Measure C at Nia House

Nia House received $75,000 from Measure C! 

Read on to discover what Measure C is and how Nia House allocated the money. 

What is Measure C? 

In March of 2020, Alameda County voters passed the Children’s Health and Child Care Initiative for Alameda County, or Measure C. It is a 0.5% sales tax that will generate $150 million annually for expanded access to early childhood education. 

First 5 Alameda County, are the administrators of the Child Care, Preschool and Early Education portion of the revenue. 

The Five Goals of Measure C's 5-Year Plan 

1. Increasing Access to Child Care Services

2. Recruiting and Retaining Early Educators

3. Measuring and Evaluating Impact

4. Accountability and Measuring Impact

5. Effective Administration and System Improvements

Measure C at Nia House!

A requirement of Goal 2- recruiting and retaining teachers is that each teacher receive a stipend of up to at least $1000. 

Eve and the Nia House Board of Directors, unsurprisingly, took an equity based approach to the disbursement of the stipends. With Eve’s leadership, the Board approved that $45,000 be allocated toward staff stipend. 

Nia House scaled the stipends, relying on two variables, salary and years at Nia House. Nia House teachers with lower salaries and longer years will receive higher stipends. Alternatively, teachers with higher salaries and less years served at Nia House received lower stipends. All stipends are above $1000 and go as high as $3890! Thank you Nia House and Measure C!

The remaining Measure C money will go towards site assessment and building infrastructure repairs. Not as exciting, but necessary!