Family Child Care Leadership Summit

© Nakali Consulting, Inc 2010

A Presentation of the Family Child Care

Leadership Summit October 23, 2010

Presented on December 19, 2010


Do we really need ANOTHER meeting?

What are our Desired Outcomes for this Summit anyway?


Desired Outcomes of the Summit

• To nurture new leadership• To build stronger relationships• To grow understanding of what providers

need from the association• And what the association needs from

providers• To craft a vision and high-level actions for the

family child care community


1985

2000

2010

A look at how far we’ve come…


1985 -1995•No unit bearing classes for family child care providers•Very few subsidies•The Children's Council was very small with only a few employees•Only 5 providers in the Hispanic Network and 25 in the Asian Network•Association meetings were very informal potlucks and there was no funding


1995-2000• The Association develops a very strong voice • Providers begin attending city meetings and

demanding family child care be recognized• Coleman Advocates is a supporter of family child

care and children and families• 1996 - welfare reform brings CalWorks subsidies• The Children's Council staff increases

dramatically


1995 -2000 Cont..• There are now 5 FCC Networks in San

Francisco in addition to the Association• City College adds unit bearing classes for

family child care in multiple languages• The city funds $1 million in local subsidies

with 75% set aside for family child care• Family child care providers have access to

quality improvement, startup and expansion grants


2000 - 2005Due to the advocacy efforts of family child care

and the child care community, the city funds:• SF CARES• WAGES + and WAGES + FCC• Medical benefits for family child care providers• The Family Child Care Association and Provider

Association• Substitute Reimbursement• The Infant Toddler Sustaining Grants


2000 – 2005 Cont..• Family Child Care is unionized• Family child care providers are

being assessed with the Family Child Care Environmental Rating scales (FCCERS)

• Family child care providers are taking classes and applying for their Child Development Permits


2005 - 2010• Family child care providers receive

mentoring and support from peer mentors, MEDA and the BA cohorts

• The Human Services Agency funds a child care ombudsman to help providers with subsidy payment issues

• San Francisco voters approve Prop H - Preschool for all - 3 family child care providers become PFA providers the first year. In 2010, there are 13 family child care providers in PFA


2005 – 2010 cont..• Providers have access to mentoring and

coaching as well as PITC, DRDP and ASQ trainings through the City-wide Technical Assistance System (CTAS)

• San Francisco family child care providers are the most educated in the state

• Providers must meet increasing quality and professional development standards


Programs have been cut, and the budget crisis means more cuts are on the way…

Providers will need to advocate to keep funding for programs and resources.


Current Trends in FCC• Increased education levels and

professionalism• More bilingual providers• Networks are stronger,

association is weaker• More requirements

placed on providers


Current Political Trends• California is working on an Early Learning

Quality Rating System (ELQIS)• Proposed Office of Child Care and Early

Learning in SF• Licensing suspended processing new licenses• Expansion of Head Start and Early Head Start• Universal Pre-school (PFA locally)• Providers need to be involved!


Current Economic Trends• Parents are out of work

and don’t need child care

• Huge budget cuts are impacting programs

• Cuts to subsidies• Many providers are experiencing financial

instability


Current Customer Trends• Parents need reduced hours -more part-time• Parents are looking for quality care• Parents often feel their child needs to go to a

center instead of family child care for pre-school

• Loss of subsidies means parents have to quit work, take their child to unlicensed care or worse, leave them home alone


How Bad Could it Get?Quality standards with no resources to help providers meet themNo subsidiesCuts to more programs Fighting over limited fundingBack to the beginning – no system, no respect, no fundingChildren won’t be ready for schoolProviders might be forced to close


Business vs. Leadership

Communication barriers

Time away from familyInformation overload

Budget cuts

Only a few doing the work

“I can’t give anymore”

Burn-out

Challenges Leaders Face


ResponsiveDiverse A strong voice provide support

provide information Dedicatedprofessional knowledgeable

Strengths of Our Leaders


We have a designated city-

wide FCC coordinator with

an assistant

The child care community

works together with one unified

voice

Providers achieve their educational

goals via clear pathways &

support

We have an official union that

providers may choose to join

We have funding for

programs and benefits

Our profession is valued and

recognized for high quality care and education of an equal value to

centers and K-12

We have a subsidy system that

provides long-term support for families

and higher reimbursement

ratesOur Vision


Build association membership

Formalize and share vision and action plan

Conduct a communication surveyResearch funding resources

Meet with City College to work to improve access to classes

Education

Family Child Care Leadership Summit