Santa Cruz County Office of Education Receives
David and Lucille Packard Preschool Planning Grant
This year the Child Care Planning Council, Santa Cruz County Office of Education and First 5 will lead a countywide effort to produce a comprehensive blueprint for offering voluntary preschool to all county children in the last two years before entering kindergarten. The Preschool Plan will:
- Present the mission and vision of county stakeholders for expanding preschool access
- Quantify the supply and demand for high quality preschool placements
- Identify the workforce development issues inherent in expanding high quality preschools slots
- Articulate the essential elements of high quality preschool
- Address the funding stream needed to establish and sustain preschool options
- Explore ways to expand access to preschool with current resources
- Prioritize county neighborhoods to receive resources for preschool expansion as funding is identified from public and private sources.
The Preschool Plan will ensure that Santa Cruz County is ready to move forward as state and/or local or private funding become available.
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