State Advisory Council (SAC) Resources - State Advisory Council on Early Learning and Care (CA Dept of Education):
State Advisory Council (SAC) Resources
Resources developed for the State Advisory Council (SAC) on Early Learning and Care.
- Access to Quality: Early Learning for California Preschoolers in Subsidized License-Exempt Settings (PDF; 1MB)
Summary of findings and policy recommendations on improving access to school readiness experiences for preschoolers in license-exempt care in California. This project examined: 1) the reasons why parents choose license-exempt child care, and their knowledge of the options that may be available to them; 2) the opportunities for and barriers to improving school readiness experiences for at-risk children who attend full-time, license-exempt child care; and 3) how license-exempt providers, and school readiness and preschool programs, might better coordinate and blend their offerings for families.
- California Comprehensive Early Learning Plan (PDF; 7MB)
California's Comprehensive Early Learning Plan (CCELP), or the "Plan," provides key direction for the State in the development of a high-quality birth-to-age-five system that provides all children with the knowledge and skills they need to achieve long-term success. The Plan is based on extensive research and stakeholder engagement, and it suggests changes that, if implemented, would make California's early learning system more coherent and effective.
Background Information on the development of the CCELP 
- Condition of Children Birth to Age Five and Status of Early Childhood Services in California
A meta-analysis of the existing research on the condition of California‘s young children and the status of the state’s early childhood services.
