Machine-translated by Google, so it can be wrong. For official rules, read the English page or ask your licensing office.
Who to call, free help from CDSS, provider associations, legal help, and things to give parents.
Non-enforcement help from CDSS for licensees who are struggling to meet licensing requirements, through a referral from your regional office.
From the page itself: the items from this page listed on this site, in its own words.
CDSS's Child Care Advocates, who give licensing information to providers and parents and help coordinate complaints and concerns.
From the page itself: the items from this page listed on this site, in its own words.
The list of CDSS child care licensing offices, including every regional office, with addresses and phone numbers.
From the page itself: its bookmarks, in its own words.
A list of provider associations that advocate for children and families and share resources with licensed homes and centers.
From the page itself: the items from this page listed on this site, in its own words.
Where to get legal help: Public Counsel's free legal assistance and low-cost workshops for qualifying providers, and the Child Care Law Center.
From the page itself: the items from this page listed on this site, in its own words.
A website for families on how young children learn: language, feelings and relationships, numbers, and moving their bodies. Also in seven other languages.
Also in: Spanish · Hmong · Russian · Chinese (Simplified) · Chinese (Traditional) · Tagalog · Vietnamese
A CDSS guide for parents on choosing child care: licensed and license-exempt options, TrustLine, and signs of quality care.
From California Early Childhood Online, funded by CDSS. You need a CECO account to take a course.
Lessons: Module 1: Introduction · Module 2: Overview of the Guiding Principles for Developing Cultural Competence · Module 3: Understanding the Dimensions of Family Culture · Module 4: Planning with the Dimensions of Family Culture · Module 5: Best Practices in Planning Curriculum for Young ChildrenModule 5: Best Practices in Planning Curriculum for Young Children (intended for Teachers & Administrators)
Lessons: Module 1 Unit 1: The What, Why, and How of Family Engagement · Module 1 Unit 2: Practice: Building Relationships with Families · Module 1 Unit 3: The How of Family Engagement · Module 2 Unit 1: Use a Strengths-based Approach · Module 2 Unit 2: Listen Actively · Module 2 Unit 3: Take Informed Action · Module 2 Unit 4: Practice: Building Relationships with Families · Module 2 Unit 5: Practice: Starting with Strengths · Module 3 Unit 1: Respect the Family’s Role in the Child’s Development · Module 3 Unit 2: Practice: Respect the Family's Role · Module 3 Unit 3: Practice: Engaging Families · Module 4 Unit 1: Show Cultural Respect · Module 4 Unit 2: Practice: Show Cultural Respect · Module 4 Unit 3: Practice: Respect the Family's Role · Module 5 Unit 1: Take a Shared Approach to Family Engagement · Module 5 Unit 2: Strategies for Building Relationships with Providers · Module 5 Unit 3: Listen Actively · Module 5 Unit 4: Practice: Take a Shared Approach · Module 5 Unit 5: Practice: Starting with Strengths
Lessons: Module 1: Your Important Role in Monitoring Children's Development · Module 2: Understanding Children’s Developmental Milestones · Module 3: Objective and Engaged Developmental Monitoring · Module 4: How to Talk with Parents about their Child’s Development
Lessons: Module 1: Inclusion Works! Through Collaboration with Families and Service Providers · Module 2: Inclusion Works through Modifications and Adaptations
The California association for early care and education professionals, with membership, local chapters and a conference.
The CDSS home page.
A statewide network for family child care providers, with membership and public policy meetings.
California's small business office: advisors, grants and financing leads, and guides for starting and running a business.
An association offering training, support and advocacy for California child care program leaders.
A flyer introducing CDSS's Child Care Advocate Program, which helps parents and providers learn about licensed child care.
Also in: Spanish · Chinese · Armenian · Korean · Vietnamese
From the page itself: its bookmarks, in its own words.
A nonprofit law center focused on child care; its current campaign is fair pay for publicly funded child care providers.
An organization that brings California family child care providers together to advocate for their profession.
The Child Care Advocates Program's email address, which the CDSS page shows under a label for LA wildfire information.
The Technical Support Program's email address for questions about the program.
A statewide membership association for leaders of early learning and care programs for children from birth to 12.
The National Association for the Education of Young Children: memberships for educators and resources for families.
The national association for family child care and other home-based child care providers.
A public interest law firm that gives free legal services or matches clients with volunteer lawyers.
From the page itself: its section headings, in its own words.
A brochure on CDSS's Technical Support Program: free help, without citations, to improve your compliance, and how to ask for it.
From the page itself: its bookmarks, in its own words.
A statewide association whose members verify and provide child care subsidies for working families and support providers.
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