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First 5 SLO reviews local early‑childhood work; county partners on regional childcare coalition
Summary
First 5 San Luis Obispo presented its annual update, summarizing investments in early health, early learning and family supports; announced the county will host a central‑coast childcare coalition (Uplift Central Coast grant) and encouraged local partners to engage in outreach and 'Month of the Child' activities.
First 5 San Luis Obispo staff presented their annual update to the Board of Supervisors, outlining investments and partnerships that aim to support children prenatal through age five.
Executive Director Wendy Wendt, associate director Jason Wells and special projects coordinator Maggie Payne described First 5’s three strategic priority areas — early health foundations, early learning and family engagement — and listed FY program investments including oral‑health screenings, school‑based preventive services, home‑visiting workforce support, Help Me Grow developmental screening coordination, and parent‑child engagement in multiple communities. First 5 staff highlighted measured impacts in several programs, and thanked county partners for prior pandemic‑era childcare funding the county provided.
Wendt announced that First 5 San Luis Obispo is a recipient of an Uplift Central Coast grant and will coordinate a six‑county childcare coalition with the goal of improving regional childcare system capacity. Staff asked supervisors to help spread the word about child‑focused events during April (Month of the Child/Child Abuse Prevention Month) and to engage with businesses on family‑friendly workplace practices.
Supervisors thanked First 5 for the update and for partnering on childcare and oral‑health efforts; no board action was required other than acceptance of the report.
