Increasing the numbers that we serve, the facilities will be there. And today i would ask for a continuance of this particular item. It was my fault that it was confusing where things were at. The initiative was presented by signatures and with this one. First i want to recognize ivy lee from supervisor kims office. I just wanted to give you an opportunity also to present on behalf of supervisor kim who couldnt be with us today but is also the lead sponsor on this initiative. Thank you so much, chair cohen. And thank you, supervisors, for your time today on this issue. You know, i just want to speak from a very personal point of view. About this measure. I have three kids of my own. And victory and i were both nonprofit attorneys. We made 90,000 between the two of us and we had three kids all in child care at the same time. It was a real struggle. And it was a part of it was part of the reason that i gave up work for about three years in other words to take care of the kids because my
Behalf of supervisor kim who couldnt be with us today but is also the lead sponsor on this initiative. Thank you so much, chair cohen. And thank you, supervisors, for your time today on this issue. You know, i just want to speak from a very personal point of view. About this measure. I have three kids of my own. And victory and i were both nonprofit attorneys. We made 90,000 between the two of us and we had three kids all in child care at the same time. It was a real struggle. And it was a part of it was part of the reason that i gave up work for about three years in other words to take care of the kids because my paycheque was going straight into child care. I know a lot of people that, you know, think that, you know, it is a hard choice when you are a mom. You feel guilty when youre at work and you feel guilty when youre at home. For me, being a fulltime mom was really hard. Because i felt like i still had something to contribute outside of the home. But i wasnt willing to put my kid
And theyre getting priced out. What do you mean priced out . How expensive can it be . The average cost for fullday Early Education programmes in San Francisco range from 18,000 to 20,000 a year. Compare that with a u. S. C. s tuition which is 13,000. Were basically finding that our working families are leaving. A lot of it because of not being able to afford the quality of Early Education that their kids need while theyre working. And last year was probably a great year in highlighting the need because mayor lee recognized that and wanted to work forward with a strong initiative. He and many of the supervisors supported the 2 million to help the homeless families for their child care needs. And then during the budget process, we were able to support a Pilot Project that i created with the office of e. C. E. S e. C. E. S what is that . Office of early care and education. I asked them to what we had was a great model for 4yearolds called a preschool for all that was created over 15 year
First i want to recognize ivy lee from supervisor kims office. I just wanted to give you an opportunity also to present on behalf of supervisor kim who couldnt be with us today but is also the lead sponsor on this initiative. Thank you so much, chair cohen. And thank you, supervisors, for your time today on this issue. You know, i just want to speak from a very personal point of view. About this measure. I have three kids of my own. And victory and i were both nonprofit attorneys. We made 90,000 between the two of us and we had three kids all in child care at the same time. It was a real struggle. And it was a part of it was part of the reason that i gave up work for about three years in other words to take care of the kids because my paycheque was going straight into child care. I know a lot of people that, you know, think that, you know, it is a hard choice when you are a mom. You feel guilty when youre at work and you feel guilty when youre at home. For me, being a fulltime mom was
Ivy lee from supervisor kims office. I just wanted to give you an opportunity also to present on behalf of supervisor kim who couldnt be with us today but is also the lead sponsor on this initiative. Thank you so much, chair cohen. And thank you, supervisors, for your time today on this issue. You know, i just want to speak from a very personal point of view. About this measure. I have three kids of my own. And victory and i were both nonprofit attorneys. We made 90,000 between the two of us and we had three kids all in child care at the same time. It was a real struggle. And it was a part of it was part of the reason that i gave up work for about three years in other words to take care of the kids because my paycheque was going straight into child care. I know a lot of people that, you know, think that, you know, it is a hard choice when you are a mom. You feel guilty when youre at work and you feel guilty when youre at home. For me, being a fulltime mom was really hard. Because i fel