Oakland Starting Smart and Strong
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    • Racial Justice >
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      • Early Learning Symposium
      • Family Child Care Policy Program
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      • Developmental Screening
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      • Early Development Instrument
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Resources

Oakland Starting Smart and Strong and our partners are researching, developing, and testing solutions that support parents, caregivers, and educators as they prepare children for a lifetime of learning.

​To find resources and research created by Oakland Starting Smart and Strong, please visit 
Reports or Tools. ​

Reports

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Tools

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Presentations

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Public Meetings

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Community Resources
Below we list a few key community resources of special interest to families and caregivers.
4C's of Alameda County
  • Resource and referral agency

Alameda County Early Care and Education
  • Resources for reopening child care programs in Alameda County
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BANANAS
  • Resource and referral agency

City of Oakland Head Start and Early Head Start
  • Early childhood education program that promotes school readiness for children from birth to age five

First 5 Alameda County
  • Resource and referral agency​​
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​Help Me Grow Alameda County
  • Directory of child and family resources​

​Hively
  • Resource and referral agency
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Oakland Children’s Initiative
  • Early investment in children and support through college graduation
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OUSD ECE
  • Oakland Unified School District Early Childhood Education program
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
    • Announcements
  • GET INVOLVED