Local Child Care and Development Planning Council

Established through California Education Code § 8499.3–8499.7, Local Child Care and Development Planning Councils are in each of California’s 58 counties. The primary roles of the Sacramento County Local Child Care and Development Planning Council (LPC) are:

• to assess child care and development services based on the needs of families in the local community 
• to advise the Sacramento County Board of Supervisors and the Sacramento County Board of Education with respect to child care needs of families
• to serve as a forum to address child care needs both subsidized and non-subsidized child care
• to develop annual priorities for potential state funding for child care for infants, toddlers, preschoolers, and school age children 
• to develop a five-year plan identifying local needs, gaps, and recommendations
• to oversee the AB 212 Teacher Stipend and California Transitional Kindergarten Stipend programs