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HomeMy Public PortalAbout10-012RESOLUTION NO. 10 -012 A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CARSON, CALIFORNIA, SUPPORTING THE LOS ANGELES PRESCHOOL ADVOCACY INITIATIVE WHEREAS, the Los Angeles Preschool Advocacy Initiative (LAPAI) strives to increase access to quality preschool education in underserved communities; and WHEREAS, this initiative also supports efforts to address the child care and development needs of children ages 0 -5; and WHEREAS, the LAPAI is based on nine principles that spur its goals; and WHEREAS, the first of these principles, Build on the Existing System, will build on the existing child care and development infrastructure which includes local, state, and federally - funded programs; private for — profit and non - profit providers; community, home - based, school -based providers; licensed and license- exempt providers; and WHEREAS, the second principle, Children with Greatest Need, is focused on providing access to children and families with the most need. Targeting will be based on multiple factors including, but not limited to, significant Early Care and Education (ECE)— Preschool program and/or facilities' shortages within a geographic area, academically low performing schools, family and community income, and children with special needs; and WHEREAS, the third principle, Access, focuses on promoting access to high quality ECE - Preschool programs for children, including diverse racial and ethnic groups and English language learners; encourage investment and local community -based planning to address the need for programs and facilities; and support multiple service delivery systems: home, community and school- based. Additionally, providing high quality, full -day and part-day services and opportunities for children in license- exempt care to access high - quality would be encouraged; and WHEREAS, the fourth principle, Quality, ensures that ECE- Preschool programs, curricula, and environments are culturally, linguistically, socially and developmentally appropriate. Additionally, enhancing the quality and effectiveness of ECE - Preschool programs and the capacity of all local providers to meet higher standards through increased resources and training would be promoted, as well as ensuring compliance with quality indicators such as staff /child ratios, materials used in the classroom, and screenings for disabilities and linkages to services. This principle also intends to promote quality indicators that focus on child outcomes (e.g. improved social and emotional well - being, improved health) and the role of family in preschool; ensure that sufficient resources for timely monitoring of compliance with licensing regulations; and enhance the skills and training of license- exempt providers to support the development of children in their care; and WHEREAS, the fifth principle, Workforce Development, focuses on supporting and growing a diverse ECE - Preschool workforce that is appropriately trained, educated and culturally and linguistically competent; supports opportunities for career progression and continuing education to expand and enhance the competencies of the ECE - Preschool workforce; and improves the quality of the information related to how to utilize career progression pathways and its dissemination. Furthermore, this principle intends to promote the availability of financial and academic supports for students; promote improvements in compensation, which is key to attracting and retaining [MORE] RESOLUTION NO. 10 -012 PAGE 2 OF 3 qualified staff; and create opportunities for license- exempt workers to enhance their skills and training; and WHEREAS, the sixth principle, Family Engagement, focuses on promoting two -way partnerships between families and ECE- Preschool programs and providers, given their respective roles in helping children reach desired outcomes in learning and development; and build upon parents' natural strengths as first teachers by providing learning opportunities and resources that support their confidence and capacity to effectively foster their children's social, emotional, physical, and cognitive development; and WHEREAS, the seventh principle, School Readiness Transition, focuses on ensuring that ECE- Preschool and K -12 schools are coordinated to support a successful transition from ECE - Preschool to Kindergarten. Curricula in Kindergarten should build on ECE - Preschool learning experiences that prepare children to succeed in K -12 and beyond; and WHEREAS, the eighth principle, Language Development, holds that ECE - Preschool programs should support language development through research -based best practices as a means for acquiring Standard English proficiency. Specifically, programs should provide young learners with environments that foster purposeful language use; build upon a child's home language as this is a crucial foundation for cognitive development, learning about the world and emerging literacy; and support language development and inform teaching practices by assessing children in their home language as well as English; and WHEREAS, the ninth principle, Data, gauges the impact of child development, educational programs and investments by supporting the design and implementation of comprehensive information systems. These systems would connect existing and new information from early childhood through college and beyond. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, that the city of Carson, California, supports the Los Angeles Preschool Advocacy Initiative. PASSED, APPROVED and ADOPTED this 16th day of February, 2010. MAYOR JIM DEAR ATTEST: APPROVED AS TO FORM: CITY CLERK HELEN S. KA AGOE CI Y ATT S`' EY [MORE] RESOLUTION NO. 10 -012 PAGE 3 OF 3 STATE OF CALIFORNIA ) COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES ) ss. CITY OF CARSON ) I, Helen S. Kawagoe, City Clerk of the City of Carson, California, do hereby certify that the whole number of members of the City Council is five; that the foregoing resolution, being Resolution No. 10 -012 was duly and regularly adopted by said Council at a regular meeting duly and regularly held on the 16th day of February, 2010, and that the same was passed and adopted by the following vote: AYES: COUNCIL MEMBERS: Mayor Dear, Davis - Holmes, Santarina. Gipson and Ruiz -Raber NOES: COUNCIL MEMBERS: None ABSTAIN: COUNCIL MEMBERS: None ABSENT: COUNCIL MEMBERS: None ( /14.), 41 (;--e Kawagoe/ City Clerk Helen S.