Committee MeetingsEarly Care and Education Committee
Introduction: The purpose of this Committee is to improve the quality of early care and education of children birth to five in Alameda County by considering issues and making recommendations on programs impacting children in early care and education programs. The primary responsibility of the Committee is to act as a liaison between the Local Planning Council and Every Child Counts. The Committee meets monthly in Hayward and has focused on programs and initiatives such as the Child Development Corps, the Early Childhood Mentor Project and school readiness efforts in the County.
Committee Members:
- Chair: Arlyce Currie, BANANAS
- Staff: Angie Garling, Child Care Planning Council
- Bernice Lee, YWCA of Oakland
- Amy Wolfson, Child Care Links
- Rossnina Ruggieri, Child Care Links
- Rosemary Obeid, 4C's
- Melinda Martin, Consultant
- Sandra Zehaye, Merritt College
- Jeanne M. Virgilio, Las Positas College
- Lynne Daniels, 4C's
- Stacy Thompson, Merritt College
- Karen Stewart, Ohlone College
- Joya Chavarin, BANANAS
- Edna Rodriggs, Chabot College
- Jim Stockinger, UC Child Care
- Marcy Whitebook, UC Berkeley
- Marsha Sherman, La Cheim
- Nelly Caloca, BUSD
- Peyton Nattinger, Child Care Mentor Program
- Renee Herzfeld, 4C's
- Rose Crowder, Merritt College
- Rose Padilla Johnson, Davis Street
- Sheila Jordan, Alameda Co. Office of Education
- Sue Greenwald, Children's Hospital
- Usana Pulliam, Oakland Head Start
Projects:
- The Child Development Corps
- The Enhanced Mentor Project
- School Readiness Programs
- The Child Care Fund
- Language Access
- Community Grants
- Community Colleges
- Family Child Care And Teen Parenting Programs