{"id":481,"date":"2024-04-18T11:23:00","date_gmt":"2024-04-18T11:23:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/vccf.org\/?post_type=newsletters&p=481"},"modified":"2024-05-02T15:16:52","modified_gmt":"2024-05-02T15:16:52","slug":"september-2023","status":"publish","type":"newsletters","link":"https:\/\/vccf.org\/da\/newsletters\/september-2023\/","title":{"rendered":"September 2023"},"content":{"rendered":"\"isabella\n

\n\t\tIsabella-projektets nyhedsbrev\n\t<\/h1>\n\t

September 2023<\/p>\n

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K\u00e6re Isabella-projektets styregruppe,<\/p>\n\t

Santa Paula is on the brink of something truly transformative, something that’s going to make a world of difference in the lives of our community’s children, families, and community, and we couldn’t be more grateful for your leadership in this journey.<\/p>\n\t

Jack Hinojosa, Co-Chair of the Isabella Project and President & CEO of Child Development Resources, reminded us that for every dollar we invest, we can expect a remarkable return of $4 to $13 – maybe even more! That means better education, more jobs, improved health, and fewer social challenges like truancy and criminality.<\/p>\n\tAnd let’s not forget the positive impact having accessible early childhood education will have on our local businesses!
\nBy working together to create the necessary infrastructure, we will ensure our community taps into millions in state and federal funding each year. The result? A sustainable and high-quality early childhood education system for every child in our community.\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tLast Meeting’s Notes\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n

\n\t\tVentura County Early Childhood Education Task Force Receives Urgent Funding from VCCF to Advance the Isabella Project\n\t<\/h1>\n\t

The Economic Development Collaborative (EDC), in partnership with Ventura County Office of Education, First 5 Ventura County, and Child Development Resources, has been granted first-year funding by the Ventura County Community Foundation to advance the Isabella Project. With the impending implementation of Universal Pre-K in California, the funding will be instrumental in addressing potential disruptions faced by early childhood education providers and fostering resilience during this transition.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tRead the Press Release\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n

\n\t\tGroup Updates\n\t<\/h1>\n\t

VCOE Migrant Education Program<\/strong>\u00a0Offering informational sessions\u00a0F\u00e5 mere at vide<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\t

Kvinders \u00f8konomiske satsninger<\/strong>\u00a0Emprendimiento Awards Ceremony was on August 23rd at VCCF. There were 45 awardees, including seven childcare businesses and Poder Popular!\u00a0F\u00e5 mere at vide<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\tVentura County Community Foundation<\/strong>
\n\u2022 VCCF Board approved ~$845,000 of commitments to Isabella Project.
\n\u2022 Stacey Miller Public Affairs’ branding and communications grant was approved by the VCCF Board in May 2023. It is focused on branding of the Isabella Project and creating a parent ambassador program.
\n\u2022 Funding is available for projects and possibility of connecting with existing projects:
\n– If you want to apply for funding, email\u00a0Eileen Monahan<\/a><\/strong>
\n– If you are interested in existing projects, email\u00a0Rebecca Strull from VIVA<\/a><\/strong>
\n\u2022 Reminder that if you can add value, we do not want to stand in the way of progress!\n\tSanta Paula School Board<\/strong>
\n\u2022 Hired six outreach workers to be in the community sharing about TK and offerings. Also opened three new TK classrooms.
\n\u2022 Community school planning, which has a “whole child” focus.
\n\u2022 Recently provided 160 more slots for early childhood education. Some space still remains. Please help spread the word.
\n\u2022 A setback was that they were hoping to have a fully inclusive special education class but the teacher for that resigned two weeks ago. Efforts are underway to address this unfortunate situation.\n\tVentura County Early Childhood Education Task Force<\/strong>
\n\u2022 Task Force worked in concert to respond to the impacts of COVID-19, including changes in licensing requirements. They were able to coordinate reaching out to Community Care Licensing, Public Health, and an attorney in order to host a webinar held in both English and Spanish about the legal, health, and licensing implications of changes. Also conducted surveys of Family Child Care Homes to understand implications and needs as a result of the pandemic.
\n\u2022 Deep relationships and connections enabled the Task Force to leverage F5CA dollars for shared services alliance to bring in economic development partners to support Family Child Care Home providers with their small businesses.\n\t