FAQs on Child Care
A: Los Angeles County Department of Public Social Services (DPSS) administers the CalWORKs Stage 1 Child Care
Program which is a subsidized child care program for eligible families on CalWORKs (welfare cash assistance),
through contracts with 10 local child care
Resource and Referral/Alternative Payment Program (R&R/APP) agencies. The R&R/APP agencies are
also contracted by the California Department of Education to administer other child care subsidy and
assistance programs which may be able to assist you. The R&R/APP agencies provide services in
areas by zip codes.
Please call the Statewide R&R Child Care Connection number at (800) 543-7793 to obtain the phone number to the R&R agency that services your home's zip code. You can also search for local R&R/APP agencies by entering your zip code in our agency locator. Click here to be redirected to the page.
A: The R&R/APP agencies determine child care eligibility and perform case management services,
including child care provider eligibility
determinations and direct child care provider payments. The R&R/APP agencies also maintain an inventory
of licensed child care providers in your area from which they may provide you with referrals to licensed child
care facilities.
A: CDSS' CCLD is
responsible for administering and licensing child care facilities. They have two locations:
Los Angeles East Regional Office 1000 Corporate Center Drive, Suite 200 B Monterey Park, California 91754 (323) 981-3350 Los Angeles Northwest Regional Office 6167 Bristol Rarkway, Suite 400 Culver City, California 90230 (310) 337-4333 You can also visit their website at www.ccld.ca.gov
A: For general child care information and potential jobs with local R&R/APP agencies, you may contact the Statewide R&R Child Care Connection number at (800) 543-7793 or visit the R&R
Network's website at www.rrnetwork.org
FAQs on Child Care Family Homes
A: DPSS can only include small family child care homes (capacity of up to 8 children)
on this website. If you are a small family child care home, click on
"How To Be Listed On This Website" located
on the left-hand side of the page and follow "Steps 1 through 5. Once DPSS receives and reviews
your documents, we can add and display your family child care home to the DPSS Child Care Website.
A: CDSS' CCLD has administrative responsibility for updating child care provider information. For assistance
in updating information, please contact one of the CCLD district offices listed below.
A: CDSS' CCLD has responsibility for licensing child care provider homes and facilities. For
information on starting a licensed family child care home or facility, please contact one of the
CCLD district offices listed below.
A: Please contact the Statewide R&R Child Care Connection number at (800) 543-7793 and ask
them to place you on their database of licensed child care providers. They provide referrals to
families interested in receiving child care services from licensed child care providers.
A: The State of California has various community colleges that offer early child development classes and
training (internship). To obtain more information on early child development classes at your local
community college, please log onto http://www.cccco.edu. Your
local adult school may also offer early child development classes.
A: CPR/First Aid and Health and Safety classes are offered at various locations throughout Los Angeles County
by community colleges or at your local American Red Cross.
A: CDSS' CCLD has responsibility for logging and investigating complaints made against licensed family
child care homes and facilities. For assistance in filing a complaint, please contact one of the
CCLD district offices listed below.
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