Table 1 Advisory Board members and their Connection to Gateway to Quality
Agency | Description | Activity |
|---|---|---|
Human ServicesAgency (HSA) | Responds to the needs of low income families. Develops programs and facilities. Supplements wages of ECE providers and works with other agencies to offer stipends for workers who continue education. | -funding/administration of Wages |
-Plus program: acts as liaison to State CPAC | ||
-First 5: development of policy | ||
San Francisco CARES program | Provides annual stipends to providers based on their level of education and Child Development Permit Matrix. | Liaison with childcare providers and overall project |
Bright Beginnings | Children’s Council (Resource and Referral Agency) retains and strengthens childcare programs through training and capacity building. | Provides direct subsidies to infant toddler sites |
Starting Points (now SF First 5) | Early childhood planning initiative with the mission of increasing public and private funding for services for young children | Coordinated initial meetings to identify members and provide initial project oversight. |
Department of Children, Youth and Families | City department dedicated to enhancing the lives of San Francisco’s children and youth through partnerships with parents, youth, community agencies, schools, funders and the private sector | Funding quality improve-ment grants based on evaluation needs; funded initial assessor training. |
SF State University, Edelman Institute | Promotes collaboration among faculty to promote research, scholarly work, program implementation and social advocacy. | Oversight for research evaluation training, datagathering, analysis, technical assistance, reporting. |
City College San Francisco | Provides community college coursework for childcare providers in San Francisco. | Developed and implemented classes on the ERS for childcare providers. |
The Mimi and Peter Haas Fund | Private family foundation that supports activities that provide San Francisco’s low income children with access to high-quality early childhood programs | Funding evaluation project, consultation. |
The Child Care Facilities Fund | Administers grants for nonprofit childcare centers and family childcare homes post assessment. Recipients are providers that serve low-income children in the city and county of San Francisco. | Administers Quality Improvement grants and funding requests from sites for facility improvements. |
Child Care Provider Association | Professional group that serves as a voice for the childcare field by encouraging professional development and supporting adequate compensation and benefits for childcare professionals | Critical communication between project and providers. |