R-10011
RESOLUTION NUMBER 10011 (CCS)
(CITY COUNCIL SERIES)
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SANTA MONICA
AUTHORIZING THE CITY TO SUPPORT UNIVERSAL PRESCHOOL FOR ALL FOUR
YEAR OLDS IN CALIFORNIA
WHEREAS, research shows that children who have attended quality preschool
show greater success in elementary school reading and math than their peers who do
not; and
WHEREAS, ensuring voluntary access to quality preschool for all four year olds
whose parents choose to send them has proven to be one of the soundest educational
and financial investments the public can make, providing demonstrated significant, long-
term savings on the costs of special education, grade retention, welfare and crime; and
WHEREAS, the goals of Preschool California to develop universal preschool in
California meets the City Council priority support of education, including early childhood
education; and
WHEREAS, in order to ensure that a universal preschool system for all four year
olds in California, is accessible to all children, including those with special needs, the
program must be funded adequately to assure it does not take away funding from
existing programs or necessitate the diversion of revenues due to local government;
meet the established guiding principles such as adherence to established standards of
quality, be linked to full-day, early care and education programs to meet the needs of
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working families; and effectively integrate new resources in to the early care and
education infrastructure.
NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SANTA MONICA
DOES HEREBY RESOLVE AS FOLLOWS:
SECTION 1. The City Council of the City of Santa Monica supports Universal
Preschool for all four year olds in California, contingent upon securing new ongoing
funding that does not jeopardize the State's fiscal health or divert funds from local
government or other essential programs.
SECTION 2. The Santa Monica City Council will work with a broad spectrum of
community members and state policy makers to advocate new funding sources for
voluntary access to quality preschool for all four year olds effectively integrating new
resources in to the early care and education infrastructure assuring that the program is
linked to full-day early care and education programs to meet the needs of working
families through both public and private providers in a variety of settings, including
schools, child care centers, Head Start programs and family child care homes.
SECTION 3. The City Clerk shall certify to the adoption of this Resolution, and
thenceforth and thereafter the same shall be in full force and effect.
APRROVED AS TO FORM:
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Adopted and approved this 11th day of January, 2005.
I, Maria Stewart, City Clerk of the City of Santa Monica, do hereby certify
that the foregoing Resolution No. 10011 (CCS) was duly adopted at a meeting of
the Santa Monica City Council held on the 11 th day of January, 2005, by the
following vote:
Ayes:
Council members: Mayor O'Connor, Mayor Pro Tern Katz, Bloom,
Holbrook, McKeown, Shriver
Noes:
Council members: None
Abstain:
Council members: None
Absent:
Council members: Genser
ATTEST:
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Maria M. Stewart,
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