About Kern LINCC
The Local Investment in Child Care project (LINCC) was established in California in 1997 to conduct leading-edge work in the fields of child care and economic development. With seed funding from the David and Lucile Packard Foundation, key innovative nonprofits collaborated with seven counties to address the child care needs of their communities to ensure that there are economic resources, policies and expertise to support the growth of a sustainable and vibrant child care sector. LINCC is active in Alameda, Kern, Monterey, San Mateo, Santa Clara, Santa Cruz and Ventura counties.In 2004 Kern LINCC received a grant from ABCD Constructing Connections Project is to increase licensed child care and ensure industry sustainability through:
- Smart growth practices
- Land use policies
- Business planning
- Economic development
- Transportation planning
- Facilities development
Coming Soon!
The Kern LINCC Constructing Connections grant ends on September 30, 2009. The final report will be coming soon!Child Care Center Development
Are you thinking about expanding your child care center or want to develop a new center? Kern LINCC can provide you with information and technical assistance on:- Where demand for child care is greatest
- Licensing regulations
- Zoning and land use issues
- Financial resources and loan packaging
- Business and strategic plan development
- Developing and financing a child care center from conception to construction
For more information, please contact:
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Lisa Duncan-Purcell
Program Manager
661.861-5255 (Tel)
661.861-5263 (Fax)
liduncanpurcell@kern.org (E-mail)
Leadership Committee
Our Leadership Committee is comprised of 20 or more representatives from a variety of backgrounds. We meet quarterly to measure our progress and set direction to increase quality child care facilities.
Meeting Agendas & Notes
Documents
Organizations
Kern LINCC works with many organizations that share our concern for the development of quality child care options for families.
Local Investment in Child Care (LINCC) is an innovative project designed to build an infrastructure that supports child care facilities development, renovation, and expansion in California.
The Insight Center for Community Economic Development is a national research, consulting, and legal organization dedicated to building economic health in vulnerable communities.
Home to ABCD, Affordable Building for Child Development, and financing products for child care centers.
Whether you are starting up a new business, expanding your existing business, or need to restructure your existing business's financing, Valley Small Business is there for you. Their goal is to do everything possible to ensure success for your business!
Through the Weill Institute, the Small Business Development Center offers business counseling, training, workshops and seminars, in addition to access to a business library to small business owners.
- Alliance on Early Childhood Finance Website
Many useful resources including a matrix of economic impact studies of child care as of 2003 - Building Child Care (BCC) Project
Building Child Care exists to provide a centralized clearinghouse of information and services designed to improve child care providers' access to financial resources for facilities development projects in California.The Kern LINCC Project is a partnership between
Community Connection for Child Care and the Early Childhood Council of Kern
This is a Manila site.