POSTING DATE: MAY 26, 2026 DUE DATE: JUNE 23, 2026, at 5:00 p.m. Pacific Time (PT) DESCRIPTION First 5 LA (F5LA) is seeking proposals from qualified firms to provide a modern Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) software solution and related implementation services....
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First 5 LA Responds to Governor Newsom’s May Revision to FY 2026-2027 State Budget
Los Angeles, CA (May 19, 2026) - First 5 LA President and CEO, Karla Pleitéz Howell released the following statement in response to the FY26-27 California state budget May Revision released by Governor Newsom on May 14: “The revised budget falls short of addressing...
AANHPI Heritage Month 2026: Rising Together
Asian American. Native Hawaiian. Pacific Islander. Three collective identities that encompass a constellation of languages, cultures and traditions. Different histories, different experiences. Yet bound together by a vision for a better future. This May is Asian...
Blueprints for A Better World: Celebrating Women’s History Month 2026
By, Ruel Nolledo | Freelance Writer March 2, 2026 "Perhaps you are thinking, how does this affect me? What can I do about these things? And I say to you that, every day you live, you make some impact on the world and you can choose what sort of impact you make.” --...
Property Management Services Request for Qualifications (RFQ)
POSTING DATE: MARCH 3, 2026 DUE DATE: March 24, 2026 March 30, 2026 at 5:00 pm Pacific Time (PT) UPDATES: March 18, 2026: The following has been posted under the Questions & Answers Section: Property Management Services RFQ - Questions & Answers March...
First 5 LA Charts a Leaner Future, Reaffirms Commitment to Community and Best Start
By, Ruel Nolledo | Freelance Writer February 26, 2026 First 5 LA’s Board of Commissioners convened in person on February 12 for its first meeting of 2026. Highlights include the annual election of officers, updates on Governor Newsom's new budget plan, a presentation...
Rob Reiner: Achieving the Inconceivable
By, Ruel Nolledo | Freelance Writer February 26, 2026 “Movies may affect people’s lives. But they don’t have the long-lasting, profound effect of a home-visit program.” Rob Reiner (LA Times, 2002) Rob Reiner was an early childhood advocate as much as he was a...
The Syntax of Change: How One Group is Helping Young Black Learners Thrive
By, Ruel Nolledo | Freelance Writer February 26, 2026 It's the first morning of the BlackECE Symposium, and poet Micah Bournes has the stage. The audience — ECE professionals, policymakers, researchers, advocates and more — listen quietly as Bournes speaks with...
Multilingual Learner Exploratory Pilot: Testing Solutions for Access RFP
POSTING DATE: FEBRUARY 9, 2026 DUE DATE: MARCH 3, 2026 at 5:00 p.m. Pacific Time (PT) UPDATE(S): February 18, 2026: Updated Informational Webinar section to include the webinar slides. February 25. 2026: Updated Questions & Answers section with Multilingual...
The Importance of Remembering: Black History Month
By, Ruel Nolledo | Freelance Writer February 2, 2026 "There is no more powerful force than a people steeped in history. And there is no higher cause than honoring our struggle and ancestors by remembering." - Lonnie Bunch, historian On February 7, 1926, Dr. Carter...
