The Child Care Licensing Program provides oversight and enforcement for licensed Child Care Centers and Family Child Care Homes through 21 Regional Offices located throughout California.

In order to get a Family Child Care Home License: 1. You must attend an orientation. You may register for an online orientation or in-person orientation. In-person orientations are scheduled on a regular basis throughout California.

In order to get a Child Care Center License: 1. You must attend an orientation. Orientations are offered online and in-person. In-person orientations are scheduled on a regular basis throughout California. There is an orientation fee and it is nonrefundable, so be sure that you meet the qualifications for a license before you sign up for an ...

CalWORKs child care is for children through age 12 and children up to age 21 with exceptional needs or who are severely disabled. You may contact one of the local Resource and Referral/Alternative Payment Program agencies in your area to help you locate a licensed child care provider, if you need a referral or if you have any questions.

The Child Care Resource Center cultivates child, family and community well-being. Tuesday 1/21/25: Click here or call 818-717-1000 for general support or referrals.

Are you a licensed exempt child care provider? Do you care for the child (ren) of a family member, friend, or neighbor? Are you thinking of opening a child care program in your home? Join the Child Care Initiative Project Today!

CCIP training is available to anyone interested in family child care licensing. Providers who currently offer home-based child care (licensed or not), or anyone interested in starting one, is encouraged to learn more.

Child care licensing is a process where state and territory governments set minimum health and safety requirements that child care programs must meet to legally operate. These requirements help ensure your child is healthy and safe in a child care program.

Child Care Training. The American Red Cross offers three child care certification courses, each of which can you help build the skills necessary for providing high-quality care to infants and children when their parents cannot be with them.. Our Babysitting Basics course gives those ages 11 and older information on caring for kids in their neighborhood.

How do you find Quality Child Care? CCRC educates parents on how to select the best child care for their family’s need. They offer parents free, personalized referrals to licensed child care providers, along with a Keys to Quality Child Care guide to …