This document discusses preschool facility needs in Sonoma County. It identifies several preschool programs that need funding to renovate facilities to maintain existing preschool slots or expand capacity. The total one-time cost to maintain 240 slots and expand by 72 slots is $655,395. Creating a $350,000 Preschool Facilities Fund seeded by First 5 Sonoma County could provide funds to address immediate needs, leveraging over $2.3 million in preschool funding annually for the county. The Board is asked to invest $100,000 to match First 5's contribution to the Facilities Fund.

1. A follow-up to the Child Care and Preschool Needs in
Sonoma County Report on December 2, 2014
Preschool Facility Needs in
Sonoma County

2. Follow-upReportfrom12/2/14
• Staff directed to provide
update on urgent
facilities needs and
identify areas of
opportunity for
immediate Board action

3. In Progress-DedicatedLocalFunding
• Direct department(s) to analyze and explore
potential for local funding options
• WellnessTrust
• Social Impact Bonds (Pay for Success)
• Capture and Reinvest
• Local revenue generation
• More…
• Department returns in 6 months with detailed
report (August 2015)

4. EarlyEducation–CoreStrategyforReducingDisparities
• Portrait of Sonoma: Make Universal Preschool a Reality
• Cradle to Career Goal 1: Ensure every child enters
Kindergarten ready to succeed
• Social Innovation Council: Narrowing the gap in Latino
educational attainment by 2020 would increase gross
county product (GCP) by up to $800 million
• Strategies to Reduce Poverty: Expand access to high
quality preschool for low-income families

5. AccesstoQualityPreschool
• Maintain the mixed-delivery system: Head Start,
State Preschool, Family Child Care Home Network,
First 5 Scholarships, etc.
• Restore prior state budget cuts: $5.4 million/year –
600 slots
Total pop. of 3 & 4-yr olds:
10,500
Unmet Need: 1,900
Develop
dedicated
funding for
preschool
expansion
Launch
expansion in
priority areas
Expand
access to all
low-income
children
across county
Expand
access to all
3-4-year olds
in Sonoma
County

6. FacilitiesNeedsAssessment
• Staff working with the county’s
State and Federal preschool
providers to assess the most
urgent facilities needs.
• Displacement, renovations and
lack of suitable classroom space
identified.

7. Facilities Needs Assessment
Community Action Partnership –
Head Start
Immediate Need:
Relocation of 144 slots ($1,300,000)
currently located at Sheppard
Elementary in SW Santa Rosa
Estimated Costs Remaining:
Classroom relocation and renovation:
$198,000

8. Facilities Needs Assessment
4Cs– Willow Creek in
NW Santa Rosa
Immediate Need:
Repair roof – potential loss
of 48 PT slots ($225,100)
Estimated Cost:
Roof repair and code upgrades -
$89,395

9. Facilities Needs Assessment
Roseland District / 4Cs– Apples
and Bananas
Immediate Need:
Currently located at Sheppard
Elementary in SW Santa Rosa
Relocation of 48 PT slots
($225,100)
Estimated Cost:
Portable renovation: $60,000

10. Facilities Needs Assessment
4Cs– Gold Ridge in
Rohnert Park
Immediate Need:
Renovations needed to accept
expansion dollars to add
48 new FT slots ($430,000)
Estimated Cost:
Site remodeling at $208,000

11. Facilities Needs Assessment
NBCC–ValleyVista in
Petaluma
Immediate Need:
Renovations needed to accept
expansion dollars to add
24 new FT slots ($215,000)
Estimated Costs Remaining:
Modular purchase at $100,000

12. Facilities Needs Assessment
Maintain 144 slots: CAP Head Start at $198,000
Maintain 48 slots: 4Cs Willow Creek at $89,395
Maintain 48 slots: Roseland School District at $60,000
Total to maintain 240 slots: $347,395
Expand 48 slots: 4Cs - Gold Ridge at $208,000
Expand by 24 slots: NBCC –ValleyVista at $100,000
Total to expand by 72 slots:$308,000

13. Facilities Needs Assessment
Total one-time costs remaining
to provide 312 slots per year:$655,395
Total leveraged funding for preschool in county if these
investments are made:
$2,395,000 per year
Total leveraged funding in Sonoma County over 5-years:
$11,975,000

14. CreatingaPreschoolFacilitiesFund
• Seeded by First 5 at $350,000 for this fiscal year
• Managed by First 5 Sonoma County Commission
• Funds issued
• Require leveraged state or federal contracts
• Require proof of long term leases

15. Leveragingourpartnersinthiseffort
• State & Federal Renovation
Grants and Loans
• School Districts
• Local Foundations & Non-
Profits
• Municipalities
• Cities of Petaluma, Rohnert
Park, & Santa Rosa

16. CreatingaPreschoolFacilitiesFund
Action: Invest in Facilities Fund to address
immediate needs
County match of $100,000