At the most recent Policy Advocacy Network meeting, we covered several important topics: The Women’s Policy Institute team presented a draft of their Child Care and Early Learning Policy Strategies document for feedback; Brainstorm language and priorities for the draft of …
September CAT Convening Recap
On September 9th, Bright Beginnings stakeholders gathered together for the Fall Collaborative Action Team Convening. There was active participation and feedback about Bright Beginnings support, the alignment of Bright Beginnings and Bright Futures and peer-to-peer CAT learning. For the agenda and …
Porque Me Amas Materials – Fotonovela!
Hopefully by now you’ve seen the television ads, heard the radio spots, seen bus ads, and bookmarks from the Porque Me Amas campaign to promote parent-child interaction in the Spanish speaking community. Bright Beginnings has been working in partnership with …
First 5 Grantmaking Community Meeting – October 1
Last month First 5 Monterey County outlined a community vision for supporting children and families through their Strategic Plan Framework. The next step in their process is inviting individuals and organizations to co-design the best ways to meet those identified …
United Way is Hiring!
United Way Monterey County is hiring a Senior Community Impact Manager. They seen an individual who is passionate about working with our community to increase access to quality, affordable child care in Monterey County. The ideal candidate will have demonstrated experience planning, implementing and …
Bright Beginnings Strategic Workplan Approved
In August, the Monterey County Children’s Council who serves as the Steering Committee for Bright Beginnings, adopted a Strategic Workplan that will take the initiative through 2018. The workplan reviews the Initiative’s framework and Theory of Action that will help …
Policy Advocacy Network Meeting Update
The Bright Beginnings Policy Advocacy Network is up and running. The latest meeting was great jumping off point for discussions about advocacy at various levels: school districts, county including state and federal. Here are some highlights: School Districts from various …
Bright Beginnings Fall Leadership Convening – September 9th
You are invited to the Fall gathering of Bright Beginnings leadership across Monterey County on Friday, September 9, 2016. Last February was the first time that Bright Beginnings leadership met to share strengths and challenges. Based on our final evaluation, …
Final Evaluation Report
Next steps for this fiscal year Thank you to everyone who filled out the survey, your responses helped us compile our final evaluation report. Every six months, Bright Beginnings reviews our strengths and how to best support communities towards improving …
Advocacy Action – Seaside General Plan
We’d like to share with you an exciting opportunity to advocate for early childhood in Seaside. The city of Seaside is beginning a multi-year process to update the city’s General Plan. The General Plan helps dictate the city’s priorities and …