1999-2001
First 5 Riverside
Subsidized Child Care
Celebrating 20 Years of Supporting Quality Early Learning
In the beginning, First 5 Riverside County invested heavily to support children with special needs and addressed families’ immediate needs by covering the cost of child care through subsidized tuition.
The first five years are the most rapid period of brain growth, with nearly
90%
of brain development occurring by age 5.
2001-2011
School Readiness As time went on, First 5 Riverside expanded its support to include: Early care and education services with kindergarten transition services Parenting/family support services Health and social services
Early Childhood Investments Last a Lifetime
School readiness for children Program infrastructure, administration, and evaluation
2011-2016
Like the children we serve, First 5 Riverside’s initiatives to support early care and education have grown over the years...
Access and Quality Recognizing that investments in early childhood improve children’s ability to succeed in school and throughout their lives, and improve parents ability to participate in the workforce and educational activities, First 5 Riverside expanded its investments to: Increase access to childcare and preschool Increase quality of care Link the amount of compensation to level the quality of education a program provides and the amount of subsidized students they teach.
rccfc.org
@first5riverside
Founded in 2016, Quality Start Riverside County (QSRC) is a community partnership to increase the quality of licensed early learning programs serving children from birth through age five in Riverside County. Quality Start brings together educators, families, and community partners around the common goal of making sure that all children ages 0 through 5 are happy, healthy, and ready for success in kindergarten and beyond. This vision relies on the support of Quality Start’s partners—Riverside County Office of Education, First 5 Riverside, and the Consortium of Early Learning Services—as well as Riverside County’s engaged community of dedicated stakeholders who help bring it to life.
2018-2021
$40,118,000
First 5’s planned investment in quality early learning will help children develop cognitively, socially, and emotionally.
CURRENT REACH *
STRATEGIC PLAN GOAL Sites projected to participate in Quality Start
EXPECTED REACH
Sites currently participating in Quality Start
Sites envisioned to participate in Quality Start
33 Alternative sites
22 Alternative sites
1532
Family child care homes
173
94
Family child care homes
Family child care homes
365*
249
Projected sites
430
224
Participating sites
Centers
Centers
*Projections developed for 2020 based on state and local data and collective input from partners through Quality Start’s strategic planning process.
313 of these sites are rated. 84 are participating, not yet rated. 33 Alternative sites are not eligible
CHILDREN SERVED*
PARTICIPATING EDUCATORS *
2,401 Number of toddlers
1,051 Number of infants
312
861
77
966 Other
Site Supervisors
14,481 Number of Preschoolers
for a QSRC rating.
Lead Teacher
21,879 Number of children served/ reached at Alternative Sites
39,812
Total Children ages 0-5 served at all QSRC sites
*Source: QSRC FY17-18, CDF-Common Data File
Program Directors
Classroom Staff
400
1932
Centers
Sites in Riverside County
Quality Start envisions that all sites in Riverside County will provide a high quality early learning environment, preparing children to succeed in school and life.
Join Us in Supporting Quality Quality Start helps Riverside County’s children thrive emotionally, physically, and academically, and experience lasting effects in school, in their families, and in their communities. Yet, across California, First 5 funding keeps declining… from $261 to $135 per child statewide! Let’s prioritize funding for early childhood, so all children can thrive.
To learn more, visit
rccfc.org
@first5riverside