How AI describes FIRST5 California

First 5 California is a state program created by voters under Proposition 10 to fund and promote early childhood development (ages 0 to 5) by investing in programs that address health, nutrition, early literacy and language development, quality child care, and smoking cessation, in partnership with county offices and statewide partners. It focuses on educating parents and caregivers about their crucial role in young children's development and runs public health campaigns like Talk.Read.Sing. to support brain development through talking, reading, and singing. Since 1998, it has invested millions in programs that center on the child, parent, and teacher to improve outcomes and it advocates for a sustainable early education system so children enter school healthy and ready to learn.