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Voices of Victory: California’s Landmark Retirement Fund for FCC Providers

11/19/2024

 
Six young children sit outside at a family child care
​Tarsha Jordan, a dedicated family child care provider in our community, shared with OSSS an email she sent recently to fellow Family Child Care (FCC) Program leader, Nancy Harvey. Nancy is also a part of the bargaining committee for Child Care Providers United. As Tarsha eloquently describes, California family child care providers are now seeing the results of their historic victory to establish the nation’s first retirement fund for FCC providers, a critical step towards their financial security and recognition of their vital work.


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Deepening Connections with the School Board

6/6/2023

 
Director VanCederic Williams stands outside with providers and young children from Rose's Day Care
High quality early learning and care opportunities lay the foundation for school readiness. Therefore, connections between school districts and early childhood programs are critical to successful community partnerships that support positive child and family outcomes. 


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OSSS Connects with Oakland City Councilmembers

8/2/2022

 
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This Spring, OSSS met with all eight Oakland City Councilmembers and their policy staff! We shared Early Childhood Education Matters in Oakland: An Informational Guide for Elected Officials and Candidates to encourage Oakland elected officials to take action on making ECE a priority by:
  • Integrating early childhood across all city budget and policy decisions
  • Supporting Oakland’s early childhood workforce and creating a workforce pipeline
  • Preserving family choice for child care and early education in Oakland
  • Centering Oakland parent and family leadership in decision making​


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Family Child Care Providers Lead the Way

8/2/2022

 
Family child care (FCC) providers are business owners, educators, and community leaders, who support working parents and families with home-based holistic care and school readiness for young children. The Oakland / Alameda County Family Child Care (FCC) Policy Program is a group of FCC providers and parents interested in learning about early childhood policy, advocating for FCC providers and their businesses, and strengthening the whole field through connecting with elected officials and early childhood systems partners. OSSS, along with BANANAS and First 5 Alameda County, supports the FCC Policy Program.​

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