Orange County Child Care and Development Planning Council -- For the Childcare Provider

RESOURCES FOR CHILD CARE
IN ORANGE COUNTY

The Orange County Child Care and Development Planning Council encourages parents to select safe, affordable, quality child care services that best reflects their parental and cultural values to meet individual family needs.

OCCCDPC is not responsible for the accuracy, nor the content of any of the information contained within any of the linked web sites. We have provided these links at the request of the individual web site administrators, or by locating them while searching the World Wide Web. These links are not an endorsement of any of the web sites. These links are intended to broaden our services to the public. Any comments to the content or accuracy of any of these linked web sites should be addressed to the respective Administrator.

I. CHILDREN'S HOME SOCIETY OF CALIFORNIA (CHS)

(714) KID-Care Hotline
(714) 543-2273

CHILDREN'S HOME SOCIETY OF CALIFORNIA Child Care Resource and Referral Program serving all of Orange County. Parents can obtain information about child care programs matched to their needs and preferences. Listings are maintained on licensed family child care homes and child care centers. The hotline also provides the following:

	Information on child care assistance
	Subsidized programs
	Background check for in-home providers
	Parent workshops

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II. CALIFORNIA DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL SERVICES (CDSS)

www.ccld.ca.gov

Click above links for:

	For Parents concerned with Child Care
	Selecting the Child Care Facility
	Definitions of the types of Child Care
	Background checks
	Complaints, licensing issues
	Childcare advocate program, rules and regulations
	Child Care centers
	Family Child Care
	Before and after school care
	Preschool care
	How to find child care
	Subsidized child care
	Financial assistance
	Trustline
	Parent workshops and publications on choosing child care for your family

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III. ORANGE COUNTY HEAD START (OCHS)

Federally-funded program operating education programs for income eligible 3 and 4-year-olds.

Call (714) 972-8920
E-Mail: ocheadstart@earthlink.net

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IV. SUBSIDIZED CHILD CARE

1) Who qualifies to receive child care assistance?
	Families who meet income requirements based on their family size, as established by the California Department of Education (CDE) Child Development Division (CDD)
	Families who have a need for child care for one or more of the following reasons. Parent or guardian must be: Employed; Seeking employment (60 days allowed per fiscal year); Enrolled in a school or training program leading to a recognized occupation; Incapacitated and unable to care for their child(ren) for part of the day; Referred by a social service agency or legally qualified professional identifying that the child(ren) is/are at risk of abuse or neglect without child care assistance; or Referred by legally qualified professional describing child's special need, which cannot be met without provision of child care and development services.
2) How do I place my name on the eligibility list?
	Call Children's Home Society (CHS) at (714) 543-2273 (dial KID-CARE) to request an eligibility questionnaire.
	An eligibility questionnaire will be mailed to you.
	Answer all questions on the questionnaire, and mail it back to CHS.
	If you are NOT eligible for subsidized child care services, you will be notified by mail.
	If you ARE eligible to receive a rank number from 1 to 75 based on your gross income adjusted for your family size. Your information will be kept on file.
	When there is an opening for someone at your rank, you will be notified either by mail or phone.

3) Once my name is one the eligibility list, how long will it take to receive child care assistance?
	Families who submit an eligibility questionnaire and are eligible to receive subsidized child care services, are ranked from 1 to 75 based on their gross income adjusted for their family size and demonstrated need.
	As openings occur and funding becomes available, families are enrolled by the following priorities:
	Families who have a protective services referral, whose children are at risk of abuse or neglect.
	Families with lowest ranking based on gross income and family size.

Note: This is not a traditional waiting list. Families in lowest rank will be served first, when funding is available. Children's Home Society cannot determine how long a family will wait for services since the number of people at each rank can change daily with each eligibility questionnaire received.

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