COMMUNITY • ADVOCACY • EARLY LEARNING

Our Organization Affiliations

Quality child care grows stronger through community connections. These are the professional organizations, programs, and early education initiatives connected to the work of Best Beginnings.

Explore Our Affiliations

OUR COMMUNITY CONNECTIONS

Working together for little learners.

Explore the organizations and initiatives that support child care providers, children, families, health, and early learning.

Provider advocacy

CCPU

Child Care Providers United

CCPU brings California family child care providers together to advocate for fair pay, professional development, and accessible, high-quality child care for families.

Visit CCPU

Caregiver support

UDW

United Domestic Workers

UDW is a California union representing home care and family child care providers. It advocates for caregiver rights, workplace protections, resources, and respect for the people who care for others.

Visit UDW

Healthy habits recognition

SHINE

Preschools SHINE

Preschools SHINE celebrates early learning programs that promote nutritious meals, physical activity, and healthy daily routines. Best Beginnings Day Care and Preschool is listed as a Gold-recognized site by California's Department of Social Services.

Gold recognition: April 10, 2023 – April 9, 2027

See SHINE recognition

Early learning quality

QRIS

Quality Rating and Improvement System

QRIS is California’s framework for assessing and improving quality in early care and education. It encourages strong learning environments, continuous improvement, and useful information for families.

Learn about QRIS

Equity in early education

Black ECE

Black Californians United for Early Care and Education

Black ECE is a coalition of educators, families, advocates, and community organizations working toward equitable, culturally affirming early learning for Black children and stronger support for the early education workforce.

Visit Black ECE

Child nutrition

Love Little Children

Love Little Children, Inc.

Love Little Children sponsors a child care food program serving the San Francisco Bay Area and greater Sacramento region. It helps family child care providers offer nutritious meals that meet USDA guidelines.

Visit Love Little Children

Early literacy

Tandem

Tandem, Partners in Early Learning

Tandem is a Bay Area nonprofit supporting equitable early learning through books, literacy resources, educator development, and collaboration with families and community partners.

Visit Tandem

Home-based child care & education

CoCoKids FCCHEN

Family Child Care Home Education Network

CoCoKids’ Family Child Care Home Education Network supports licensed home-based child care providers in Contra Costa County through coaching, professional development, guidance on child assessments and learning environments, and resources for providers and families. The program helps strengthen quality early childhood care and education.

Learn About CoCoKids FCCHEN

These include unions, community organizations, education initiatives, and recognition programs; each has a different role. The links lead to the organizations’ official information pages.

BUILDING STRONG BEGINNINGS

Every connection makes a difference.

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