Network Update #1 - Chinese Family Child Care Network launch

Key Timestamps:

5/27/2021 - Facebook group (加州中文家庭托兒群組) created to gather Chinese family child care providers in California, invited Facebook friends who are family child care providers to join, and previously partnered R&R staff joined force to recruit members

6/6/2021 - Website domain (aapi.network) acquired for a cost of $20 annually and created the website using Google Sites

6/13/2021 - Due to lack of traction and interaction in the Facebook group, knowing social media platform preference in the Chinese community. Launched a poll in the Facebook group to verify the hypothesis that WeChat is a more preferable platform, initial responses confirmed the hypothesis

6/14/2021 - WeChat group (加州中文家庭托兒群組) created

6/25/2021 - Members in WeChat group: 79; Members in Facebook group: 33

Coming Soon:

6/28/2021 - Partnered with Pomona Unified School District R&R for an online workshop on the topic of Infant Safe Sleep safety and regulations, event registration pages (for Los Angeles providers, register here; for other providers, register here)

In Development:

1. Facebook Ad to outreach other Chinese family child care providers in California
2. Partnership framework with other AAPI family child care providers in California