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Licensing fees, help paying for care, grants, and filling your openings.

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Licensing Fees

Pay your annual licensing fee online by card or by check, and read which fees CDSS charges and why.

California Department of Social ServicesOnline service
What's inside
  • Why Does Community Care Licensing Division (CCLD) Charge Fees?
  • What Are The Fees CCLD Charges?
  • Who Do I Contact Regarding A Question About My Bill?
  • How Can I Avoid A Late Fee?
  • Is There Anything Special I Must Do When Paying A Civil Penalty?
  • Can I Get A Refund?
  • What Fees Can Be Waived?
  • Can I Pay My Annual Fees In Installments?
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  • What Fees Are FFA-Sub Offices Required To Pay?
  • Do I Have To Pay An Annual Fee If I Had A Change of Location?
  • Can Fees be Paid Online?
  • Can I Consolidate My Billing If I Operate Multiple Facilities?

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Financial Assistance

Pointers to state and federal child care funding and to help with starting or expanding a facility.

California Department of Social ServicesResource page
What's inside
  • California Child Care Resource & Referral Network
  • California Department of Education
  • Head Start California

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California Work Opportunity and Responsibility for Kids (CalWORKs) Child Care

Help paying for child care for families who get or used to get CalWORKs cash aid and are working or in county-approved Welfare-to-Work activities; the family chooses the provider.

California Department of Social ServicesWeb page
What's inside
  • Who is it for?
  • How to Apply:
  • Already Getting Child Care?
  • California Child Care Resource & Referral Programs:
  • Information and Resources

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My Child Care Plan

The R&R agencies' site where families look for child care; licensed providers can claim a profile to advertise openings.

California Child Care Resource & Referral NetworkOnline service
What's inside
  • Promote Your Child Care Business
  • Become a Licensed Family Child Care Provider

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Find Child Care

The R&R Network's page where families look for child care through their local R&R.

California Child Care Resource & Referral NetworkWeb page
What's inside
  • Search to find a local child care specialist
  • My Child Care Plan
  • Call the statewide consumer education hotline
  • Member Directory

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Free online courses (CECO)

From California Early Childhood Online, funded by CDSS. You need a CECO account to take a course.

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California Department of Education

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cde.ca.govResource page

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Head Start California

The statewide Head Start association. Head Start is a federally funded program for low-income children ages 0 to 5 and their families.

Head Start CaliforniaWeb page

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