California Must Choose Children

California leaders need solutions to support the well-being, care, and learning of babies, toddlers and young children — and of the caring adults in their lives — to create a state where children thrive.

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About Choose Children

Choose Children is a partnership of organizations and individuals committed to creating a thriving future for California children and families.

We work to ensure that candidates for California Governor take action and support investment and approaches that advance the well- being, care, and learning of young children, their families, and the essential workers who care for them.

Why Choose Children

California has the 4th largest economy in the world, yet our children’s health and well-being do not match our economic output.

Our kids need us – and we have a responsibility to ensure that young children begin their lives healthy, safe, and ready to succeed in school and life.

And, we need our kids even more. The economic vibrancy of our region relies on making it a place where families with young children can live and thrive.

Investments in early learning care leads to three lasting impacts

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Advancing Children

Giving our youngest learners the start they need to learn, grow, and develop – and setting them up for academic and economic success.

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Supporting Caregivers

Supporting economic mobility for those within the early learning workforce (and their children and families) and developing a pipeline of essential workers.

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Supporting Local Economies

Bolstering economic and community development by supporting employed parents and by seeding the next generation of workforce talent.

Choose Children Partner Organizations

All Choose Children Partner Organizations have taken the CHOOSE CHILDREN PARTNERSHIP PLEDGE that captures our shared beliefs and commitment.

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Build Up CA
Build Up San Mateo County
Catholic Charities of Santa Clara County
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Childcare Coordinating Council of San Mateo Inc.
Children Now
Community Equity Collaborative
Educare
Congregation Beth Am
First 5 Santa Clara County
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Footsteps Child Care Inc. logo
Good 2 Know Partners
Healthier Kids Foundation
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Kidango
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Low Income Investment Fund
Parents Helping Parents
Peninsula Family Service
San Mateo County Child Care Partnership
Santa Clara County Office of Education
SAMCEDA - San Mateo County Economic Development Association
San Mateo County Office of Education
Silicon Valley Community Foundation
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Strong Start
Silicon Valley Council of Nonprofits
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Thrive, The Alliance for Nonprofits for San Mateo County