In the News
Cross-Sector Partnership Supports Small Businesses Countywide (Santa Barbara Foundation March 9, 2021)
Child care providers struggle to meet increased need caused by COVID-19 (Santa Maria Sun, Dec 2, 2020)
Another Round of Urgently Needed Emergency Supplies Being Distributed by First 5 Santa Barbara County to Early Care and Education Programs Serving Children 0-5 (Santa Barbara Independent, Dec 3, 2020)
Protective equipment offered to child care centers in distributions Saturday (Santa Maria Times, Dec 2, 2020)
Public Health Guidelines Outline Protocols for School, Classroom Closures in Case of COVID-19 Cases (Noozhawk, Oct. 21, 2020)
Coalition of Groups Working to Provide Child Care in Santa Barbara County During Pandemic (Noozhawk, Sep 29, 2020)
Research and Publications
Lessons from the Pandemic: Childcare for Essential Workers (Dec 22, 2020). US Chamber Foundation
The Importance of Childcare to U.S. Families and Businesses. (Dec 15, 2020). US Chamber Foundation
“The temporal association of introducing and lifting non-pharmaceutical interventions with the time-varying reproduction number (R) of SARS-CoV-2: a modelling study across 131 countries” (Oct 22, 2020). The Lancet
“Child Care, COVID-19, and our Economic Future.” Bina Shrimali. Community Development Research Brief. Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco. September 29, 2020.
“Briefing on Childcare Funding and Policy Considerations in Response to COVID-19”. Federal Reserve System. August 27, 2020.
“Who Will Mind the Children? The Impact of COVID-19 on the Childcare Market”, a Connecting Communities webinar from the Federal Reserve System held August 6, 2020.
Strong Foundations: The Economic Futures of Kids and Communities. Federal Reserve System Community Development Research Conference. March 23 – 24, 2017. Washington, D.C.
“Investing in the Future of Child Care: Building Workforce and Economic Resiliency.” Laurel Gourd. Community Development Blog. Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco. September 11, 2020.