HomeMy WebLinkAboutRESOLUTIONS - 01011999 - 99-240 Board of Supervisors
Of
Contra Costa County, State of California
In the Matter Proclaiming )
May 9-- IS.. 1999 as Child }
Cara Awareness Week in
Contra Costa County )
Resolution No. 99. 240
Whereas, child care is a priority in Contra Costa County as recognized in the
Children's Report Card, Fall 1998, and notes that, gin addition to meeting the
needs of working parents, child care must be seen as investing in future
students, workers and parents.' and;
Whereas,the Little Hoover Commission states (Caring for our Children, Sept.
1998) that California has a shortage of nearly 1.5 million licensed child care
spaces, and that this estimate likely understates the demand for child care
services; and
Whereas, the Little Hoover Commission also recognizes that care provided to
infants and toddlers significantly affects a child's capacity to learn and succeed in
later life; and
Whereas, the Child Care Council of Contra Costa County reports in a study
conducted in 1996 that nearly one-half of the infants in the North/Central portion
of the County were left without care because of the lack of infant care facilities.
At the time of the study, there was a need for 3,267 slots for infant care and only
1,580 available in the near vicinity. With the growth in the county over the past
few years, the need has only become greater.
"Therefore, be It resolved that the Board of Supervisors of Contra Costa
County does hereby proclaim May 9-- 16, 1899 as Child Care Awareness
Week In Contra Costa County, and urges all citizens to support measures
that will result In quality child care being provided to meet the needs of
Infants and young children In our County and State.
Introduced by: I hereby certify that the foregoing is a true and
correct copy of an order entered on the
minutes of said Board of Supervisors of
May 11, 1999.
DONNA CE B PHIL BATCHELOR, Clerk of the Board of
District III Supervisor Supervisors and County Administrator.
By. A�
Deputy Clerk