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Our Vision
"The First 5 - Placer Children and Families Commission believes all children are our children. Therefore, we shall create an environment that supports our children and their families in reaching their full potential."
First 5 Placer - Children and Families Commission (CFC)
The Children and Family Commission (CFC) is an autonomous self-governing commission appointed by the Board of Supervisors. The primary purpose of the Commission is to develop and implement a strategic plan for the use of Proposition 10 funds to support early childhood development for children 0-5 and their families. Specifically, the statutory role is outlined as follows:
Involve the community in developing a strategic plan for children 0-5 and their families;
Implement the plan and administer the Children and Families Trust Fund;
Evaluate the plan annually and revise it in response to the changing needs of the community.
The Commission meets at 4:30 pm on the second Thursday of each month at 11820 Enterprise Dr. , Auburn, CA 95603 . You are invited to attend and participate in all Commission meetings.
First 5 Placer - CFC Commission Members
First 5 Placer - Community Resource Committee Members (CRC)
In order to meaningfully involve the community in the work of the Commission, the Community Resource Committee (CRC) was created. The CRC is comprised of
three members of the Commission and
six members appointed by the Commission from the community. The Committee is created to provide a consistent community contact for First 5 staff and others, and to exercise delegated decision-making authority. The
goal is that through an inclusive, empowered First 5 CRC, the Commission and the early childhood development community will have several on-going sustainable ways to:
Incorporate community voices in planning, evaluating and investing Prop. 10 funds;
Provide an informal vehicle for reporting to the community;
Provide timely interaction and advice on statewide funding initiatives;
Broadly and publicly spread the "brain development message;
Provide an open community forum for feedback on the work of the First 5 Placer Commission.
The Commission commits to using this Committee as a focal point for dealing with issues and opportunities presented by the implementation of Prop. 10 in Placer County.
The Context
Research in brain development clearly indicates that the emotional, physical and intellectual environment that a child is exposed to in the early years of life has a profound impact on how the brain is organized. The experiences a child has with respect to parents and caregivers significantly influences how a child will function in school and later in life. Here is some information on early childhood development needs that are the basis for the Children and Families Initiative:
At birth, the brain is remarkably unfinished. The parts of the brain that handle thinking and remembering as well as emotional and social behavior are very underdeveloped.
In the early years, a child develops basic brain and physiological structures upon which later growth and learning are dependent.
The brain operates on a "use it or lose it" principle. Emotionally and socially as well, the child develops many of the abilities upon which later social functioning is based.
The brain matures in the world, rather than in the womb; thus young children are deeply affected by their experiences.
Their relationships with parents and other important caregivers; the sights, sounds, smells, and feelings they encounter; and the challenges they meet, affect the way a child's brain develops.
The early years of a child's life form the foundation for later development. Attention to young children is a powerful means of preventing later difficulties such as developmental delays and disturbances. Physical, mental, social and emotional development and learning are interrelated. Progress in one area affects progress in the others. Thus, promoting child development is not limited to the academic arena of numbers and letters. The following dimensions of child development are considered important:
Physical development: Meeting children's basic needs for protection, nutrition and health care.
Cognitive development and social-emotional development: Meeting children's basic human needs for affection, security, social participation and interaction with others as well as educational needs through intellectual stimulation, exploration, imitation, trial and error, discovery and active involvement in learning and experimentation within a safe and stimulating environment.
The Means
California State Proposition 10 levied a 50-cent tax on each pack of cigarettes. Revenues generated are to be used to fund a local comprehensive, integrated system of early childhood development services as well as tobacco prevention and cessation programs. Through the integration of health care, quality childcare, parent education and effective intervention programs for families at risk, children and their parents and caregivers will be provided with the tools necessary to foster secure, healthy and loving attachments.
Never before in the history of California has there been such a comprehensive, grassroots effort to fully involve the public in deciding how young children's programs should be funded. Prop.10 is designed to ensure that program-funding decisions are made at the local level, calling for extensive input from all segments of the community.
Healthy children who are ready to be successful when they enter school will be the ultimate measure of success; not how fast the money is spent. Since we know that the first years of life (prenatal to five years of age) are the most important for brain development; we must seize this unique opportunity to invest the time and effort up front to develop comprehensive and targeted programs that work for young children and their families.
Anticipated Strategic Results in Three Areas
Over the past 5 years the First 5 Placer Commission has invested Prop.10 funds in a “partner network” of services and supports for children 0-5 and their families. The network is working for results in the following areas:
1. Improved Family Functioning
Strong Families and Support for Families: All families will have the opportunity to be supported in becoming more knowledgeable and competent in child nurturing, child interaction, child learning and parenting skills which promote positive child development.
2. Improved Child Development
Children Learning and Ready for School: All children will have opportunities to achieve their optimal development and be socially, emotionally, physically and intellectually ready for school.
3. Improved Child Health and Safety
All Children Are Healthy and Safe: All children have access to and receive services ensuring their health care and safety needs are met.
Staff Support 2008
http://placer.networkofcare.org
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Other Related Pages
The State of California's CFC website ( www.ccfc.ca.gov/ ) - with links to other counties.
For in depth information on brain development...(an external link)