Parent Voices

Parent Voices is a parent-led, parent-run grassroots organization striving to make quality child care accessible and affordable to all families. Join us as we speak out on behalf of children and families to stress to our local political leaders that child care is a necessity, and not a luxury for families.

Parent Voices meets monthly.
For more information contact Shelby Means at (707) 522-1413 x138 or send email to ParentVoices@sonoma4cs.org.

Family Action of Sonoma County

A non-profit organization whose mission is to effect long term policy change that will have a positive impact on the lives and health of children and their families in Sonoma County.

You can visit their website at www.fasc.org or call (707) 586-3032

Child Care Research and Publications

For the Children: A Comprehensive Plan for Child Care and Learning Programs

This newly published report by the Sonoma County Child Care Planning Council is designed to mobilize public and private resources to address identified needs and to enhance and strengthen collaboration among children’s advocacy groups and service agencies. Through a unified implementation of this plan, Sonoma County can become an environment that:

• Values parental choice;
• Values child care professionals and educators;
• Ensures that all children have access to high quality, affordable care; and
• Respects the diversity of cultures and needs represented in the community.

The Comprehensive Countywide Child Care Plan outlines existing conditions in Sonoma County; identifies five goals; notes desired outcomes; recommends strategies; and identifies potential partners.

The complete report is available in PDF format below and will open in a new browser window.

•  For the Children: SCCCPC Child Care Plan for Sonoma County  1.1MB  (pdf)

The Economic Impact of Child Care on Sonoma County

• Child care is a $91 million industry in Sonoma County
• Our community reaps $7 for every $1 invested in child care
• Sonoma County's child care industry employs 2,412 people
• Our current supply of child care will not meet the growing need without partnerships between businesses, government, and the child care industry

Working together, 4Cs and the Sonoma County Child Care Planning Council recently commissioned the National Economic Development & Law Center in Oakland to produce a study assessing the economic impact of child care in Sonoma County. The results are of significance to both the business community and the public sector.

Read the complete Introduction to the Economic Impact Report

The Economic Impact Report and a summary version are available as downloadable PDF documents. Each document will open in a new browser window.

•  Economic Impact Report: Full Report  (pdf)
•  Economic Impact Report: Executive Summary and Policy Recommendations  (pdf)

The 2007 California Child Care Portfolio The California Child Care Portfolio is produced by the Child Care Research Team of the California Child Care Resource and Referral Network. You can download the either the Statewide Data Page or the Sonoma County Data Page using the links below. You can also access the entire Portfolio through the Network's California Child Care Portfolio web page. The PDF documents below will open in a new browser window:  2007 California Data Page  (192KB)  2007 Sonoma County Data Page  (216KB)

Your Government Officials

GOVERNOR
Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger State Capitol Building Sacramento, CA 95814 Phone: (916) 445-2841 Fax: (916) 445-4633 Email: governor@governor.ca.gov
UNITED STATES SENATE
Senator Barbara Boxer 1700 Montgomery Street, Suite 240 San Francisco, CA 94111 Phone: (415) 403-0100 Fax: (415) 956-6701 Email: senator@boxer.senate.gov	Senator Diane Feinstein One Post Street, Suite 2450 San Francisco, CA 94104 Phone: (415) 393-0707 Email: senator@feinstein.senate.gov
CONGRESSIONAL REPRESENTATIVES
Representative Mike Thompson 240 Main Street, Suite 101 Napa, CA 94959 Phone: (707)226-9898 Fax: (707)251-9800 Email: M.Thompson@mail.house.gov	Representative Lynn Woolsey 1101 College Avenue, Suite 400 Santa Rosa, CA 95404 Phone: (707) 542-7182 Fax: (707) 542-2745 Email: www.house.gov/woolsey
STATE SENATE
State Senator Carole Migden 455 Golden Gate Avenue, Suite 14800 San Francisco, CA 94102 Phone: (415) 557-1300 Fax: (415) 557-1252 Emial:senator.migden@sen.ca.gov	State Senator Patricia Wiggins 50 D Street, Suite 120 A Santa Rosa, CA 95404 Phone: (707) 576-2771 Fax: (707) 576-2773 Email: senator.wiggins@sen.ca.gov
STATE ASSEMBLY
Assemblywoman Patty Berg 50 D Street, Suite 450 Santa Rosa, CA 95404 Phone: (707) 576-2526 Fax: (707) 576-2297 Email: patty.berg@asm.ca.gov	Assemblywoman Noreen Evans 50 D Street, Suite 301 Santa Rosa, CA 95404 Phone: (707) 546-4500 Fax: (707) 546-9031 Email: noreen.evans@asm.ca.gov
Assemblyman Jared Huffman 3501 Civic Center Drive, Room 412 San Rafael, CA 94903 Phone: (707)938-8157 Fax: (415)479-2123 Email: jared.huffman@asm.ca.gov