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Closing the Achievement Gap Before it Starts

Feb 8, 2013
Published in the Union Tribune on February 8, 2013
http://www.utsandiego.com/news/2013/feb/07/early-childhood-education/


By Randy Ward & Kimberly Medeiros

Executive Director Kim Medeiros talks about healthy development in children ages 0 to 5

Dec 21, 2012

First 5 San Diego Executive Director Kim Medeiros spoke to Mark Bailey of CW San Diego 6 about healthy development in children ages 0 to 5 on the San Diego Living morning program.

First 5 San Diego Served One in Five of County's Youngest Children

Nov 15, 2012
First 5 San Diego, the region’s leading organization for promoting the health and well-being of children ages 0 through 5, released its FY 2011-12 Annual Report.

First 5 San Diego Awarded More than $10 Million Grant

Aug 13, 2012
First 5 San Diego today announced it has received an award of more than $10 million for First 5 California’s Child Signature Program to ensure quality early childhood education in the county.
 
“Funding for early childhood education has faced dramatic cuts over the last couple of years,” said Supervisor Bill Horn, Chair of the First 5 Commission.

First 5 Reaches Out to Military Families

May 7, 2012
 
The Kids First Fair is held each year at Camp Pendleton in recognition of National Child Abuse Prevention Month and the Department of Defense Military Child Month.

San Diego will keep $88.4 Million, Appeal Period Ends for County’s First 5 Lawsuit

Mar 21, 2012

SAN DIEGO, Calif. — (March 20, 2012) –San Diego gets to keep $88.4 million the State would have otherwise swept.  A 60-day appeal period for the County’s First 5 Lawsuit against the State ended yesterday. 

“We are pleased to see these funds stay in San Diego County,” said Supervisor Bill Horn, Chair of the First 5 Commission of San Diego. “Now we can get back to funding local programs and services that meet the local needs of our County’s youngest children.”

First 5 Commission to Invest nearly $50 Million in Quality Preschool Services

Mar 8, 2012

SAN DIEGO, Calif. — (March 8, 2012) –With the goal to reduce the school readiness gap in San Diego County, the First 5 Commission of San Diego announced on March 5 the award of $47.1 million for three years to the San Diego County Office of Education (SDCOE) to coordinate the First 5 San Diego Quality Preschool Initiative (QPI).
 
The new initiative, set to begin July 1, will build upon First 5 San Diego’s Preschool for All (PFA) Demonstration Project with expansion into a 12th community - Central San Diego.
 

Text4Baby Makes Important Health Connections

Mar 5, 2012
They say babies don’t come with an instruction manual, but thanks to an innovative program called text4baby, expectant and new mothers may have the next best thing.
 

Text4baby was launched by the National Mothers, Healthy Babies Coalition to provide pregnant women and new moms with health and wellness information so their babies get the best possible start in life.

County Wins First 5 Lawsuit

Nov 29, 2011
San Diego, Calif.