San Mateo is Unwavering in its Support of Abortion and Reproductive Freedom
Families, and especially women, must have the protected right and ability to create families if and when they are willing and able. Ensuring that every child can thrive means ensuring that mothers have the support, agency, and enthusiasm required to provide for their children. The whole-child approach begins by supporting mothers and female-bodied people in […]
First 5 San Mateo County Stands for the End to Gun Violence
Our vision of success for every child means that children should have the opportunity to grow up with security, safety, stability, and respect from the first days of their lives. Creating success for every child is about constructing a nurturing and limitless future that we hope to leave the next generation. We want our children […]
Newsletter: The Next Decade of Thriving Families
Read about the 2022 Child Care Needs Assessment, share stories about what child care means to you, hear from Family Connections’s Eric Valladares about why he chose to vaccinate his children, register for a webinar about children and gender identity, and while you’re at it, sing the Dragon Song. All this and more in our […]
JOIN US for Breakfast! Thriving Families Symposium: The Next Decade
The San Mateo County Child Care Needs Assessment found a critical child care shortage in San Mateo County with serious implications for our community. We ask you to partner with us to identify community solutions to ensure our communities have equitable access to high quality, affordable childcare. To turn data into action we need your […]
Director of Family Connections, Eric Valladares on Why He Vaccinated His Kids
When so much in the world is uncertain, parents do everything they can to protect their kids from the unknown, and the COVID-19 Pandemic has certainly been unknown. Now, children over 6 months old are encouraged to get vaccinated. This is the best way to ensure that kids are safe from the virus and can […]
How to Support the Next Decade of Thriving Families: Everything We Learned from the Child Care Needs Assessment
The Child Care Needs Assessment was launched by the San Mateo County Child Care Partnership Council, San Mateo County Office of Education, San Mateo County Superintendent of Schools, and First 5 San Mateo County and Silicon Valley Community Foundation to find out how well San Mateo County is meeting families’ child care needs. What we […]
Applauding the 2023–24 Budget Proposal
First 5 San Mateo County, along with the First 5 Association of California, is applauding Governor Newsom’s proposed 2023-24 budget plan, which was released Tuesday. The budget continues to demonstrate a commitment to provide for the needs of young children and their families and build toward an improved early childhood system. This includes a focus […]
Newsletter December 2022 | Wishing Healthy, Happy Holidays to All!
Winter, and the holiday season, are here! And as much fun as it can be, this time of year can also be stressful. In this issue, you will learn the Dragon Song, from First 5 California, to give families the resources to help their children (and themselves) regulate their emotions and approach stressful situations calmly. […]
Let’s Talk: Vaccines, Boosters, Variants & COVID-19 WATCH NOW!
Wow! Catch up on the incredible conversation we had with Dr. Naveen Mahmood of Palo Alto Medical Foundation and Dr. Sylvia Espinoza of Stanford Children’s Health, in discussion with Eric Valladares, Executive Director of Family Connections about vaccines and boosters for your children. Children 6 months and older are now eligible for the vaccine, and […]
Newsletter September 2022 | Supporting Infant Mental Health
Summer fun is wrapping up and fall is almost here! That means change is in the air, and even the youngest among us are very attuned to it. As so many rich conversations about mental health are expanding, it is important that we take special care to include infants in that conversation! Read stories from […]
