Build Up CA | Early Care and Education Facilities @BuildUpCA
We are a statewide network dedicated to the expansion, improvement and sustainability of early care & education facilities. An initiative of @LIIFund. buildupca.org Joined May 2020-
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Build Up CA September 2025 Update - mailchi.mp/buildupca.org/…
For the second year in a row, Build Up and @Liifund are excited to participate as partner organizations in @CEHN's Children's Environmental Health Day! Save the date now-October 9th!- and get ready to drive action to #ProtectKidsHealth! #CEHday cehday.org
AB 752 is on it's way to the Governor's desk! Thank you so much to all the individuals and organizations that supported us along the way and for championing co-located child care! Stay tuned for more good news 🛝🌳🏢🏘️ Read the bill here: legiscan.com/CA/text/AB752/…
Build Up CA August 2025 Update - mailchi.mp/buildupca.org/…
Yesterday we presented at #InnovationSummit2025 hosted by @CCRC4KIDS & Connecting California Families in Asilomar! In our session, "Building Relationships & Building Child Care," we walked through the village of people involved in building the supply of child care.
Build Up CA July 2025 Update - mailchi.mp/buildupca.org/…
Yesterday our bill AB 752 passed through the Senate Local Gov committee 7-0! Thank you to Asm. Farias for your continued support and a special thank you to @elmermmartinez for your testimony! Read more about AB 752 here: calmatters.digitaldemocracy.org/bills/ca_20252…
Yesterday we joined hundreds of @seiucalifornia and Child Care Providers United members to rally in support of a #faircontract for family child care providers!! High quality ECE requires BOTH well supported human infrastructure AND safe and beautiful physical infrastructure!
Our new Family Child Care Capital Access #loan product offers a #lendingsolution tailored to meet the unique needs of licensed in-home #childcare providers. Press release @ bit.ly/44oVEKN. Nadeen Dorian's success story @ bit.ly/3Fb9Mx1.
A huge thank you to the Santa Cruz Toddler Care Center for hosting a site visit with staff from the office of @AsmDawnAddis. This fully outdoor, nature-based program is a haven for young children. They used IGP funds to support outdoor learning, eating, & diaper changing!🌿☀️🌧️
Last week, our team visited Sacramento to meet with legislators about the importance of investment in ECE facilities. Then we watched our bill, AB 752 sail through the Assembly Human Services committee!! Many thanks to @AsmAnamarie for your leadership and support!
May Network Meeting announcement!!! On Thursday, May 8th at 1pm join us for a presentation on how fire code changes have impacted the ECE field in California! Register here: liifund-org.zoom.us/webinar/regist…
In rural America, one in three child care centers are Head Start programs. @EdSurge Head Start’s Future Is Uncertain. Rural Americans Aren’t Ready for What Happens Next. edsurge.com/news/2025-04-2…
Our committee hearing is April 29th! Sign on now to show your support for AB 752 and make it easier for #childcare centers to be #colocated with housing and other community buildings! Sign on here: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAI…
Our committee hearing is April 29th! Sign on now to show your support for AB 752 and make it easier for #childcare centers to be #colocated with housing and other community buildings! Sign on here: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAI…
This Wednesday! Register now!! 🌱☀️🌺
Join us March 26th for our next Network Meeting!! We are so excited to have @CaliforniaEPA's Amal Syed present on the impact of climate change on children's health and the role of #ECEfacilities in mitigating these impacts. Register here ⬇️ liifund-org.zoom.us/webinar/regist…

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