Local Child Care and Development Planning Council

Sacramento County Local Child Care and Development Planning Council: Promoting Excellence in Child Care

The Sacramento County Local Child Care and Development Planning Council (LPC):

  • assesses child care and development services based on the needs of families in the local community 
  • advises the Sacramento County Board of Supervisors and the Sacramento County Board of Education with respect to child care needs of families
  • serves as a forum to address child care needs both subsidized and non-subsidized child care
  • develops annual priorities for potential state funding for child care for infants, toddlers, preschoolers, and school-age children 
  • develops a five-year plan identifying local needs, gaps, and recommendations

Operated under the California Welfare and Institutions Code (§§ 10480 and 10485-10487), Local Child Care and Development Planning Councils exists in each of California’s 58 counties.