Greetings!
This year's Black History Month might be over, but honoring Black history is a lifelong practice. We hope that you continue to engage in learning (and unlearning), and recommend staying informed by a local Black-led news outlet nearest you.
The 2022 theme is Women Providing Healing, Promoting Hope which is "both a tribute to the ceaseless work of caregivers and frontline workers during this ongoing pandemic and also a recognition of the thousands of ways that women of all cultures have provided both healing and hope throughout history."
Watch a community presentation by Max Dashu we hosted last year on Women’s Equal Pay Day to learn about women's caregiving history. It is important to ECESF that we uplift all of the caregivers who carry a huge burden, and who go unrecognized for the amount of physical, mental, spiritual, and emotional labor that goes into supporting and advocating for children and families.
That’s why ECESF holds Focus Groups and other gatherings to offer spaces for educators to get to know each other and build our collective power as Early Care Educators of San Francisco.
In community,
Sara & Anna
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ECESF currently has outreach specifically targeting Black/African American teachers and Cantonese-speaking teachers. Click the flyers linked below for more information—and share with teachers you know:
Focus Group dates will be scheduled based on availability of our participants. The sessions will be facilitated by ECESF core leaders who provide discussion prompts and a space for learning through relationship, self examination, and community sharing.
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Public Health & Covid-19 Resources |
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Powder Infant Formula Recall
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The products under recall are Similac, Alimentum, or EleCare powdered infant formulas brands that have a multidigit number on the bottom of the container starting with the first two digits 22 through 37, contains K8, SH, or Z2 and with an expiration date of April 1, 2022, or after.
Please share this information with other providers and families. For more information on this recall, please visit the FDA’s recall webpage.
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The program provides a one-time payment to adult residents of San Francisco who test positive for COVID-19, and anticipate experiencing financial hardship during their quarantine or isolation.
There is no application process and the City will not ask or record any citizenship or immigration questions. Immigration status does not affect eligibility.
To receive assistance, email sfvaxnow@sfdph.org. Use “Right to Recover” in the subject line, and include your name & contact number in the email.
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The California state legislature renewed paid COVID sick leave of up to 80 hours for Californians who work at places with 26 or more employees. This is a separate bank of hours on top of regular sick leave and can be pro-rated for part-time workers.
The benefit is retroactive to January 1, 2022 and will remain in effect through September 30, 2022.
Workers can use the time to care for themselves or a family member if they get COVID. The sick leave may also be used if a child's school is under a virus-related closure, forcing a parent with no childcare options to miss work.
Note to employers: This poster must be displayed where employees can easily read it. If employees do not frequent a physical workplace, it may be disseminated to employees electronically.
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COVID-19 Tests & Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) Distribution
COVID-19 Tests
The California Department of Social Services (CDSS) is distributing 200,000 COVID-19 tests to Child Care Resource and Referral (R&R) agencies.Tests are in limited supply. Please contact your local R&R agency for information on how to access COVID-19 tests (in SF, your R&R is Children’s Council). The state continues to make every effort to secure as many test kits as possible and will quickly disseminate additional inventory as it becomes available.
Personal Protective Equipment (PPE)
PPE distribution to local R&R agencies includes Adult N95 masks, child surgical masks, hand sanitizer, face shields, non-latex gloves, and gowns. PPE is intended to be provided to all child care program types (e.g. licensed and exempt providers, Tribal child care programs, centers, small/large FCCs, state preschool programs, etc.). If you have any questions, please contact your local R&R agency (in SF, your R&R is Children’s Council).
Pruebas de COVID-19
El Departamento de Servicios Sociales de California (CDSS) está distribuyendo 200,000 pruebas de COVID-19 a agencias de Recursos y Referencias de Cuidado Infantil (R&R). Las pruebas tienen un suministro limitado. Comuníquese con su agencia local de R&R para obtener información sobre cómo acceder a las pruebas de COVID-19. El estado continúa haciendo todo lo posible para asegurar tantos kits de prueba como sea posible y difundirá rápidamente el inventario adicional a medida que esté disponible.
Equipos de protección personal (EPP):
La distribución de EPP a las agencias locales de R&R comenzará la semana del 24 de enero de 2022 e incluye máscaras N95 para adultos, máscaras quirúrgicas para niños, desinfectante para manos, protectores faciales, guantes sin látex y batas. El EPP está destinado a ser proporcionado a todos los tipos de programas de cuidado infantil (por ejemplo, proveedores con licencia y exentos, programas de cuidado infantil tribal, centros, hogares de cuidado infantil de familias pequeñas y grandes, programas preescolares estatales, etc.).
COVID-19 測試
加州社會服務部 (CDSS) 正在向兒童保育資源和轉診 (R&R) 機構分發 200,000 份 COVID-19 測試。目前，測試供應有限。有關如何訪問 COVID-19 測試的信息，請聯繫您當地的 R&R 機構。該州繼續盡一切努力確保盡可能多的測試套件，並將在可用時迅速分發額外的庫存。
個人防護裝備 (PPE)
向當地 R&R 機構分發的 PPE 包括成人 N95 口罩、兒童外科口罩、洗手液、面罩、非乳膠手套和長袍。 PPE 旨在提供給所有兒童保育計劃類型（例如，獲得許可和豁免的提供者、部落兒童保育計劃、兒童保育中心、小型大型家庭托兒所、州學前教育計劃等）。
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Upcoming Public Policy Events |
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Early Education Division (EED) Webinar
Friday, March 4, 2022 from 10AM - 11AM
Attention: Executive Directors and Program Directors of California State Preschool Programs
The next Monthly EED webinar will provide updates on the following topics, with a focus on CSPP:
- Policy and Budget Updates
- Program Quality Implementation Updates
- Fiscal Updates
Below is the log-in information you will need to participate in the webinar:
Passcode: 206616
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Town Hall - Assembly Member Phil Ting
Saturday, March 5 from 10AM - 11:30AM
Assembly member Phil Ting invites you to his first in-person Town Hall since 2019. This will be an outdoor event where he will share his legislative priorities, describe the new laws that have gone into effect and hear your input on California's future. As Chair of the California State Assembly Budget Committee, he will also share how the Legislature and Governor are planning to spend the over $20 billion surplus.
California Academy of Sciences*
55 Music Concourse Drive, San Francisco, CA
Outdoors on the East Patio
Come and show your support for ECE and advocate the important needs of our community!
You must RSVP to attend and include your contact information (see link below).
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Call to Action: ECE Budget Hearing
Tuesday, March 8, 2022 begins 9:00 AM
On January 10, the Governor released his budget proposal which provided substantial expansion to Transitional Kindergarten, but did very little to help early care and education providers who are still recovering from COVID. Budget overview meetings in the legislature have already started. We must make our voices heard with our legislators before and during these upcoming hearings. You can click here for the full budget details. Below you will find information to help you provide public comment in these hearings, contact your legislator and budget committee members before hearings begin, or write letters to them in advance.
The Most Glaring Omissions in the Budget:
Make Your Voices Heard!
Assembly Budget Subcommittee No. 2 on Education Finance
Agenda – Early Childhood Education, Transitional Kindergarten and Childcare
To call in public comment: 877-692-8957, access code: 131 54 44.
If you have questions, or need guidance, please email the CAAEYC Public Policy Committee at publicpolicy@caeyc.org.
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Webinar: Budgets & Bills – An Inside Look at the California Legislative Session
Tuesday, March 8 from 10AM - 11:15AM
Explore what the 2022 legislative session and the proposed budget mean for California’s social sector at this upcoming California Policy Forum, a unique collaboration between CalNonprofits and the state's leading philanthropy associations.
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Are you an Early Care Educator in San Francisco?
¿Es usted un educador de cuidado infantil en San Francisco?
您是舊金山的早期護理教育工作者嗎？
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