Become a Member

Members represent a broad array of cross-sector, interdisciplinary and collaborative partners whose missions are to support early care and education services, build capacity, and expand available resources to meet the needs of the young children and families of the greater Long Beach area. LBECE is a broad based collaborative, with 40+ members representing over 30 member organizations.  

Our members include: health, mental health, advocacy, parent support organizations, private child care, family childcare, LBUSD, our higher education institutes, Head Start, special education, our Long Beach City libraries, the Department of Health and Human Services, and many of our early learning programs.

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How to become a member

  1. Attend an LBECE Meeting or Event

  2. Submit a Membership Application

  3. Get Membership Application Approved

  4. Attend a New Member Orientation

  5. Choose at least one workgroup to participate in

  6. Connect, learn, grow and help ensure children in Long Beach are healthy, safe, and educated

Applications submitted by the second Friday of the month will be placed in the agenda for review and approved at the following month’s LBECE committee meeting. Applications submitted after the second Friday of the month will be placed on the agenda for the next LBECE committee meeting.