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City staff outline $1 million early‑childhood trust fund, 60 subsidized slots and priorities for infants and family‑home providers
Summary
The city’s Early Childhood Care and Education Trust Fund will use $1 million to subsidize roughly 60 slots, prioritize infants and toddlers, and route administration through Thrive Birth to 5; staff emphasized cost‑of‑quality figures and asked for data on eligible populations and provider capacity.
Eva Cohen, senior policy adviser leading the Office of Children and Families, and staff from Thrive Birth to 5 briefed the committee on the Early Childhood Care and Education (ECCE) Trust Fund. The trust fund received $1 million in fiscal year 2025 funding to expand subsidized early‑care slots in community settings.
Cohen said the city chose Thrive Birth to 5 as the trust fund administrator to leverage the organization’s existing mixed‑delivery administration and quality‑monitoring capacity. The contract allows up to 10% of grant funds for administrative costs to support outreach and provider technical assistance.
Staff explained…
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