County presents expanded children's budget inventory and plans for standardized outcomes; committee agrees to less frequent updates Office of Children & Families Policy presented a countywide expansion of programmatic data for the FY25‑26 children's budget (283 programs). Staff outlined standardization work to align program definitions, capture contract and FTE data, and develop population‑level outcome measures; the committee voted to receive the report and to change updates to twice yearly.

The latest children's budget reveals a staggering 283 programs countywide, sparking calls for more impactful measurement of child outcomes rather than just outputs.

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