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Home My WebLink About121825 - PECC Regional Analysis Release + Survey RemindersALERT: BE CAUTIOUS This email originated outside the organization. Do not open attachments or click on links if you are not expecting them. <https://sdb5cbdbb.cc.rs6.net/on.jsp?ca=39497667-e1fd-4bdf-8bff-a2628f9ab3a5&a=1137129227378&c=bf87d4fe-6ea9-11ee-a966-fa163ec0164a&ch=bf913648-6ea9-11ee-a966-fa163ec0164a> PECC Regional Analysis Release + PECC & WCFC Survey Reminders <https://files.constantcontact.com/2740f22c801/f53cf64f-7f0b-46d6-8f79-306e3f0b0915.png?rdr=true> Thank you to the Peninsulas Early Childhood Coalition (PECC) members and partners who joined our six "PESTLE" calls this fall. Our discussions focused on the political, economic, social, technological, legal, and environmental factors that influence our region's early childhood system. We're pleased to share that Speak Your Truth has completed a summary and analysis of the six-call discussion series. But first - Please remember to complete the PECC and WCFC Survey * PECC's End of 2025 Survey <https://sdb5cbdbb.cc.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001iayeUQj0vjDUuKtxZKQVmEwEbtRCaoOIX9QFwTlPDigzuJj9q6MKBEJ6zoUO8IkW9NsqQeTGoNwDD-ImbaESpRGgFrMLa5344-h2d8W1JMsqDq5jG7k3iy0zjxcOcp34k EcxfACpU4ENoLQPEtr85NLCC1gyNrxNwlDQJE-sinEFtlr8nWdWg2_6AKhTatnbuhYJkz_KzhUbQoOcubYxUHqgReSrVXRCO6P5iMzkclOVHkrFhdgK_yrwumbFICp6A5CcpOk0KtochsuaQUrR5SHVJUnfY4jw8D3zN6-r4R4QpWv6C2Nf9y64XFuo9OMNBLIttrLv GUo=&c=HpJnEY_676oNscxGj08QVoIoCuYWr6Dwp4lh4t2TurueS7rrO3wFtA==&ch=qPAtdgtR1pcU76r9enQL5RF8LXh7rT7qzjJwtaZe5HMprzv4QB5FTA==> * WCFC's Network Engagement & Impact Survey <https://sdb5cbdbb.cc.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001iayeUQj0vjDUuKtxZKQVmEwEbtRCaoOIX9QFwTlPDigzuJj9q6MKBEJ6zoUO8IkWFLPz6rwTtOa0jnEflF2zJVlNfmQ0CZXYpIVamOflEULW-oDN7 NsClzfI-t6uta-eyPVWJFgNpj3U5OtSf1jhMgCrUo0npCIZBgqlEl01kj4SeyZQmR4_Y3LbPQkJXSp5kVpjY1n4LM0=&c=HpJnEY_676oNscxGj08QVoIoCuYWr6Dwp4lh4t2TurueS7rrO3wFtA==&ch=qPAtdgtR1pcU76r9enQL5RF8LXh7rT7qzjJwtaZe5HMpr zv4QB5FTA==> Without Further Ado - Factors Influencing our Region's Early Childhood System A 30+ page report <https://sdb5cbdbb.cc.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001iayeUQj0vjDUuKtxZKQVmEwEbtRCaoOIX9QFwTlPDigzuJj9q6MKBCOHQtQEC-uma3R-pN4EoF48ZJ3WxarIaqkl8XdLeRRn_YSZqBi8gNtys1bxUZI4-W5zzpyz95M1kK0YCmxX-s9 oM_DHjngh-pycksu1hkWtq_DAwOFfz9o93I6tZ7pStybceSQCzuIG-KAfGBqjoN-ID8LGkGwWIg==&c=HpJnEY_676oNscxGj08QVoIoCuYWr6Dwp4lh4t2TurueS7rrO3wFtA==&ch=qPAtdgtR1pcU76r9enQL5RF8LXh7rT7qzjJwtaZe5HMprzv4QB5FTA==> is available to review and share with your networks. A summary of goals and key concepts from each discussion is provided below. Three strategic goals emerged: * Goal 1: Treat Stable Housing and Local Child Care as the Foundation of Early Childhood on the Peninsulas * Goal 2: Build a Peninsula-Centered Shared Investment and Advocacy Model for Early Learning * Goal 3: Reduce Fear, Isolation, and System Complexity for Families Most Impacted by Inequity These goals emerged from our six discussions focused on political, economic, social, technological, legal, and environmental factors that influence our region's early childhood system. Call summaries of the opportunities, threats, insights, and potential paths forward discussed in each session include: Political Opportunities * Reframing child care as revenue-generating infrastructure, not just a cost center * Using strong data to make a regional case * Aligning with statewide advocates while lifting Peninsulas-specific realities * Building bridges with K–12 rather than only competing with it Political Threats * Early learning being scapegoated for the state budget shortfall * Regulation that deters providers from licensing or staying in the field * A broken tax structure that limits political imagination * TTK and K–12 wage differentials undermining the childcare workforce * Immigration-related fear limiting access to care and health services Political Insights & Potential Paths Forward * Name funding and regulation together as the core political story * Center the Peninsulas’ rural and mixed-delivery realities in statewide debates * Re-introduce child care as economic infrastructure and revenue strategy * Cultivate relationships with key power holders—while growing new ones Economic Opportunities * Growing momentum around employer engagement * Collaboration as a concrete economic asset * Place-based revenue tied to tourism and local conditions * State capital investments that better fit mixed-delivery realities Economic Threats * Rising cost of living and stacked financial pressures on families * Multiple funding shocks hitting at once * Workforce shortages and “creaming” dynamics * A constrained and competitive funding environment for rural communities * Licensing and capital barriers that trap providers in a gray zone Economic Insight & Potential Paths Forward * Treat collaboration as a core funding strategy * Shape employer engagement at the ecosystem level, not just the workplace level * Pursue place-based revenue and children’s funds that protect low-income families * Center mixed-delivery and small providers in funding and advocacy strategies Social Opportunities * Growing openness around mental health and neurodiversity * Expansion of licensed child care and non-traditional options * Strengthening navigation and “walk-alongside” supports * Centering culturally rooted, community-based care * Using data and storytelling together for systems change Social Threats * Rising fear and withdrawal from public systems * Burnout and exhaustion among families and caregivers * Isolation—geographic, cultural, and intentional * Gaps in supports for children with higher needs, especially older youth * Overlooking smaller linguistic and demographic groups Social Insights & Potential Paths Forward * Treat housing, childcare access, and mental health as intertwined social conditions * Design for isolation—especially for off-grid, rural, and immigrant families * Center mothers and primary caregivers as a key leverage point * Invest in culturally rooted, community-led mental health and neurodiversity supports * Use storytelling as a regular practice, not a one-time exercise Technological Opportunities * Building toward aligned, connected communication systems * Expanding translation, accessibility, and research/data access * Using technology to reduce friction in enrollment and matching * Leveraging AI and back-end tools to support providers * Centering equity, trust, and early adopters in tech planning Technological Threats * Persistent digital divide and fragile broadband infrastructure * Fragmentation across apps, platforms, and systems * Tech solutions that ignore cultural context and trust dynamics * Unequal access to data and decision-making tools * Unexamined impacts of technology on child development and relationships Technological Insights & Potential Paths Forward * Put equitable access and broadband infrastructure at the center of the tech agenda * Design tech to follow families’ real lives, not idealized user journeys * Align communication tools where possible while honoring local choice * Use AI and data tools to lighten provider load, not replace relationships * Build with families, not for them—especially communities that are wary of tech Legal Opportunities * Expanded subsidy eligibility and new revenue streams * Using legal clarity to build trust with families and providers * Aligning early learning more fully with the “paramount duty” frame * Leveraging labor law attention to improve job quality Legal Threats * Delays in ECEAP entitlement and inconsistent funding cycles * Stricter licensing and QRIS rules that squeeze small and culturally specific providers * Workforce slowdowns and shrinkage due to background check and labor changes * Growing community confusion as policies shift faster than systems can adapt * Immigration and health-related legal fears limiting access to services Legal Insights & Potential Paths Forward * Name the legal environment as complex and navigable—with help * Treat subsidy and entitlement shifts as both policy issues and capacity issues * Lift up small and culturally specific providers in licensing and WAC conversations * Build relationships with legal, labor, and immigrant-rights partners * Use “readiness, uncertainty, opportunity, complexity, advocacy” as a legal compass Environmental Opportunities * Centering safe, affordable housing as foundational early childhood infrastructure * Building on strong natural assets and green space * Leveraging tribal leadership and treaty rights for environmental justice * Growing community-driven resilience and disaster preparedness * Improving indoor air quality with relatively simple interventions Environmental Threats * Escalating housing crisis and NIMBY resistance * Zoning and local rules that restrict child care in the very housing that exists * Air and water quality risks, including wildfire smoke and lead * Under-resourced healthcare systems in a high-need region * Climate change and disaster risk outpacing preparedness Environmental Insights & Potential Paths Forward * Treat housing as the central environmental determinant of early childhood wellbeing * Name indoor air quality and environmental health as early childhood health issues * Align early childhood work with tribal environmental leadership and treaty rights * Connect environmental resilience to healthcare and disaster planning * Use an environmental justice lens to prioritize where and how PECC engages We are grateful for Speak Your Truth facilitating these conversations and preparing such a robust report. We'd love to discuss reactions in a future meeting. Your Peninsulas Early Childhood Coalition (PECC) leadership team, Victoria Hilt & Kim Davies Lohman Please contact Kim <mailto:kimberly.davies@gmail.com> to be removed from this mailing list. Upcoming Monthly PECC Meetings Second Tuesdays at 1 pm Reminder: we have switched to this registration link <https://sdb5cbdbb.cc.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001iayeUQj0vjDUuKtxZKQVmEwEbtRCaoOIX9QFwTlPDigzuJj9q6MKBCyM_3tsuKT_gqmZF27pzoWq3CVK42xFPnzr1NIzMNTKT3fsvO45 A0J_2rrCXXrRVaPSk9MrBTqBNMt7u3FoEVW5pmdXCVT1xpfsxiC2WP1NbU_RydKzlvP1qstVpQpqFgaRubuGxIPbhNmbRWb2kKT7aFdXbiQ2Owj7eFoBFLSAUejPhfv3N6o=&c=HpJnEY_676oNscxGj08QVoIoCuYWr6Dwp4lh4t2TurueS7rrO3wFtA==&ch=qPAt dgtR1pcU76r9enQL5RF8LXh7rT7qzjJwtaZe5HMprzv4QB5FTA==> . Upcoming calls: * Jan 13, 2026 01:00 PM * Feb 10, 2026 01:00 PM * Mar 10, 2026 01:00 PM * Apr 14, 2026 01:00 PM * May 12, 2026 01:00 PM * Jun 9, 2026 01:00 PM In case you missed it - PECC's Sept 2025 Report <https://sdb5cbdbb.cc.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001iayeUQj0vjDUuKtxZKQVmEwEbtRCaoOIX9QFwTlPDigzuJj9q6MKBJlH1IG3Dp63Ar4CotgX8CRwlnK0MVyWjcs8XOXBJeKM56TUzzGqIGCcg KrK9lcM5LSJfK0eklpXiNOjH5hJqc8uPeTlTTzy0300Mxz1hRfFvt_zgnHTFwtS9jTY8Nos6ZbVo19FT86N8l_HE4BxG7FiM0_Sr3oQCw==&c=HpJnEY_676oNscxGj08QVoIoCuYWr6Dwp4lh4t2TurueS7rrO3wFtA==&ch=qPAtdgtR1pcU76r9enQL5RF8LXh7r T7qzjJwtaZe5HMprzv4QB5FTA==> on Early Childhood Development Heath Systems Coordination. Call to action: PECC encourages its members and health system stakeholders to explore the report's listed opportunities and share your own next steps. Was this email shared with you? 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