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Board backs resolution declaring childcare a public priority, cites economic impact
Summary
The Sacramento County Board of Supervisors unanimously adopted a resolution recognizing childcare as a public priority and outlining county support for expanded child care funding and services.
The Sacramento County Board of Supervisors on May 13 unanimously adopted a resolution declaring childcare a public priority and recognizing its critical role in supporting working families and the local economy.
Supervisor Patrick Kennedy presented the resolution, citing national and local studies showing the economic toll of insufficient infant and toddler care and noting that Sacramento families pay an average of about $16,128 a year for infant care. Adonay Mack, CEO of Child Action (the county’s alternative payment and resource-and-referral agency), told the board that recent county investments — including CARES Act and American Rescue Plan Act funds — have helped sustain providers and that broader investments could produce long-term regional economic gains.
The resolution affirms county support for coordinated state and local policy solutions and commits the county to join Child Action, First 5 Sacramento, the Sacramento Metro Chamber, the Greater Sacramento Economic Council and other partners in advocating for funding and policies to strengthen childcare infrastructure.
Frisha Moore, a preschool owner in Elk Grove, told the board that centers are strained by transitional programs such as TK and by shortages in infant care; she said programs like Child Action were “keeping my business alive.”
The board took no separate funding action at Tuesday’s meeting; supervisors commended the resolution as a policy statement and directed staff to continue partnering with local childcare stakeholders.
