The Commission shall consist of 20 members. Consistent with the California Education Code 8499.3, the Board of Supervisors and the County Superintendent of Schools shall each appoint 10 members off the Commission with 4 positions designated for each of the 5 state-mandated categories, which include:

• Child care consumers: defined as parents or persons who have received child care services in the last 36 months
• Child care providers: defined as persons who provide child care services or represent persons who provide such services
• Public agency representatives: defined as persons who represent a city, county, city and county, or local education agency
• Community representatives: defined as persons who represent an agency or business that provides public funding for child care services, or who advocate for child care services through participation in civic or community based organizations but are not child care providers or representatives from an agency funded by the California Department of Education
• Discretionary appointees: defined as anyone from the above categories or outside of these categories

Each Commissioner's term is 2 years

For more information on the Commission, please contact the Commission Coordinator, Leah Catching