Resources for Child Care Professionals:
Family Child Care Providers
Child Care Services Resource & Referral offers a variety of resources and services to new providers as they enter the field of early care & education and begin their child care business. We also provide ongoing assistance and support to existing early care & education professionals to enhance the quality of care for children of Yolo County. Our services and resources are designed to assist all child care professionals in achieving quality programs.
How to become a licensed Family Child Care Provider:
To become a licensed Family Child Care Provider you must first complete a Family Child Care Licensing Orientation. There are two ways to complete the Licensing Orientation:
1. Attend an onsite orientation located at Child Care Services
2012 Family Child Care Licensing Orientation Schedule
Tuesday January 17
Tuesday March 20
Tuesday May 15
Tuesday July 17
Tuesday September 18
Tuesday November 20
from 9:30 a.m. to 1:00 p.m.,
in the County Conference Room at 600 A Street, Davis.
How to obtain a Family Child Care license 
OR:
2. Complete the Online Family Child Care Orientation
(available beginning July 1, 2011)
Go to the Community Care Licensing Website -
http://ccld.ca.gov/
The fee for the online orientation is $25, plus a processing fee of $5 (for a total of $30), and must be paid by using either a credit card or a debit card with a Visa or MasterCard logo on it.
Quality Enhancement Project:
Quality child care, added to a quality home environment, leads to the best possible physical, intellectual, and social-emotional development in the child. Parents who know that their child is receiving quality child care can be assured that their child is safe, nurtured, and challenged to learn. The Quality Enhancement Project (QEP) is available to all licensed family child care programs. The QEP provides onsite training, early childhood environment rating scale observations, child and classroom observations, resources, support and assistance on a variety of topics. For more information call our office and ask for the Child Care Specialist. This program is FREE and funded through First 5 YOLO.
Visits from the Child Care Specialist:
- PLAY Van - a mobile resource that is filled with toys, books, CD's. It comes directly to your family child care program!
- Family Child Care Environment Rating Scale-Revised (FCCERS-R): The rating scale looks at 38 items, it is completed twice a year, a pre and post observation. Once we have completed the first observation we work on a plan of action with you and explore what could be purchased to make improvements. To learn more information about the rating scales: ers.fpg.unc.edu
- Access to mini grant opportunities to enhance the quality of your program. The minigrants are up to $500 and can be used to purchase items to enhance your family child care program.
Davis Licensed Family Child Care Association
For more information about the association, call Dave Bakay at (530) 758-3097.
