Resources for Child Care & Preschool Centers
California Child Care Licensing Resources
California Child Care Licensing website (Ca. Dept. of Social Services)
- MyCCL--Information Portal for Licensees
- Child Care Advocate Program
- List of useful website links from CCL Advocate
Program and Professional Development Resources
- San Mateo 4Cs- Provider trainings, job listings and professional development calendar
- San Mateo County Office of Education. Early Learning Professional Development
- RAFT- Resource Area for Teaching
- The Provider Connection (PACCC)
- Canada College- Child Development/ Early Childhood Education program
- Parents Place/JFCS
- AffordableColleges.com - Online Master's Degrees in Early Childhood Education
- The Best Schools- 30 Best Online Master's in Early Childhood Education Degrees
Facility Resources
- Finding Sites for Child Care Centers
- Property Search Criteria, for Child Care/Preschool Centers, for Realtors
- Building Child Care Project (resource info website)
- Low Income Investment Fund (LIIF)
- Rebuilding Together Peninsula (renovation of community facilities, including child care centers and homes)
- Shade Structure Program (AAD grants)
- The 1+ Pro Bono Design program
- LISC online resource publications
- KaBoom! (playground resources)
Business Resources
- U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) Business start-up and management resources, including loans
- Small Business Development Center, SF (SBDC)
- The Opportunity Fund (small business & real estate loans)
- San Mateo 4Cs- Business classes, local child care/preschool data, technical assistance
- Taproot Foundation Service Grants to nonprofits
- Redwood City/San Mateo County Chamber of Commerce
- Child Care Partnership Council of SMC (Child Care Needs Assessment)
- Kidsdata.org (local data on children/families)
- Listing of Business Management related blogs