Monterey County Local Planning Council

Mission

To collaborate and advocate for an equitable care and learning system for all children, birth to age 12, in Monterey County.

Vision

Every family in Monterey County has access to high-quality child care and expanded learning opportunities for their children, birth to age 12, that are affordable, inclusive, and culturally responsive.

About Child Care Planning Council

The primary mission of the Local Child Care Council is to plan for child care and development services based on the needs of families in the local community. Under the direction of the California State Department of Social Services, each county in California has a designated local child care planning council.

The purpose of the Monterey County Child Care Planning Council (Monterey County LPC) is to support a comprehensive, integrated child care delivery system that offers safe, high-quality, culturally sensitive, affordable child care to Monterey County families who need it; that allows parental choice; and is supported by a partnership of public and private resources. 

The Monterey County LPC brings together parents and guardians, community members, government representatives, and child care and expanded learning providers to:

• Identify local priorities for child care and expanded learning services and develop policies and strategies to meet local needs;
• Make decisions on the local distribution of state child care funding;
• Conduct a community-wide needs assessment every five years, followed by a countywide strategic plan for child care and expanded learning opportunities for all children from birth to age 12; and
• Influence state and federal child care and family policies and legislation in order to strengthen the local system of child care and expanded learning opportunities for children from birth to age 12.