Committees Meeting Schedule:

Meeting dates, time and locations are subject to change. Please check the Meeting Calendar for updates.

Executive Committee: The Executive Committee is made up of committee chairs of each of the Council’s committees along with the Council chair, vice-chair, and past-chair. This committee is responsible for the oversight of membership terms, bylaws, and correspondence with the County boards. The Executive Committee also sets the agenda for the Council meetings.

Child Care Plan Committee: The Child Care Plan Committee is an ad hoc committee responsible for oversight of the development of the LPC 5 Year Strategic Plan. This committee will work with the other committees of the Council that are responsible for revising sections of the LPC 5 Year Strategic Plan to ensure that the sections are accurate and provide a balanced and thorough review of child care and development issues that face Sacramento children and families. The committee is also responsible for reviewing and revising the Child Care in Sacramento County overview section of the LPC 5 Year Strategic Plan.

Data and Community Needs Assessment Committee: The Data and Community Needs Assessment Committee is responsible for reviewing data related to child care supply and demand and assess community child care need in order to develop annual child care zip code priorities as well as conduct a county-wide child care needs assessment every five years, as well as other original research on child care issues affecting Sacramento County. The Committee is also responsible for reviewing and updating the data for the Child Care Consumer and Supply and Demand sections of the LPC 5 Year Strategic Plan.

Public Relations and Community Outreach Committee: The Public Relations and Community Outreach Committee is responsible for developing organizing community forums, developing educational materials, and outreach to the general community about issues in the child development field. The committee is responsible for facilitating the VTT process through communication with State Preschool and General Child Care Programs who may be interested in participating in the VTT. The committee is also responsible for review and revision of the Community Collaboration and Relations section of the LPC 5 Year Strategic Plan and working with the Data and Community Needs Assessment Committee to update the Child Care Consumer section of the LPC 5 Year Strategic Plan.

Quality/CARES Committee: The goal of the Quality/CARES Committee is to support the development of a highly skilled workforce of ECE professionals who will provide consistent, high quality care for Sacramento children. The committee works to meet this goal through oversight of the CARES program and the development of policies for the program. The committee is also responsible for review and updating of the Early Learning Workforce Development and Building Excellence sections of the LPC 5 Year Strategic Plan.