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TYPES OF CHILD CARE IN CALIFORNIA ... FAMILY CHILD CARE HOMES: A Family Child Care Home must be in the ... Also available in (Español, 中文, Russian). CDSSPrograms CommunityCareLicensing ChildCareLicensing ResourcesforParents ResourcesforParents TYPESOFCHILDCAREINCALIFORNIA CHILDCARECENTERS:AChildCareCenter(orDayCareCenter)isusuallylocatedinacommercialbuilding.Non-medicalcareandsupervisionisprovidedforinfanttoschoolagechildreninagroupsettingforperiodsoflessthan24hours. FAMILYCHILDCAREHOMES:AFamilyChildCareHomemustbeinthelicensee'sownhome.AFamilyChildCareHomereflectsahome-likeenvironmentwherenon-medicalcareandsupervisionisprovidedforperiodsoflessthan24hours. ThereareSmallFamilyChildCareHomesandLargeFamilyChildCareHomes. SmallFamilyChildCareHomesprovidecaretonomorethan8children. LargeFamilyChildCareHomesprovidecaretonomorethan14children.   LICENSE-EXEMPTCHILDCARE:California’schildcareregulationsareintendedtopromotechildren’shealthandsafetyinlicensedchildcarefacilities.However,familiesandprovidersshouldunderstandthatstateregulationsexemptcertaintypesofprovidersfromlicensure,meaningtheycanoperatelegallywithoutalicense.LicensedprovidershaveundergoneanapplicationandreviewprocesswithCommunityCareLicensingandarerequiredtocomplywithcertainhealthandsafetyregulations.Whilelicense-exemptcareisnotregulatedbyCommunityCareLicensing,theremaybeothergovernmentalagenciesthatmonitortheiractivities. Fourmaingroupsofchildcareprovidersareexemptbythestatefromobtainingachildcarelicense. Thefirstgroupincludesindividualswhocareforthechildrenofarelative,orwhocareforthechildrenofoneotherfamilyinadditiontotheirownchildren.Certainparentcooperatives,inwhichfamiliesrotatecareonanunpaidbasisarealsoexempt. Thesecondgroupincludespublicaswellasprivatenon-profitprogramsthatofferrecreationalservices.Theseprogramsincludesomecommunitycentersaswellasmostparksandrecreationprograms. Thethirdgroupincludesbusinessesthatofferlimitedchildcaretotheirclientsandcustomers.Theseprogramsusuallyrequirethattheparentorguardianremainonthepremisesandthattheyremovetheirchildrenwithinaspecifiedamountoftime. AfourthgroupincludesprogramsthatareoverseenbystateagenciesotherthanCommunityCareLicensing.Forexample,organizedcampsthatareoverseenbytheDepartmentofPublicHealthandheritageschoolsthatareoverseenbytheDepartmentofEducation. VIDEO:UnderstandingLicensedCareandLicense-ExemptCare   SEARCH FORYOURFACILITY ONLINE CommunityCareLicensingDivisionhascompiledimportantinformationregardinglicensedfacilitiestoprovidethepubliconanonlinesearchabledatabase.Theinformationsuppliedonthedatabasecontainsfacilityinspectionreports,violations,inspectionhistoryandotherpertinentinformationforprospectiveparents/caregivers. Thisinformationshouldserveasaninitialpointofinquiryregardingthestatusoflicensedfacilities.Additionalinformationaboutaparticularfacilityisavailablefromtheappropriatelicensingoffice. Ifyourchildisalreadyenrolledinlicensedcare,youcansubscribetoyourchild'sfacilityinthedatabaseandgetupdateswhenanynewinformationis providedaboutthatfacility. RegardingFamilyChildCareHomesintheFacilityDatabase: Largefamilychildcarehomesmaybesearchedbyareaandcontainthesameinformationchildcarecentershaveexcludingaddresses. Smallfamilychildcarehomesmayonlybesearchedbyknowingtheexactfacilitylicensenumber;ageneralsearchwillnotbringupthesmallfamilychildcarehome. FamilychildcarehomeslocatedinDelNorteorInyoCountyarenotinthedatabase. YourlocalResourceandReferralAgency(R&R),isalsoavailabletohelpyoufindachildcarefacility. CHOOSINGTHEBESTCHILDCAREFORYOURFAMILY TheParent’sGuidetoChoosingChildCareistheDepartment’scomprehensivepublicationforparentsseekingchildcare.ItincludesinformationaboutthedifferenttypesofchildcarethatarelicensedinCalifornia,variouseducationalphilosophies,questionstoaskaprospectiveprovider,andachecklisttotakewithyouwhenyoutourfacilitieswhilemakingyourchildcaredecision.Alsoavailablein(Español,中文,Russian). Parent’sGuidetoChoosingChildCare-TipSheet VIDEO:WhattoLookforWhenChoosingChildCare   TheFamilyChildCareConsumerAwarenessInformationform(LIC9212)providesinformationabout: Parentresponsibilities Providerresponsibilities Licensingagencyresponsibilities Howtofileacomplaintagainstachildcareprovider   YOUANDYOURCHILD(REN)HAVERIGHTSREGARDINGCHILDCARE Children,parentsandauthorizedrepresentatives,andchildcarelicenseesallhaverightsinlicensedchildcarefacilities.Protectingtheserightsisanimportantpartoftheemotionalandphysicalwell-beingofchildrenincare.EveryonemustbetreatedwithdignityandrespectandtheserightsmustbeprotectedaccordingtoCalifornia'slawsandregulations. Parents'Rights: LIC995(ChildCareCenters) PUB393(Parents'RightsPoster-ChildCareCenters) LIC995A(FamilyChildCareHomes) LIC995B(FamilyChildCareHomeAddendum-Removal/Exclusion) LIC995C(FamilyChildCareHomeAddendum-Reinstatement) PUB394(Parents'RightsPoster-FamilyChildCareHomes) VIDEO:Parents'RightsinChildCare Children'sRights:LIC613A(PersonalRights-ChildCareFacilities) VIDEO:Children'sPersonalRightsinChildCare Applicant/LicenseeRights: LIC9058 VIDEO:RightsofaChildCareLicensee IFYOUHAVEQUESTIONSORCONCERNSABOUTYOURCHILDCAREPROVIDER Trytoresolveitwiththeprovider. Ifyouthinkachildcareprovideris violatinglicensinglaws,youmayfileacomplaint withthecomplainthotline oryourlocallicensingoffice. Ifyou suspectanyformof childabuseorneglectyoushouldreportitimmediatelytoyourlocalpoliceorsheriff'sdepartmentandyourlocallicensingoffice. TheChildCareAdvocateProgramisavailabletoassistwithanyissuesorquestionsyoumayhave. FILINGACOMPLAINTAGAINSTAFACILITY Ifyoufeelitisnecessarytofileacomplaintwiththedepartmentyoumaycallthecomplainthotline.Whenyoucontactthe departmentitisimportant toprovidethefollowinginformation: Yournameandcontactinformation thenameofthefacility thefacilitylocation thefacilitylicensenumber themoreinformationyoucanprovideaboutyourconcern,thebetter: whatyousaw whenandwhereyousawit whoorwhatwasinvolvedinthesituation Yourcomplaint willbeinvestigatedandyouwillbenotifiedoftheresultswhentheinvestigationisdone. WHENYOUREPORTSUSPECTEDVIOLATIONS,YOUNOTONLYPROTECTYOUROWNCHILD,BUTALSOPERFORMASERVICETOOTHERCHILDRENANDYOURCOMMUNITY. VIDEO:HowtoFileaComplaintwithCommunityCareLicensing GETHELPWITHCHILDCARECOSTS Theremaybefundingavailabletoassistyouwithchildcarecosts. Thefollowingresourcesmaybeabletoprovideassistance: ChildCareResource&ReferralNetwork(R&Rs)  CaliforniaDepartmentofEducation CalWORKs HeadStartandEarlyHeadStart programs  ADDITIONALHEALTHANDSAFETYRESOURCES SafeKidsUSA SuddenInfantDeathSyndrome AmericanAcademyofPediatrics:HealthyChildCareAmerica PreventingSexualExploitation CaliforniaDepartmentofPublicHealth(CDPH) ShotsforSchool First5California KidsPlates-YourLicensetoProtectCalifornia'sChildren Kids'PlatesaretheonlyDMVlicenseplatesthatprotectCalifornia'skids.Kids'Platesgeneraterevenuetostrengthenhealthandsafetyprotectionsforchildrenandhelpfundprogramstoreducechildinjuryandchildabuse.Theproceedsfromtheirsaleprovidefundingforlocalchildsafetyprogramsthroughoutthestate,including: FormoreinformationontheKids'Platesprogram,[email protected] 1-800-HEY-KIDS. Tobuyalicenseplateandsupporttheseprograms,pleasevisitwww.kidsplates.organdclickon"orderplate". EARLYSTART:EARLYINTERVENTIONSERVICESFORINFANTSANDTODDLERS TheEarlyStartprogramisCalifornia'searlyinterventionprogramforinfantsandtoddlerswithdevelopmentaldelaysordisabilitiesandtheirfamilies.EarlyStartservicesareavailablestatewideandareprovidedinacoordinatedfamily-centeredsystem.AnyonecanmakeareferraltoEarlyStartbycontactingaRegionalCenter. Foradditionalinformation,visitEarlyStartorcall1-800-515-BABY. CHILDCARERELATEDRESOURCESANDINFORMATION Parent’sGuidetoChoosingChildCare Translations:(Español,中文,Russian) ChildCareRelatedWebsites LawsandRegulations QuarterlyUpdates ChildCareVideosforProvidersandParents MostCommonlyCitedDeficiencies U.S.OfficeofChildCare:ChildCareAware ContactUs CoronavirusGeneralQuestionInbox:[email protected] CommunityCareLicensingDivision ChildCareLicensingProgram 744PStreet,MST9-15-48 Sacramento,CA95814 Phone:(916)651-6040 ChildCareAdvocates-(916)654-1541 [email protected] PDFofChildCareLicensingRegionalOffices CCLDComplaintHotline Ifyouseesomething,letusknow! TofileacomplaintregardingastatelicensedcommunitycarefacilityorchildcarefacilityvisitourComplaintHotlinePageforcontactinformationandmore. ComplaintHotlineandInformation   CCLDServicesandNotifications FindLicensedCare PayLicensingFees ReceiveImportantUpdates QuickLinks AdamWalshInformation AnnualImmunizationAssessmentReporting Translations:(Español,한국어,中文,TiếngViệt) CaliforniaBackgroundCheckProcess ChildCareAdvocateProgram ChildCareFacilityFatalityData Translations:(Español,한국어,中文,TiếngViệt) ChildCareLicensingOrientations ChildCareTransparencyWebsite(LicensingFacilityInspectionReports) DisasterResources COVID-19PositiveCasesinChildCareFacilities BeginningtheweekofMay3,2021,CDSSismovingtoweeklyCOVIDreportingforChildCareFacilities.TheweeklyreportswillbepostedonWednesday’sandwillbeginonWednesday,May5,2021. ExitSurvey Forms HelpPayingforChildCare ImmunizationInformation LawsandRegulations LeadPoisoningFactsFlyer Translations:(Arabic,Farsi,Español,Russian,한국어, 中文, TiếngViệt) *New*LicensedStipends LivescanApplicationProcess&Fees LocalLicensingCall Megan'sLaw MentalHealthandWellnessResources MyChildCare.ca.gov ProviderInformationNotices(PINs) QuarterlyUpdates SafeSleepinChildCare SafeSleepFAQs TrustLine LeadToxicityPreventionandWaterTestingInformation