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Supervisors Hear Broad Support for Independent Office of Early Childhood Education; Item Continued for Mayor—udget Coordination
Summary
Supervisors held a lengthy hearing on creating an independent Office of Early Childhood Education, with department staff and dozens of community providers urging consolidation to reduce administrative burdens and protect services amid state cuts. The committee continued the item to the call of the chair to allow a mayor's office progress report and department coordination before the budget.
Supervisors on the Budget & Finance Subcommittee heard strong, repeated support for creating an independent Office of Early Childhood Education during a public hearing called by Supervisor John Avalos on May 8.
Avalos, the items sponsor, described a multi-year visioning process with providers, school-district officials and city departments and said the goal is to unify fragmented early-care and education functions to raise quality and reduce duplication. "We're looking at how we might create this office," Avalos said, calling for an office that "would be independent" while drawing on expertise from DCYF, the Human Services Agency and First 5.
Hydra Mendoza, the mayors…
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