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Community and Family Leadership

OSSS recognizes that real change can only occur with meaningful participation of communities and families. Building on our existing efforts to lift up community and parent voices, we are expanding  opportunities for leadership, engagement, and dialogue to ensure parents and communities are the driving force behind the policy and programmatic changes we seek in Oakland. 

Early Learning Symposium

Logo for the Early Learning Symposium shows two purple hands holding a purple oak tree
The Oakland Early Learning Symposium provides support and guidance to Oakland early care and education professionals and caregivers.

Family Child Care Policy Program (FCC)

The FCC Policy group celebrates their year of advocacy with outside dining at a local restaurant
The FCC Policy Program exists to strengthen FCC providers and their businesses through advocacy with local and state governments.

Related to this work:​
  • Early Development Instrument (EDI): This tool gives a snapshot of young childrens’ health, development, and school readiness within each “zone” or neighborhood. 

Read more about the foundation of our work here.
Diagram depicts pillars of work and priority areas
Many of the photos on this site appear courtesy of Hasain Rasheed Photography
  • About
    • Our Purpose
    • Our Team >
      • Staff & Consultants
      • Supporters
      • Lead Planning Team
      • Committees and Task Force
      • Featured Leaders
    • Contact Us
  • Our Work
    • Racial Justice >
      • Promising Practices
      • ROCK >
        • ROCK TOOLKIT
    • Community Leadership >
      • Early Learning Symposium
      • Family Child Care Policy Program
    • Systems Change >
      • Developmental Screening
      • Strategic Plan
    • Data, Policy & Advocacy >
      • Policy & Advocacy
      • ECEcosystem Data Portal
      • Early Development Instrument
    • Collective Impact >
      • Year in Review
      • Results & Impact
  • RESOURCES
    • Reports
    • Tools
    • Presentations
    • Public Meetings
  • EVENTS
  • NEWS
    • Blog
    • Newsletter
  • GET INVOLVED