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Our Kids Count! A big way our community gets money for child and family programs is by participating in the U.S. Census. The state and federal government us...

Click the image to visit 30 different virtual field trips! You can visit The Louvre, Mars, etc.

While you could easily spend hundreds of dollars on all of the beautiful Montessori toys available to buy, it's just as easy to provide engaging, Montessori-...

Click the image for ideas. The coronavirus pandemic has closed schools worldwide. Most schools are catering for home learning so that children can continue w...

A fun and festive activity to do with your family! https://www.thechaosandtheclutter.com/archives/st-patricks-day-fluffy-slime

The 2020 Census Counting Book is an engagingly colorful, culturally sensitive 32-page book aimed at both young children and their parents. Its purpose is two...

Addressing sensitive topics such as the Coronavirus can be tricky, especially if your child struggles with anxiety. I'm going to preface this email with the ...

Stuck inside due to COVID-19? Running out of ideas as to how to entertain the children? Click the link below to download free Ebooks to read to your children...

Dr. Aimee Sisson has served as Placer County’s Health Officer and Deputy Director since 2019. She is responsible for protecting and promoting community healt...

We need to protect our families and invest in the future of our children by improving#PaidFamilyLeave. #StrongLeaveforStrongFamilies

Alinea Stevens currently the Medical Director of Chapa De Indian Health Clinic. She is a family medicine and addiction medicine board certified physician who...

As we continue into the New Year, we need to protect our families and invest in the future of our children by making Paid Family Leave better for everyone. #...

Many California families are unable to use Paid Family Leave due to a lack of job protection and low payments. #PaidFamilyLeaveshould give workers the same a...

First 5 California is pleased to introduce a new California Parent Guide website! The website is based on the physical copy of the Guide that is currently di...

Join the fight to reduce toxic stress due to Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs) by half in a generation. ACEs Aware is the first initiative of its kind in ...

California’s ACEs Aware training is live! By screening for Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs), Medi-Cal providers can fight this public health crisis and h...

Advocates across California are coming together on behalf of our state's littlest kids!

Catherine Goins currently fulfills seat #3 on the commission, serving as a representative of “County Children Services”. She has over 25 years of experience w...

Jim Holmes was elected to the Placer County Board of Supervisors in 2004 and assumed his seat on January 4, 2005. He is currently serving his 4th term. He re...

Dr. Alinea Stevens, a First 5 Placer Commissioner, Medical Director of Chapa-De Indian Health centers, and mother of a daughter born with a rare congenital c...