Department of Early Childhood

District 9 Mission Family Summit

Families and community members gathered at The Women’s Building for the District 9 Mission Family Summit to share what they value about raising families and living in San Francisco, what is working, what is challenging, and what they hope for the future.

Summary of the District 8 Castro Family Summit

Young adults, families, and community members gathered at Eureka Valley Recreation Center for the District 8 Castro Family Summit to share what they value about growing up, raising families and living in San Francisco, what is working, what is challenging, and what they hope for the future.

District 5 Fillmore Family Summit

Families and community members gathered at the African American Arts and Culture Complex for the District 5 Fillmore Family Summit to share what they value about raising families and living in San Francisco, what is working, what is challenging, and what they hope for the future.

District 11 OMI Family Summit Summary

Families and community members gathered at the Minnie and Lovie Ward Recreation Center for the District 11 OMI Family Summit to share what they value about raising families and living in San Francisco, what is working, what is challenging, and what they hope for the future.

District 5 Tenderloin Family Summit Summary

Families and community members gathered at the Tenderloin Rec Center for the District 5 Tenderloin Family Summit to share what they value about raising families and living in SF, what is working, what is challenging, and what they hope for the future.

District 6 SOMA Family Summit Summary

Families and community members gathered at the Gene Friend Recreation Center for the District 6 South of Market (SOMA) Family Summit on September 19 to share what they value about raising families and living in San Francisco, what is working, what is challenging, and what they hope for the future.

District 10 Sunnydale Family Summit Summary

Families and community members gathered at the Hub (Sunnydale Ave Community Center) for the District 10 Sunnydale Family Summit on September 17 to share what they value about raising families and living in San Francisco, what is working, what is challenging, and what they hope for the future.

San Francisco Launches This is Your City: 2026 Family Listening Series

Families invited to share their stories and experiences as part of San Francisco's first Citywide Community Needs Assessment

Mayor Lurie Launches New Online Portal for Families to Sign Up for Childcare, Expanded Subsidies Now Available

New Online Portal Gives Families One Place to Check Eligibility, Apply for Tuition Support, and Find Childcare; City Continues to Welcome Providers to ELFA Network, Making Subsidies Available to More Families and Expanding Capacity With Focus on Infants and Toddlers; Builds on Mayor Lurie’s Work Under Family Opportunity Agenda to Make San Francisco First Major U.S. City Where Every Family Has Access to Childcare

San Francisco Early Educators Report Stronger Wages and Stability, While Survey Highlights Ongoing Staffing and Support Needs

New SEQUAL survey results show San Francisco’s early educators are highly experienced, increasingly economically stable, and calling for continued investment in staffing, training, and workplace supports.