Prenatal to age five · Orange County
Every child in Orange County, ready for life.
Free activities, trusted services and local data for families with young children, and for the partners who serve them.
I'm a parent or caregiver
Help your child grow
- Kid Builders activities by age
- Well-child visits and screenings
- Learning Links play groups
- Events near you
Design note · The RFP names three audiences: parents, community partners and resource partners, plus the Commission's statutory duties. Each gets one door on the first screen, so nobody has to learn the organisation's structure to find what they came for.
Kid Builders
Play that builds a growing mind
Simple, free activities in six areas of development, in English, Spanish and Vietnamese.
Mind Builders
Build your child's brain power and help them learn to solve problems.
Word Builders
Help your child communicate through pictures, sounds, and words.
Body Builders
Use large and small muscles to move and grow a healthy body.
Relationship Builders
Develop a positive view of themselves and learn to play with others.
Safety Builders
Ideas to help your child grow up safely.
Health Builders
Healthy habits like brushing teeth, eating well, and sleep routines.
Design note · Kid Builders is 41 pages on today's site. Here it becomes a first-class, age-first experience. Whether it is restyled or rebuilt is a discovery decision, as the RFP Q&A says.
53.0%of kindergartners ready for kindergarten, 2025
Early Development Index
Kindergarten readiness is rising, and we can see where
In 2025, 53.0% of Orange County kindergartners were ready for kindergarten, up almost five points from 48.2% in 2015. Data from 926 teachers, covering more than 22,000 children, shows where children thrive and where families need more support.
Explore the dataOur impact, 2024–2025
Together with our partners
39,500young children supported through health, mental health, early learning and family programs
48,850parents and caregivers supported
9,000+home visits a year, in eight of the county's most common languages
~12,000well-child visits through HealthySteps, now in 11 clinics
Source: First 5 Orange County Annual Report 2024–2025. Read the report
Upcoming events
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All news →Celebrating National Literacy Month with Kid Builders
Celebrating National Community Health Worker Week
Public meetings
Commission meetings, in one place
Agendas, staff reports, minutes and how to take part, with every document in one findable spot. Agendas for regular meetings are posted at least 72 hours in advance, as the Brown Act requires.
Meetings & agendasDesign note · Today agendas and minutes live on the County Clerk of the Board's site and meeting notices are scattered across news posts. The hub links the authoritative County record rather than duplicating it.
