The Council continues to build strong partnerships and collaborates within the community to help meet the wide range of child care needs throughout all of Orange County. Council members are interested in issues that embrace all aspects of child care and development, including safety issues, quality child care, and increasing the number of child care providers. The Council is a diverse group that provides a forum for everyone to participate. The Orange County Child Care and Development Planning Council welcomes input from the community. The Orange County Board of Supervisors and the Orange County Superintendent of Schools each appoint one-half of the members.
Council members serve a two-year term and can serve more than once.
New members are solicited each spring for appointments which begin in August. A person who provides child care services or represents a person who provides child care services. A parent or person who receives, or has received child care services within the past 36 months. Twenty percent are public agency representatives . These members represent a city, the county, or a local education agency.