Mission Statement

About Us

	Mailing Address CAFCC PO Box 8754 Emeryville, CA 94662	Phone 510-928-CARE Fax 831-449-7017

Board of Directors
Office	Name	Phone	Fax
Co-President	Maxine Gervin	831-444-6961	831-449-7017
Co-President	Marjorie Danforth	510-776-8719
1st Vice President	Sharon Coleman	707-428-3180
2nd Vice President
Secretary	Sandra Dennis	562-422-3432
Treasurer	Donna Lytle	510-562-6200
Assistant Secretary	Muriel Sterling	510-430-1891
Past President	Marva Lyons	510-521-3997	510-522-6237

Regional Representatives
Northern	Yolanda Wood	530-283-4897
North Central	Diantha Val Devers	209-640-0057
Central	OPEN
Greater LA	Ginny Zywot	310-318-1445
Southern	Katy Kenshur	760-436-3725

Committee Chairs
Membership	Dolores Martinez	510-540-5947
Newsletter Editor	Maxine Gervin	831-444-6961	831-449-7017
Multi-Lingual Coordinators	OPEN
Fund Raiser	Muriel Sterling	510-430-1891

California Association for Family Child Care
5 Year Strategic Plan

Vision without action is merely a dream

Action without vision just passes the time

Vision with action can change the world.

— Joel Barker

VISION STATEMENT
Our vision for family child care is to promote the healthy growth and development of children and provide support for families by providing high quality, developmentally appropriate and flexible care, through a wide range of care options. An important part of this vision is for each child care provider to become an advocate for children and family issues that promote and enhance the well-being of the children and families we serve as well as foster the growth and development of the provider community.

Firmly believing that “It takes an entire village to raise a child,” the California Association for Family Child Care will achieve this vision in cooperation with the families being served, a broad network of child care providers and child advocacy groups, community organizations, government agencies and other regulatory institutions.

MISSION STATEMENT:
To promote the healthy growth and development of children in family child care and the strengthening of their families and communities through:

Enhancing the quality of family child care
Communicating a positive image and information about the immense benefits of Family Child Care to the broad community (local, state, federal) through research, advocacy and effective marketing
Strengthening and expanding the family child care network — associations, individual providers — reflecting the rich diversity of cultures and ethnicities in California
Securing adequate funds and resources to achieve the goals of the California Association for Family Child Care
Developing leadership and advocacy skills by providing opportunities for education, training and exposure and identifying ways to be proactive rather than reactive.
Insuring that providers have adequate support by providing resources for information about regulations and legal support where appropriate
Incorporating a Family Child Care providers “code of ethics” into every aspect of our work
Coordinating with a broad range of community and social service agencies at all levels to support children and families

PURPOSE
The specific purpose of this corporation is to provide educational opportunities at the local and state level that will address and actively work toward meeting the child care and development needs of children, parents, child care providers, and the community. The association will work toward accomplishing this purpose by:

Providing child care and development groups and parents with workshops and seminars on child development, early learning, nutrition, business practices, licensing and legislative updates, etc.;
Providing coordination of educational programs, cultural activities, consumerism, and charitable activities; and

Providing technical and research assistance to the child care community.

OBJECTIVES
CAFCC’s objectives are:

Initiate and encourage programs to help further training and education.
Aid in the recruitment of licensed family child care providers.
Promote a continued interest in Licensed Family Child Care.
Provide communications and liaison with licensing agencies.
Channel information to the membership regarding State and Federal policies and regulations.
Foster a cooperative link with the broader child care community.

Keep providers updated with changes in licensing mandates and legislation.