First 5 Association · Oct 22, 2026 · 6:00 PM UTC

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Nearly half of car seats are installed wrong. @f5sb and @sbcountyph took that message to @FOXLA with an on-air car seat challenge and free local resources for families. Watch and learn more: ow.ly/4GrX50ZZwuR

First 5 Association · Oct 21, 2026 · 8:00 PM UTC

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The right car seat, installed the right way, shouldn't depend on what a family can afford. A $194K @OTS_CA grant lets Sutter County's First 5 commission offer free seats, installs, and check-ups where they're needed most. Read more: ow.ly/ssSz50ZZw96

First 5 Association · Oct 20, 2026 · 9:00 PM UTC

First 5 Association@First5AssocOct 20

Medi-Cal is opening new doors for home visiting just as HR 1 reshapes the safety net. Hear from @DHCS_CA, @CAPublicHealth, and @ChildrenNow on November 16. Register: ow.ly/9R0h50ZZvny

First 5 Association · Oct 15, 2026 · 6:00 PM UTC

First 5 Association@First5AssocOct 15

Shasta County ACE rates have run double the state average in some categories. @first5shasta's Wendy Dickens sees an "opportunity to help others." A town hall on positive childhood experiences is Oct. 15 in Redding. More via @KRCR7: ow.ly/QBx950ZXpZq

First 5 Association · Oct 9, 2026 · 10:10 PM UTC

First 5 Association@First5AssocOct 9

First 5 commissioners, this one's for you. Join peers from across CA on Nov 2 for breakout conversations by county size and region, and trade what's working in your community. Register: ow.ly/Y0Ab50ZQnnk

First 5 Association · Oct 7, 2026 · 10:00 PM UTC

First 5 Association@First5AssocOct 7

One week left to register. @CAPublicHealth talk coordinated child care and California's Medical Home model on 10/16. Register: ow.ly/KQxc50ZQn1B

First 5 Association · Oct 6, 2026 · 9:00 PM UTC

First 5 Association@First5AssocOct 6

Most public agencies never see how data brokers, surveillance systems, and corporate data practices actually work. Clara Fulks breaks it down for First 5 commissions on Oct 20, two weeks from now. Register: ow.ly/K3wU50ZQmTm

First 5 Association · Oct 2, 2026 · 8:00 PM UTC

First 5 Association@First5AssocOct 2

A city council has funded its own First 5 partnership. Fresno put $2M behind a childcare pilot as part of a yearlong push to fix its childcare desert. Read more from @fresnoland - ow.ly/cj2N50ZQmR3

City of Fresno begins plans to introduce more affordable childcare

Fresno Councilmember Tyler Maxwell and industry experts began a yearlong mission to help increase access and supply of affordable childcare.

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First 5 Association · Oct 1, 2026 · 6:00 PM UTC

First 5 Association@First5AssocOct 1

Missed our BrightLife Kids session? The replay is up. See how free coaching supports CA families with young kids and how First 5s can partner. Thanks @hellobrightline for sharing your work! ow.ly/lMa050ZQmNw

First 5 Association · Sep 29, 2026 · 8:00 PM UTC

First 5 Association@First5AssocSep 29

Two weeks until Oct 16. Join us and @CAPublicHealth as they unpack the Medical Home model, the national standard for coordinated, whole-child care now taking hold in CA. Register: ow.ly/PvzU50ZQhLb

First 5 Association · Sep 28, 2026 · 8:00 PM UTC

First 5 Association@First5AssocSep 28

California's youngest homeless children jumped 15% in a year, to nearly 86,000. Early learning enrollment barely moved. The system built to catch them is too fragmented to find them. Full story from @LAist: ow.ly/EPzO50ZQhv8

There are more homeless infants and toddlers in CA. What does this mean for early learning programs?

More than 5% of California’s infants and toddlers are estimated to have experienced homelessness in 2023-24, a rise of about 12,000, or 16%, from the…

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First 5 Association · Sep 25, 2026 · 8:00 PM UTC

First 5 Association@First5AssocSep 25

Happy Dolly Parton Day! Since 2023, the Imagination Library has mailed nearly 2.9M free books to California kids under 5, in English and Spanish. Read more from @EdSource: edsource.org/2026/california… #ThankYouDolly

First 5 Association · Sep 23, 2026 · 10:00 PM UTC

First 5 Association@First5AssocSep 23

AI and data brokers touch every First 5 commission's work now. On Oct 20, digital ethicist Clara Fulks unpacks how data gets collected, sold, and used, and what agencies should know before adopting AI. Register: ow.ly/J7cw50ZQhj8

First 5 Association · Sep 22, 2026 · 9:00 PM UTC

First 5 Association@First5AssocSep 22

Kids shouldn't fall through gaps between providers who don't talk to each other. On 10/16, @CAPublicHealth breaks down California's Medical Home model for coordinated, whole-child care. Register: ow.ly/ZROb50ZQheg

First 5 Association · Sep 17, 2026 · 6:01 PM UTC

First 5 Association@First5AssocSep 17

80% of families using CCDF subsidies today are single working parents, mostly moms. A new federal proposal adds a new use for that same underfunded fund, no new money attached. Read @First5Alameda CEO's response: ow.ly/L7AY50ZOPr7

First 5 Association · Sep 15, 2026 · 9:05 PM UTC

First 5 Association@First5AssocSep 15

As the 2026 legislative session wrapped, Assemblywoman Heather Hadwick honored the First 5 organizations of Assembly District 1 for connecting rural Northern California families to early childhood services. Congratulate them with us!

First 5 Association · Sep 11, 2026 · 8:00 PM UTC

First 5 Association@First5AssocSep 11

Behavioral health funding is shifting. The prevention safety net doesn't have to. Free coaching for CA families (0-12) now partners with First 5s statewide. See how at this 9/18 session from First 5 Leadership Institute. 1 week left to register: ow.ly/PwBA50ZL3la

First 5 Association · Sep 2, 2026 · 10:00 PM UTC

First 5 Association@First5AssocSep 2

Passionate about early childhood? Shape tomorrow’s future with First 5. Explore careers that create lasting change. Browse our Job Board page: ow.ly/ywsn50ZHYkj

First 5 Association · Aug 26, 2026 · 10:00 PM UTC

First 5 Association@First5AssocAug 26

Dolly Parton grew up watching her father struggle to read. She spent her life making sure other kids wouldn't. Her Imagination Library reaches CA children through First 5 commissions. We honor her legacy - read our statement: ow.ly/CQrj50ZFFE8

First 5 Association · Aug 21, 2026 · 9:00 PM UTC

First 5 Association@First5AssocAug 21

"Toxic stress" isn't an abstract term - it's what a 1-year-old experienced during 5 months of separation from his father, detained at a green card interview. A judge later ruled the arrest unlawful. Story via @KQEDnews: ow.ly/ux8850ZB8YJ

Detained at Green Card Interview: How a Bay Area Family Is Healing From Sudden Separation | KQED

Green card interviews are usually the last step to obtaining permanent residency. Instead, ICE agents detained a man from Kenya while his American wife changed their baby’s diaper.

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