Parents should be represented in the membership of pertinent advisory groups and must be directly involved in policy decisions affecting their own children.
NAEYC Position Statement Summary, Adopted 1989, Amended 1992.



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Parent Services Project :: Mentores
Mentores Program

Community Partnerships - Parent Voices
The Mentores Project is about people helping people in San Rafael's Canal Neighborhood. This program mobilizes established community members (Mentores) who reach out to isolated families with young children by connecting them to the opportunities, resources, and support they may need to rear happy, healthy, confident, and successful children.
PSP's Mentores Project serves hundreds of families each year, connecting them to information, resources and opportunities. One of the top resource needs of low-income families in Marin is affordable, quality childcare that keeps children safe and supports their development, while parents are at work.
Parents Take Action In Marin County there are an estimated 950 eligible children waiting for subsidized childcare on the Centralized Eligibility List. The majority of the families served by PSP's Mentores Project often wait for years to receive care, and it is common for these children to enter kindergarten without any preschool experience. The Mentores Project has been connecting Marin County families in this situation with leadership opportunities through the Marin Parent Voices Chapter – with the goal of increased funding and more affordable, accessible childcare for all families.
The Mentores families have been participating in:
  • The annual "Knowledge is Power: A Day of Parent Advocacy Training" in Marin.
  • Parent rallies in Oakland, San Francisco and Sacramento for budget hearings related to childcare.
  • Marin Parent Voices retreat where parent organizers discussed this year's platform, actions to increase childcare funding, and budget reform.
  • The Annual "Stand For Children Day" at the Capitol, where families spoke with elected officials from local, state and federal levels.
Some of our upcoming events are:
  • Marin Parent Voices annual appreciation dinner potluck in September in Novato.
  • Parent Voices Statewide Leadership retreat in Los Gatos where more than 35 parent leaders and organizers across the State will evaluate the 2009 campaign.
For information on State budget updates, go to the Marin Childcare Council website: www.mc3.org.

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