SF Bay Area Cultural Childcare Connection

Recently, the National Association of Child Care Resource and Referral Agencies (NACCRRA) released a study titled “Parents and the High Cost of Child Care: Update 2010.” This study shows that in 39 states, the average annual day care cost for an infant exceeded the cost of a year’s tuition and fees at a four-year public college. If a family has two or more children of any age in child care, the NACCRRA report says, the monthly child care fees exceeded the median monthly rent cost in every state. The federal guidelines recommend that families spend no more than 10% of their income on child care. The unfortunate reality is that many families are paying 2-3 times more than these federal recommendations. View the full report at http://www.naccrra.org/docs/Cost_Report_073010-final.pdf

Please help me to welcome out newest au pair arrival: Natascha Schmidt! Natascha is a 19-year old au pair from Freudenstadt, Germany, who will be spending the next 12-months caring for a newborn & 3-year old for a host family in Belmont. Prior to becoming an au pair Natascha, had almost 900 hours of childcare experience babysitting her infant nephew and tutoring children between the ages of 10-15yrs old. Natascha’s interests include studying communication/media design and she enjoys creative & outdoor activities.

Family Fun Events around the Bay

Footloose by Peninsula Youth Theatre - Mountain View, July 31-August 8
Tour De Peninsula - San Mateo, August 1
Barnum by Palo Alto Children’s Theater - Palo Alto, August 4-14
Rugrats a Live Adventure - San Jose, August 5-8
Santa Clara County Youth Fair - San Jose, August 5-8
Movies on the Plaza - Tracy, August 6
Summer Movie Night Matilda - Mountain View, August 6
Wild Summer Family Overnight at the Zoo - San Francisco, August 6-7
Iron Giant Outdoor Movie - Suisun City, August 7
Arthropods at Hayward Shoreline Interpretive Center - Hayward, August 7
Kites for Cancer - San Francisco, August 7
San Francisco Theater Festival - San Francisco, August 8
Aladdin by Berkeley Playhouse - Berkeley, August 7-September 5
Summer Move Night Over the Hedge - Mountain View, August 13
Little Giants Outdoor Movie - Mountain View, August 13
Lost in Space at Bay Area Discovery Museum - Sausalito, August 13
Cinema in the Park Madagascar 2 - El Cerrito, August 14
Monsters vs. Aliens - Suisun City, August 14
Aloha Celebrity Races & Polynesian Festival - Santa Cruz, August 15
Tim Cain and an American Tail - San Rafael, August 14
Friday Night Family Swim - Pleasant Hill, August 20
Summer Movie Night, Up - Mountain View, August 20
Toy Story Outdoor Movie - Mountain View, August 13
Madagascar Escape 2 Africa Outdoor Movie - Suisun City, August 21
Up Movie - Oakley, August 21
Up Outdoor Movie - Mountain View, August 27

For more family fun events, go to: http://www.bayareakidfun.com