First 5 LA Invests in Key Early Care and Education Policy and Advocacy Partnerships
Expanding its leadership in advocacy efforts for young children, First 5 LA today announced the launch of its five-year,
"The challenges parents face accessing quality early care and education is greater than any one organization alone can address," said
A recently released assessment underscores the urgency of addressing this issue. L.A. County parents may pay nearly half their income in early care and education costs and many struggle with a shortage of infant and toddler care. In fact, licensed centers and family care homes in L.A. County only have the capacity to serve 13 percent of working parents with infants and toddlers, according to the assessment.
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Initial grantees from the fund are Advancement Project California, a partnership of the
This investment will help expand grantees' overall capacity to engage in long-term policy and advocacy work, including policy analysis and educating policy makers on the need to address persistent gaps in quality and access to subsidized care, and professionalizing the early education workforce.
"This investment is focused on building consistent boots-on-the-ground advocacy to achieve long-lasting systems change that benefits LA's children," continued Pattillo Brownson.
First 5 LA has selected
"This Fund has the potential to be a catalyst that will strengthen and unify our advocacy efforts on behalf of working parents and their children," said
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