Local Child Care and Development Planning Council

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.