Contact:
Zaneta Salde Encarnacion
San Diego County Child Care and
Development Planning Council,
County Office of Education
6401 Linda Vista Road, Rm. 315
San Diego, CA 92111
Phone: 858-292-3727
Fax: 858-569-5394
Email: zencarnacion@sdcoe.net
Web site: www.sdcoe.net/student/eeps/pc/
Responsibilities:
Under the direction of the Senior Director,
Early Education Services, coordinates and oversees
the communications, meetings, partnerships,
mandates, strategic plans and information in
support of the Local Child Care and Development
Planning Council (LPC).
Provide overall coordination and oversight of
the LPC projects.
Coordinate the implementation of the strategic
plan of the LPC; assist the Council members in
achieving goals and objectives as set forth in the
strategic plan.
Facilitate and implement activities of the LPC.
Ensure that activities fall within the mandates of
the LPC legislation.
Manage existing contracts, subcontracts, and
grants; assist in the writing of proposals; write a
variety of Council-directed reports.
Develop and maintain program budget; develop
revenue and expenditure reports.
Assign, train, supervise and evaluate the
performance of project staff.
Participate as a team member in the development,
writing, and presentation of training materials and
planning activities necessary to meet project
objectives.
Serve as liaison between the County Office of
Education, LPC, Board of Supervisors and other
agencies, including school districts and individual
school sites and local early care and education
programs/agencies.
Serve as a resource to members of the Council
and other public agencies involved with child care
initiatives.
Present at conferences on topics of relevance to
early care and education providers and attend
meetings as requested.
Priorities:
The San Diego County Child Care and Development Planning Council has identified four priority areas and outcome goals in their 2006-2011 Strategic Plan:
1. Parent Involvement
To enhance capacity of parents to make child care choices that best meet the needs of their families.
2. Improve the Quality of Child Care
To support the development and availability of high quality child care throughout San Diego County.
3. Community Involvement
To build community knowledge of and support for high quality child care throughout San Diego County.
4. Planning council Accountability
To operate in a manner that facilitates the participation of Planning council members and the accomplishment of the Strategic Plan.