OFFICE OF CHILDREN AND FAMILIES POLICY
Resources
The following resources offer population level data about children, youth, and families. These resources have been used to form the Office of Children and Families Policy’s legislation policy and pilot program development work.
Childcare Resource and Referral Program
The Santa Clara County Resource & Referral (SCC R&R) Program’s philosophy is to provide every family and provider with what they need to be successful by implementing the Santa Clara County Office of Education's core values of equity, diversity, inclusion, and partnership. The goal of the SCC R&R is that every family in Santa Clara County will have access to the information they require to access high-quality early care and education (ECE) that meets their specific needs, and that the full variety of ECE providers in the county will have access to a R&R system that supports their programmatic and financial success.
Children — Healthy People 2030
Part of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Healthy People 2030 focuses on ways to directly and indirectly improve children’s health, safety, and well-being.
Children's Budget Fiscal Year 2023-24: An Investment in Children's Well-Being
The County of Santa Clara is pleased to present its Children’s Budget for Fiscal Year (FY) 2023-24, which reflects the budget for children and youth-oriented programs as it was adopted by the Board of Supervisors on June 15, 2023. In collaboration with community partners, the Children's Budget shows programs across the entire County that emphasize supporting the needs of our youth through four general categories of children's well-being:
- Every Child Safe
- Every Child Healthy
- Every Child Successful in Learning
- Every Child Successful in Life
The Federal Interagency Forum on Child and Family Statistics
The Federal Interagency Forum on Child and Family Statistics (Forum) is a collection of 23 Federal government agencies involved in research and activities related to children and families. The mission of the Forum is to foster coordination and collaboration and to enhance and improve consistency in the collection and reporting of Federal data on children and families. The Forum also aims to improve the reporting and dissemination of information on the status of children and families.
KIDS COUNT Data Center from the Annie E. Casey Foundation
The Annie E. Casey Foundation is devoted to developing a brighter future for millions of children and young people with respect to their educational, economic, social and health outcomes, The Annie E. Casey Foundation's KIDS COUNT® (LA INFANCIA CUENTA™) is a source of data on children, youth and families with indicators for the nation, states and more.
Kidsdata: Data and Resources about the Health of Children
Kidsdata.org, a program of Population Reference Bureau (PRB), that promotes the health and well-being of children in California by providing an easy-to-use resource that offers high quality, wide ranging, local data to those who work on behalf of children.
Kids in Common | Children's Data Book
Kids in Common was founded with the intention of providing a voice for the needs and concerns of children. The annual data book provides data and dashboards reflecting child safety, health, success in learning, and thriving in life. The data book also describes how children and families across Santa Clara County are faring and is grounded in achieving the vision of Santa Clara County's Bill of Rights for Children and Youth.
Kids in Common | Bill of Rights
In February 2010, a Bill of Rights for Children & Youth was adopted by the Santa Clara Board of Supervisors. These rights keep the needs of children and youth at the forefront of decisions about budgets and government policies. In the spirit of “nothing about us without us,” members of the Youth Liberation Movement set out in Summer 2022 to create a new Bill of Rights grounded on the ideas and wisdom of young people. On May 2, 2023, the Board of Supervisors adopted an updated Bill of Rights for Children and Youth for the County of Santa Clara.
National Survey of Children's Health - Data Resource Center for Child and Adolescent Health
The National Survey of Children’s Health (NSCH) provides rich data on multiple, intersecting aspects of children’s lives—including physical and mental health, access to quality health care, and the child’s family, neighborhood, school, and social context. The National Survey of Children's Health is funded and directed by the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) Maternal and Child Health Bureau (MCHB).
The Importance of Attendance
Every Parent is Hopeful for Their Child's Future
From the Santa Clara County District Attorney's Office, these videos explain how attendance in early grades is the single most powerful predictor of graduating high school, even more than test scores.