Provider Resources

Contact your local Child Care Resource & Referral Agency for support and resources!

Health & Safety

• California Early Childhood Online (CECO), CDE Health & Safety - CDE Health & Safety Modules
• UCSF California Child Care Health Program - resources on cleaning, disinfecting, and staying healthy.
• Grant Assistance Available for Lead Testing in Child Care (AB 2370)

Grants and Funding

• My Child Care Plan article: Funding Options for New Child Care Businesses
• Pacific Oaks College: Pasadena Community Foundation Grant for Childcare Providers Due May 23, 2025
  Emergency Resources: Pasadena Community Foundation Grant
  Pacific Oaks College, in collaboration with the Child Care Directors Alliance and the City of Pasadena Task Force on Early Child Development, is facilitating a $1.3 million relief grant provided by the Pasadena Community Foundation (PCF). This funding is available to licensed Child Care Centers and Family Child Care Homes (FCCH) in Altadena, Pasadena, and Sierra Madre that were damaged or impacted by the Eaton wildfires – or that have expanded to serve families displaced by the fires. The grant may support expenses such as tuition assistance, staffing, mental health services, capacity building, or regulatory costs. The application deadline is May 23, 2025. We encourage applicants to provide detailed and comprehensive responses to the questions on pages 1 and 2. If additional space is required, please include an extra page as part of the application. To view eligibility details and apply, download the PCF Grant Application Packet (PDF), or contact PCFGrant@pacificoaks.edu for more information.

Family Child Care Business Tools

• Marketing: FCC Marketing 101 Tip Sheets

• From Opportunities Exchange: The FCC Financial Management Toolkit empowers providers to grow businesses that earn them a sustainable wage and frees up time to focus on serving children and families. This toolkit includes; a coaching companion, a self-assessment, budget templates, and a discussion on child care management software.

• From Child Care Aware® of America: The Business Supports Companion Guide is a comprehensive resource containing links to numerous tools focused on financial support, taxes, insurance, record keeping, marketing, recruitment and more. Many of the resources are available in Spanish.

• The Redleaf Calendar-Keeper 2025 is an all-in-one calendar, expense, and income tracker for family child care professionals.

Tax Support for Family Child Care Providers

• Civitas Strategies Child Care Business Tax Resources takes child care business owners step-by-step through a continuum of tax preparation support and guidance.

• The Taking Care of Business Blog includes a vast array of resources from Civitas and Tom Copeland.

• The Civitas Strategies TurboTax Self-Employed Online Tax Preparation: A Guide for Child Care Businesses 2024 Tax Year Edition is a step-by-step guide to help child care business owners prepare and file their own business taxes. English, Spanish and Chinese versions are available.

• The Home Grown Taxes Workbook was created to guide providers on their own taxes, and tax professionals can use it to understand the unique aspects of the FCC business. Check out this 2024 webinar on the workbook (English) (Spanish). The workbook is not available in Chinese, but the above translation of the Turbo Tax Guide has very similar information.

Retirement

• This Retirement Tool guides child care providers on why saving for retirement matters, how to choose and plan and savings strategies.

Dual Language Learning

• Personalized Oral Language Learning (POLL) Strategies is a set of research based, concrete approaches that support language learning in all environments, particularly for dual language learners. POLL focuses on developing children’s vocabulary, oral language, and comprehension skills through strategic planning for language experiences.
  • Visit PollStrategies.org for more information

Growing, Learning and Caring (GLC) Wellness Videos

• The GLC Wellness Video Series offers a variety of topics to support children's social, emotional and relational development.

CCIP Training Module Handouts:

• Child Development and Learning (English) (Spanish)
• Observation, Screening, Assessment, and Documentation (English) (Spanish)
• Special Needs & Inclusion (English) (Spanish)

For more information about CCIP training opportunities, contact your LOCAL CHILD CARE RESOURCE & REFERRAL AGENCY.

Trauma-informed Care Training and Coaching

Child care providers participating in the Bridge Program receive access to trauma-informed care training and coaching from their local resource and referral agency

• California Bridge Program Community
  • Check out recent blog posts on resources on early childhood and trauma-informed care topics..

• PACES Connection, ACEs in Early Childhood
  • Check out recent blog posts on state child care assistance programs and Julie Kurtz, and then scroll down for a new YouTube book on sheltering in place called, Time to Come In, Bear: A Children's Story About Social Distancing.

• California Early Childhood Online (CECO)
  
  • Provides an informational online resource of the CCCRRN’s TIC training curriculum as a preview and not a replacement of our curriculum for trainers and child care providers.

Learn more about the Bridge Program

ECE Resources California Website

A Network Member Benefit!

The ECE Resources California website is a centralized, one-stop location for California-specific, verified resources focused on supporting child care businesses and all home-based child care providers. The resources are created with knowledge and expertise from early childhood education and care professionals throughout the country, resulting in high-quality, vetted tools – many of which are offered in English and Spanish.

What you’ll find on the ECE Resources CA Website:

On the ECE Resources CA website, you will find links to state and federal regulations, ready-to-use samples and templates, procedures, policies, professional development opportunities, and toolkits for Child Care Centers and Family Child Care Homes.

NEW content on the website includes:

• All about FFN

• Wildfire resources

• Immigration resources

• California training and events

• Software training

• Online professional development resources

• Grants and funding

Visit ECE Resources CA