"Joanne was a delight to work with in every respect - from her keen policy knowledge and analysis ... to her warm and approachable manner. I highly recommend her!"

~ Heather Quinn, Director of Community Outreach, City of South San Francisco

Child Care & Public Policy

Over the past eight years, Brion & Associates has developed a unique expertise regarding the important public policy issue of child care facility development and demand forecasting.

Child care is considered a quasi-public service by many cities and counties in California, in that child care businesses seldom generate sufficient profit to fund facilities or expansions. Local governments increasingly recognize quality child care as a key component of a community’s quality of life and a major economic development issue. Employers are realizing that good, reliable child care services are a necessary prerequisite for attracting and retaining workers.

Brion & Associates is actively involved in developing strategies and partnerships linking the real estate/developer community with the child care industry and intermediaries. Such new models of collaboration encourage the growth of public policies, programs and financial support for the development of child care facilities, helping to move forward a public policy issue impacting millions of families throughout California.

The following section provides three examples of our work, each demonstrating a particular area of expertise:

• Child Care Policy
• Child Care Public Finance

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