Uplift Central Coast is working toward a shared vision of a diverse, inclusive economy built by and for the region’s residents. Uplift's Regional Plan Part II identified child care as a key economic mobility strategy broken down into four key focus areas:

• Expand and retain the child care workforce

• Expand child care facilities

• Encourage employer supported & subsidized child care

• Improve centralized resources and support family navigation of child care options

Uplift awarded $9M in Catalyst Predevelopment Funding, which included a grant to First 5 San Luis Obispo County to facilitate the Uplift Child Care Coalition. Learn more about Uplift Central Coast.

The overarching goal of the Uplift Child Care Coalition (Coalition) is to bring together the brightest minds to ignite innovation and reinforce child care as an integral component of an equitable and thriving Central Coast economy. 

The Coalition aims to unite cross-sector partners and coordinate regional efforts in order to:

• Facilitate shared learning

• Document promising practices

• Activate regional advocacy

• Advance replication and scaling of promising practices

Learn how you can get involved in the Coalition.

The Portfolio of best practices showcases projects (e.g. initiatives, models, programs, strategies, etc.) that center child care as a key driver of economic mobility throughout California’s Central Coast. 

The Portfolio features real solutions that promote collective impact. This groundbreaking platform promises to open doors to new partnerships, expand influence, and build capacity to improve the economy in the Central Coast. 

Learn more about the best practice Portfolio and how to submit or nominate a project for inclusion.