Nevada Strategic Plan (2006-2009)

On December 15, 1998, the Nevada County Board of Supervisors created the Nevada County Children and Families First Commission (now First 5 Nevada County), and work began on “the creation and implementation of an integrated, comprehensive, and collaborative system of information and services to enhance optimal early childhood development.” California Health and Safety Code Section 130100.

Proposition 10 echoes what many parents and caregivers have long known—the first five years of a child’s life are the most important for brain development. This law requires that the monies from the tobacco surcharge be spent on children zero to five years old for health and wellness, early care and development, and parent education and support. The Children and Families First funds may also be used for smoking cessation activities.