San Francisco uses Prop. 10 funds to expand a child care training and retention program that it started with city money.

Alameda County incorporates a stipend program in its Child Development Corps, a broader plan to improve training for early childhood professionals.

In San Mateo County, the Daly City Early Childhood Family Resource Center will include services provided through the city government, the school district, and the child care council.

In Santa Cruz County, a neighborhood resource network operates through five neighborhood "hubs," offering parenting classes and community programs as well as help for problems like family violence or substance abuse.

In Sonoma County, families will receive three visits after the birth of their first child, to extend a warm welcome and connect the family to support services.

In Alameda County, all families of newborns will be offered home visits by a public health nurse. In the first year, the county offered the service to 1,300 parents-95 percent accepted.

Marin County has stocked a mobile "literacy van" with books and literacy materials for migrant workers and families living in remote areas.

San Mateo County's Library and Health Departments are collaborating to provide early literacy materials and services at children's health care visits.

Napa County has funded the development of a facility to care for 24 infants and toddlers and the conversion of a former office building into a child care center.

Contra Costa County is funding four child care programs to make modifications for children with special needs.

Napa County established a therapeutic child care center for children of families grappling with domestic violence, mental illness, and substance abuse.

Marin County Jewish Family and Children's Services and the Parent Services Project develop communities that provide peer support for parents through child care programs.

Monterey County Children's "dental van" takes prevention services to kids in low-income communities.

In Santa Clara County, Lucile Packard Children's Hospital Preemie Project provides care and coordination of services for low-birth-weight babies.

The Santa Clara Children's Health Initiative provides universal health insurance for all children who aren't eligible for other programs. Prop 10 will pick up the tab for children ages 0 to 5.

-Jessica Mihaly