About Us
Mission And Values
We have been a vital part of our community for over thirty-five years. Helping a parent find child care, training child care providers on how to create safe environments in which to nurture and educate young children, helping parents bridge the affordability gap with child care subsidies, and coaching parents to be nurturing caregivers to their children, are just a few examples of what we do. We help families to succeed, children to learn, and child care providers to be competent, confident caregivers. We continue to grow and fulfill our mission with the help of our donors and volunteers. Through the years, our purpose remains the same: to enrich the lives of children and families.

History
Get to Know Us
Board of Directors:
Priscilla Davis, President
Retired Attorney
Member since September 2018
Registered Nurse
Member since November 1985
Deputy District Attorney
Member since September 2018
Donna Meiss, Member
Retired Educator
Member since April 2019
First 5 Executive Director, Mariposa County
Member since February 2020
Retired Educator & Administrator
Member since February 2020
Staff:
Executive Director
Director of Finance and Operations
Case Manager
Child Care Scholarship Program
Program Coordinator
Child Care Initiative Project
Child Care Planning Council
Chelsea Vanderwerff
Family Success Coach
Raising Healthy Families
Erica Talavera
Case Manager
Child Care Subsidy Program
Program Coordinator
Child Care Initiative Project
Kaysee Trambley
Senior Case Manager
Child Care Subsidy Program
Kim Cruson
Program Support Specialist Child Care Subsidy Program
Ellen Emerson
Fiscal Assistant
Wendy Willis
Family Success Coach
Raising Healthy Families
Erica Gunn
Family Success Coach
Raising Healthy Families
Gemi Battle
Program Manager Raising Healthy Families
Tina Cones
Program Specialist Resource & Referral