully funded child care licensing system which
                   inculdes annual visits
               b) Advocate for enforced health and safety standards as outlined 
                   in the Title 22, Child Day Care General Licensing
                   Requirements, California Health and Safety Code
        Health & Nutrition -
               a) Promote adequate, healthy physical activity
               b) Promote high standards related to the nutritional needs of 
                   young children including the delivery of healthy meals/snacks 
                   as well as safe serving practices
        Informal care-
               a) Adovate for legislation which would limit the maximum capacity
                   for subsidized license-exempt providers to the capacity of a 
                   small licensed family child care home
               b) Advocate for easy access to and timely processing of
                   applications to the Trustline Registry system
               c) Advocate for the requirement of CPR/First Aid for all subsidized
                   license-exempt providers
   
   
3. Emerging Early Education Programs 
        Promote key program elements:
                a) Program practices which are developmentally appropriate
                    for all age levels
                b) Parent involvement and input
                c) Incorporates existing early care and education system
                d) Funding for adequate teacher training and compensation
                e) Input from the early care and education field
                f) Inclusion of children with special needs and English Language
                   Learners
   
   
4. Workforce/Administration
          Diversity
                  Promote the recruitment of culturally and linguistically diverse
                  providers
          Education and Professional Development
                  a) Advocate for articulation between community colleges and
                      4-year institutions and alignment with Child Development
                      Permit/Credential
                  b) Promote the importance of continued education and 
                      professional growth
          Compensation and Retention
                   Advocate for compensation which is commensurate with the
                   level of education achieved
   
   
5. Availability/Access
         Subsidies for low income families
                  a) Advocate for the expansion of subsidies to fully fund all
                      eligible families
                  b) Adovate for a regular update of the Sate Median 
                      Income (SMI) or an alternate measure that reflects 
                      up-to-date California income in order to maintain 
                      accurate eligibility for families
   
         Options for parents
                  Advocate for child care setting options for parents (i.e. center
                  based, family child care, license exempt, non-traditional hour,
                  etc.)
   
         Special Needs
                  Advocate for improved access to child care for families with 
                  children who have special needs

     6.    Community Infrastructure
                       Child care language in General Plans
                                Advocate for the inclusion of child care language in the 
                                County and all city General Plans
                        Facilities
                                 Advocate for facility development and/or improvement that 
                                 includes accessibility and appropriate environments
                        Funding
                                 a) Advocate for increased availabilty of loan products for 
                                     facility development and/or improvement
                                 b) Promote the availability of grants and other funding
                                     sources for facility development and/or improvement

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California Performance Review (CPR)
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Legislative Committees
California Assembly Appropriations Committee
http://www.assembly.ca.gov/acs/newcomframeset.asap?committee=43

California Assembly Budget Committee
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California Assembly Education Committee
http://www.assembly.ca.gov/acs/newcomframeset.asp?committee=6

California Assembly Human Services Committee
http://www.assembly.ca.gov/acs/newcomframeset.asp?committee=13

California Senate Appropriations Committee
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California Senate Budget Committee
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California Senate Education Committee
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California Senate Human Services Committee
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Senate Office of Research
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