Getting to Know You
Preliminary report on input from Alameda County Early Care
and Education Council Steering Committee
July 18, 2014
Purposes of the Survey
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Input on direction and topics the Planning Council should explore
Input from Council members on their needs, wishes, and questions
Input on Council members contributions to the Council
Assist Council and staff in planning for future
Timeline and Current Response
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May and June – surveys emailed and returned
July – phone interviews and preliminary analysis
July – August – finish interviews and final data compilation/analysis
As of today, we have 19 responses (almost 2/3’s of Steering Committee)
Will continue soliciting responses through July
A Few Findings
• We asked 13 questions; not all respondents answered all; some more than
once
• Questions focused on why, what, and how
• Following slides show top responses on:
• What are important topics for Council over next two years, and what cross-domain
work should we do
• Ways to pursue that work
• What would you like to learn from the Council and contribute to work of the Council
Areas of Importance – Next Two Years
Cross Domain Work
• Public policy, legislation, advocacy
• Improving quality in all programs/who is defining quality
• ECE professional development
• Work with Social Services, health (including toxic stress, neighborhoods and housing)
• Work with higher education
• Work with public schools (e.g. align learning standards) and Licensing
• Work with economic development and family stabilization
How Best to Conduct Council Work
• Committees and short term workgroups/taskforces
• Continue CLASS, QRIS, and other professional development efforts
• Roundtable discussions on all services in order to collaborate and find better
services for families; help people think outside the “bucket syndrome”
• Change meeting times; post minutes from previous meetings; post agenda for new
meetings; encourage every agency to send a representative
• Narrow down choices, develop goals and action steps
• Plant seeds
What Do You Want to Learn From the Council
• Policy and funding 101: use charts and other visuals as well as text; include
current policy issues, and how the puzzle works (17 requests)
• How to be a better advocate; how to make a difference; how to find out if
we made a difference
• How other members’ work relates to mine
• Resources
What you would like to “do” or contribute to
the Council -- full list
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Support my colleagues; lead where I can
Always be present and available
Learn how to be a leader
Build relationships
Increase my knowledge and engagement
Freely express my views and be relevant in order to impact discussions
Help with strategic thinking
Participate in workgroups
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• Work on professional development for teachers and administrators
• Work with colleagues to align professional development opportunities
• Provide outreach for Council; share with others and get their support for the
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Council
Learn issues and concerns/local politics
Support state contractors
Look at licensing and how best to approach it
Partner with higher education
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• Support the gaps in resources; leverage resources
• Find a way to provide more resources to immigrant families, kids and
families where ever they are
• Work on mapping and analysis of cross domain data (Social Services, ECE,
child care, health, economic development, etc)
• Learn more, contribute more
Thanks and More to Come