Child Care and Development Planning Council

LPC Meeting Minutes and Agendas

• The agenda will be available 72 hours prior to the meeting
• For meeting agenda questions/requests, please email LPC@sdcoe.net

LPC Meeting Dates and Times

• January 27, 2025 – LPC Strategic Planning Retreat
• April 28, 2025, from 9 a.m. to noon
• July 28, 2025, from 9 a.m. to noon
• October 27, 2025, from 9 a.m. to noon

LPC Meeting Locations

All meetings will be held in person at the San Diego County Office of Education, see calendar for locations.

Members of the public may address the LPC on any subject within the Council’s jurisdiction, during an LPC meeting, that is or is not an item on the agenda. Each speaker’s presentation will be limited to 3 minutes and should make a speaker request by filling out the appropriate form. The LPC will respond to each speaker and the speaker will have 1 minute to reply with a follow-up question, comment, or concern. Please follow this link to complete the Speaker Request Form. All speaker request form responses will be reviewed 1 hour prior to the meeting start time. 

Members of the public may request to present to the LPC during any public meeting. Please follow this link to complete the Presentation Request Form. All requests will be brought to the Executive Committee for review and approval. Once a decision to approve or deny the request, a response will be emailed to the requester. 

Executive Committee Meeting Minutes and Agendas

• The agenda will be available 72 hours prior to the meeting
• For meeting agenda questions/requests, please email LPC@sdcoe.net

Executive Committee Meeting Dates and Times:

• January 8, 2025, from 9 to 11:30 a.m.
• February 28, 2025, from 9 to 11:30 a.m. CANCELLED
• March 14, 2025, from 9 to 11:30 a.m.
• April 23, 2025, from 9 to 11:30 a.m.
• July 23, 2025, from 9 to 11:30 a.m.
• August 27, 2025, from 9 to 11:30 a.m.
• September 24, 2025, from 9 to 11:30 a.m.
• October 15, 2025, from 9 to 11:30 a.m.

Executive Committee Meeting Locations:

All meetings will be held in person at the San Diego County Office of Education, see calendar for locations.

The Executive Committee is a standing committee that consists of council chairs, standing committee chairs, ex-officio members, a member-at-large, and the previous council chair. If a committee has co-chairs, at least one chair attends. If both chairs attend, there is one vote per committee. 

Executive Committee may support, review, or report on: 

• Committee work progress, based on committee work plans and childcare blueprint, at each meeting
• The new, returning, and continuing membership processes, annually.
• The Self-Evaluation and Summary of Activities report, annually.
• The quality assurance evaluations and corrective action(s) if necessary, biannually.
• Strategic planning and updates, quarterly.

CHAIR: Sarina Lynn

• Sarina Lynn, LPC Chairperson 
• Miren Algorri, First Vice-Chairperson
• Rick Richardson, Second Vice-Chairperson
• Saralyn Miller, NACCP Committee Chairperson
• Jennifer Stewart, Public Policy Chairperson
• Whitney Raser, Member at Large
• Kimberly Williams CDSS, Community Care Licensing Representative 
• Stephanie Hudak CDSS, Community Care Licensing Representative Alternate
• Lenette Javier, First 5 San Diego Representative
• Alethea Arguilez, First 5 San Diego Representative Alternate
• Laurie Han, Resource and Referral, YMCA CRS Representative
• Shelby Gomez, Resource and Referral, YMCA CRS Representative Alternate
• Jolie Buberl, Alternative Payment, CDA
• Nikki Kelsay, SD County - HHSA Representative
• Monique Brown, SD County - HHSA Representative
• Michelle West, SD County - HHSA Representative Alternate
• Amy Isiaho, SD County - HHSA Representative Alternate
• Rita Palet, SDCOE Representative
• Eunice Munro, SDCOE Representative Alternate
• Dez Martinez, LPC Coordinator

NACCP Committee Minutes and Agendas

• The agenda will be available 72 hours prior to the meeting
• For meeting agenda questions/requests, please email LPC@sdcoe.net

NACCP Committee Meeting Dates and Times:

• February 21, 2025, from noon to 1:30 p.m.
• March 28, 2025, from noon to 1:30 p.m. CANCELLED
• May 2, 2025, from 12:30 p.m. to 2 p.m.
• August 20, 2025, from noon to 1:30 p.m.
• September 19, 2025, from noon to 1:30 p.m.

NACCP Committee Meeting Locations:

All meetings will be held in person at the San Diego County Office of Education, see calendar for locations.

The Needs Assessment (NA) Committee is a standing committee that reviews data on county-wide topics surrounding childcare and development. The NA Committee members may support, review, and report on: [1] County-wide 5-year childcare Needs Assessment report; [2] Zip Code Funding Priority Report; and [3] Other research on childcare issues affecting San Diego County. Valid and reliable, county-wide data must be used in all work associated with the Needs Assessment Committee. 

• Saralyn Miller – Committee Chairperson
• Taiifa Dorch
• Julia Loman
• Marianne Kelley
• Rachel Villarespe
• Graciela Redgate
• Leia Wilson
• Onika Miller
• Raquel Banuelos
• Tina Cruz
• Alessandra Lezama

Public Policy Committee Meeting Minutes and Agendas

• The agenda will be available 72 hours prior to the meeting
• For meeting agenda questions/requests, please email LPC@sdcoe.net

Public Policy Committee Meeting Dates and Times:

• February 21, 2025, from 10:30 to 11:30 a.m.
• March 28, 2025, from 10 to 11:30 a.m.
• April 18, 2025, from 10 to 11:30 a.m.
• May 9, 2025, from 10 to 11:30 a.m.
• August 20, 2025, from 10 to 11:30 a.m.
• September 19, 2025, from 10 to 11:30 a.m.

Public Policy Committee Meeting Locations:

All meetings will be held in person at the San Diego County Office of Education, see calendar for locations.

The Public Policy Committee was created to affect local, state, and federal legislative change that positively and equitably affects children, families and the Early Care and Education workforce. Responsibilities of the committee include but are not limited to: [1] Research, review, and analyze state and federal legislation and the state budget affecting all phases of Early Care and Education (for 0-12 in the mixed delivery system); [2] Inform the planning council about upcoming legislative bills, the state budget, and legislative issues; and [3] Collaborate with other local agencies and organizations to share information on current legislative issues.

• Jennifer Stewart – Committee Chairperson
• Elizabeth Alvarado
• Penny Adler
• Brittney Carey
• Jolie Van Schoik
• Tara Ryan
• Shalini Dhiman

Member Selection Committee Meeting Minutes and Agendas

• The agenda will be available 72 hours prior to the meeting
• For meeting agenda questions/requests, please email LPC@sdcoe.net

Member Selection Committee Meeting Dates and Times:

There are no meetings currently scheduled.

Member Selection Committee Meeting Locations: 

All meetings will be held in person at the San Diego County Office of Education, Building and Room numbers to be determined.  

The Membership Selection Committee is a standing committee that meets at least one time annually to support membership needs. The committee is made up of non-voting ex-officio members. The committee is led by a member of the Executive Committee who is not currently up for a renewed term. Ex-officio members are tasked with reviewing all applications, scoring the applicants based on the member selection rubric, and drafting an initial membership list with assigned categories. The committee may be provided with added tasks related to LPC membership as deemed appropriate by the Executive Committee.

The committee is made up of non-voting ex-officio members. The committee is led by a member of the Executive Committee who is not currently up for a renewed term.

UPK Mixed Delivery Planning Workgroup Minutes and Agendas

UPK Mixed Delivery Planning Workgroup Meeting Dates and Times:

There are no meetings scheduled for this committee at this time.

Please register in advance to attend this meeting. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the meeting.

UPK Mixed Delivery Planning Workgroup Meeting Locations: 

Locations will vary between in-person and virtual zoom meetings; details will be shared as they become available.

Led by the LPC Coordinator in partnership with the R&R, the UPK Mixed Delivery Planning Workgroup (an Adhoc Committee under LPC) will serve as a feedback forum to provide input and diverse perspective in support of a mixed delivery approach to expanding care and education for three- and four-year-old children, in San Diego County, as required by California Education Code 8320.

The overarching task of this workgroup is to provide input and perspective (by May 2023) on how all four-year-old children and an increased number of three-year-old children within San Diego County may access care and education services, using a mixed delivery system, that meets the needs of all families. Given limited preparation time, the plan developed by May will be considered preliminary, to fulfill the required deadline set forth by the state. The preliminary plan will be expanded upon over the next two years and a final version of the plan will be available in Fiscal Year 2025-26.

• Dezerie Martinez- Workgroup Chair

Additional planning partners must include: 

• First 5 San Diego
• YMCA CRS as the Resource and Referral (R&R) contracting agency,
• CDA as the Alternative Payment (AP) contracting agency,
• Chicano Federation as the Family Child Care Home Network (FCCHN) contracting agency, 
• Head Start, 
• AP providers operating preschool programs, 
• Licensed family childcare (FCC) providers serving 3- and 4-year-olds, 
• Contracted state preschool programs (CSPP), including both LEAs and CBOs,
• General childcare programs (CCTR) serving preschool-age children, 
• Charter schools offering transitional kindergarten (TK),
• Tribal preschool programs and Private center-based childcare preschool providers, 
• Expanded Learning Program representative/s,
• Educators (preschool and/or TK teachers), 
• Special education local or regional partners (SELPA)
• Exclusive bargaining representatives, 
• Faculty at local institutions of higher education (IHE) focusing on child development or early childhood education, and early childhood education teacher preparation programs, including IHE.