Read our newsletter to discover how First 5 San Mateo County is investing in infant mental health to provide families with free resources and support programs, how we’ve celebrated pride, 5 things that we LOVE about child care, and upcoming opportunities.
As a new parent or caregiver, you may be wondering how you can best support the social and emotional development of your young child. Infant mental health focuses on promoting healthy social and emotional development for children from birth to three years old. The foremost expert on Infant Mental Health,
Child care is not just a necessity for working parents; it plays a vital role in our society as the backbone of our economy, enabling families to thrive. High-quality child care has far-reaching effects on our community and economy as a whole. There are so many reasons that we, as
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
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
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
