The QCC County Program Profile provides county data from the Common Data File (CDF) and the Annual Progress Report (APR). For counties that are a part of a consortium, the QCC County Program Profile provides a combined view of the CDF and APR. Both qualitative and quantitative data are presented to provide a local view of early learning and care climate.

First 5 Yolo in collaboration with Yolo County Office of Education lead Yolo County’s Quality County California efforts. Quality County Yolo offers support and resources to Family Friend and Neighbor (FFN), Family Childcare Home (FCCH), Center-Based and Alternative sites in Yolo County through 1:1 and small group coaching, topic and provider-type focused Communities of Practice, professional development trainings, and ratings for public-sites. Quality Counts Yolo is part of the statewide effort to enhance the quality of early learning and care (ELC) environments and is designed to strengthen and advance the ELC system and engage programs and early educators in Quality Counts California (QCC), the state’s quality improvement system. Yolo County Workforce initiatives align with the QCC programs to provide additional educational supports for those with higher education goals. Through these programs we have the opportunity to retain and elevate our workforce to continually provide children with the highest quality care.

• First 5 California (F5CA)
• California Department of Education (CDE)

• F5CA
• CDE
• Yolo County Office of Education
• First 5 Yolo
• City of West Sacramento
• Yolo County Children’s Alliance
• RISE
• Inc
• Yolo Crisis Nursery
• Children’s Home Society
• Children’s Therapy Center (Help Me Grow)
• Yolo County Libraries
• Local Childcare Planning Council
• Woodland Community College

Yolo QCC is intently focused on equity and access for previously underserved providers offering tailored support to Family Friend and Neighbor Providers and providers serving Multi-Language Learners and marginalized families. Through multiple partnerships with family serving agencies who are also trusted messengers in Yolo County, providers, at all levels, can participate in Yolo QCC. Providers interested in learning more about support and resources offered by the Consortia can reach out to Fawn Montagna or Kathleen Glassman. Yolo QCC offerings are regularly communicated, via email, to providers across the County and Professional Development offerings for FFN, FCCH, and Private Center-Based providers are listed on First 5 Yolo’s Website. Information on ratings, coaching, and professional development for public providers is regularly communicated through the multiple QCC funding opportunities: CSPP QRIS, QCC, QCC Workforce Pathways programs in addition to Early Educator Teacher Development opportunities. This also listed on the Yolo COE and the Yolo County LPC websites.

Yolo QCC is intently focused on equity and access for previously underserved providers offering tailored support to Family Friend and Neighbor Providers and providers serving Multi-Language Learners and marginalized families. Through multiple partnerships with family serving agencies who are also trusted messengers in Yolo County, providers, at all levels, can participate in Yolo QCC. Providers interested in learning more about support and resources offered by the Consortia can reach out to Fawn Montagna or Kathleen Glassman. Yolo QCC offerings are regularly communicated, via email, to providers across the County and Professional Development offerings for FFN, FCCH, and Private Center-Based providers are listed on First 5 Yolo’s Website. Information on ratings, coaching, and professional development for public providers is regularly communicated through the multiple QCC funding opportunities: CSPP QRIS, QCC, QCC Workforce Pathways programs in addition to Early Educator Teacher Development opportunities. This also listed on the Yolo COE and the Yolo County LPC websites.

Yolo QCC offers a variety of program incentives to participating providers including but not limited to: diapers, wipes, educational toys, and other essential items for children. Providers participating in the multiple QCC funding programs such as CSPP QRIS, QCC or QCC Workforce Pathways receive a variety of incentives to support quality improvement, higher education and professional development goals.

In response to the COVID-19 pandemic, First 5 Yolo, in collaboration with the County of Yolo designed and implemented the Childcare Recovery Package aimed and supporting the Childcare Sector in Yolo County through Infrastructure and Recovery Grants. These grants offered Childcare Providers, across the County, funding to enhance their sites to maintain or return to full enrollment, expand their license to increase capacity, or utilize smaller amounts of funding to support continued operations in the face of rising costs of providing care.

Through this process 27 of license-exempt Family, Friend, Neighbor Providers began the process of becoming a licensed Family Child Care Home (FCCH). Yolo QCC created a Community of Practice focused on the licensing process and offers regular support to those actively pursuing licensure. Though ongoing support to navigate the licensing process, language supports, and direct coordination with CCL staff, 7 providers have become newly licensed and many more receiving support as they pursue their first license.

Through QCC Workforce Pathways and the Early Education Teacher Development Grant (EETD), and in collaboration with the CSUS CHAD program we have 10 teachers who will complete their BA degrees. We have also supported teachers in moving up the Child Development Permit Matrix by completing local community college academic units and achieving their AA degrees. Through the EETD program district TK teachers are completing the required Early Childhood Education units to support TK best practices.