UCLA Luskin Center for Innovation

With sponsorship from First 5 LA, LCI conducted several research and program development activities to support the implementation of Assembly Bill (AB) 2370. AB 2370, approved by California lawmakers in 2018, establishes requirements for testing lead exposure in drinking water in child daycare facilities. Our work included:- helping to analyze the likely extent of lead issues in daycare facilities under different testing threshold level scenarios;- hosting convenings of policy, advocacy, and community stakeholders in Los Angeles County featuring lessons learned from the lead testing in schools program, and- analyzing existing water use practices and perceptions among daycare facilities to inform program design.