Monday, February 3, 2025

Board & Management Team : Management Team, Cinda-Rae Clemente

Resource and Referral Program Manager - Serving since 1998
Cinda-Rae Clemente

Cinda-Rae began her career by working in the field of disabilities managing residential and day programs, owned a family child care business, coordinated the Solano County Special Needs Family Resource Center, provided parenting and education to parents with disabilities, and managed Head Start Programs prior to Solano Family & Children’s Services. She held Supervisor/Manager positions for 19 years in the Subsidized Child Care Program before transitioning as the Resource and Referral Program Manager in 2015.

Cinda and her husband have two adult daughters. They enjoy making new memories with their children and grandchildren as much as possible. As a parent of a child with developmental and physical disabilities, Cinda has a passion for advocacy. She has testified before the California State Legislature on behalf of families of children and adults with special needs, served on the State Council Area IV Board on Developmental Disabilities, participated in state and local policy changes, and has provided parent-to-parent support to many families navigating the developmental and special education systems.

As the Resource & Referral Program Manager, it is important to her that families have support with finding child care and the resources and supports that meet their needs. She recognizes how essential it is for child care and early care providers to receive ongoing professional development including mentoring and coaching to provide the highest quality care and education possible.

LOCATION
421 Executive Court North
Fairfield, CA 94534-4019
(707) 863-3950


Friday, January 31, 2025

Board & Management Team : Management Team, Diana Troche


Director of Programs - Serving since 1986
Diana Troche

Diana Troche has been with Solano Family & Children’s Services since 1986, serving families & child care providers in our great community. She is currently the Director of Programs, having worked her way up the ladder from her first role as the agency’s receptionist. She loves her job, as she wholeheartedly believes in the agency’s mission. She absolutely understands that access to quality child care plays a key role in each family’s success, which in turn positively affects the local & national economies. Over the years at SFCS, Diana has been an integral part of our growth and achievements, and she looks forward to seeing the agency reach new heights.

Diana was born in Puerto Rico, raised in Chicago, and has been a resident of Fairfield since 1984. Each of these three places owns a piece of her heart. She is a proud mother of three, and a blessed grandmother of four wonderful children. She enjoys traveling, and from January through April every year, her hobby is completing tax returns for family & friends, as well low-income families as a VITA volunteer.

LOCATION
421 Executive Court North
Fairfield, CA 94534-4019
(707) 863-3950




Monday, January 27, 2025

Los frascos de Gastar, Compartir, Ahorrar de Elmo | ASL


Mientras juegan, Elmo y Louie le enseñan a Abby lo que significa gastar, compartir y ahorrar dinero. Mire el video con los niños para que aprendan las bases de la educación financiera a temprana edad. Ahora disponible  en Lengua de Señas Americana 

LOCATION
421 Executive Court North
Fairfield, CA 94534-4019
(707) 863-3950

Friday, January 24, 2025

Board & Management Team : Management Team, Kathy Lago

Executive Director - Serving since 1990

Kathy Lago

Kathy’s Degree in Child Development and Social Work brought her to Solano County to begin her professional career in 1986. She came to Solano Family & Children’s Services in 1990 as an Assistant Coordinator of an Early Intervention Grant assisting child care providers who were serving children with special needs. By 1995 Kathy was promoted to Resource & Referral Program Manager where she developed her knowledge of Solano County and built her collaborative partnerships with other community agencies that serve child care providers, families, and children.

During this time, she and her husband raised two amazing daughters and have 4 awesome grandchildren. In her free time she and her husband enjoy camping with family and friends. In 2016, Kathy was honored to be selected to lead SFCS as the Executive Director. She leads an amazing management team and a growing staff of over 70 hardworking employees who serve the early childhood community and families in need of our resources and support in Solano County.

LOCATION
421 Executive Court North
Fairfield, CA 94534-4019
(707) 863-3950


Tuesday, January 21, 2025

Board & Management Team : Board of Directors, Juan Cisneros


Member
Juan Cisneros

Juan Cisneros is the Executive Director of Child Start, Inc., a local non-profit that provides Head Start services in Solano, Napa, and Contra Costa Counties.

He has a BA in Sociology, an MA in Organizational Leadership, and he is currently working on his dissertation to complete his Education Doctorate in Organizational Leadership.

He and his partner (Ken) enjoy walking and taking spontaneous trips throughout the Bay Area with the newest member of their family, Isabella Clarice Rose – a young Staffordshire Bull Terrier. Although he and Ken have lived in Solano County for over 20 years, they are transplants to this area and often visit other parts of the country and state to visit family members. They enjoy hosting brunches and even gatherings at their home in Vacaville for friends and colleagues.

Child Start’s mission and work align closely with that of Solano Family & Children’s Services. That said, he hopes to create community-wide impact as both a Board member of Solano Family & Children’s Services and as a leader of Child Start, doing what he can to increase access to early care and education for the greater community. He would also like to do his part to create networks of support for child care providers to strengthen their capacity and resilience to deliver high quality services to children and families.

LOCATION
421 Executive Court North
Fairfield, CA 94534-4019
(707) 863-3950




Saturday, January 18, 2025

Deseos y necesidades con Bert y Ernie | ASL


Cuando están en el supermercado, Bert le enseña a Ernie la diferencia entre deseos y necesidades; una importante habilidad de la educación financiera.  Ahora disponible  en Lengua de Señas Americana 

LOCATION
421 Executive Court North
Fairfield, CA 94534-4019
(707) 863-3950