Provider Support & 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
- CCIP COVID-19 Tip Sheets
- CDC Guidance for Child Care Programs that Remain Open
Scroll down for information on cleaning and disinfecting, hand washing, parent drop-off and pick-up, caring for infants and toddlers, social distancing and other resources - COVID-19 Infection Prevention in Childcare Programs
CAL/OSHA employee training on COVID-19 and other safety protocols - UCSF California Child Care Health Program - resources on cleaning, disinfecting, and staying healthy.
- Child Care Law Center: Questions and Answers on Providing Child Care during Coronavirus
Business and Financial Assistance
- Financial Assistance for Family Child Care Providers during COVID-19 (English) (Spanish)
- COVID-19, Paid Leave, and Unemployment flow chart.
- Child Care Law Center: Questions and Answers on Providing Child Care during Coronavirus
Caregiver Activities
Music and Play Time! Learn about Healthy Habits through bilingual songs and fun activities with Mariela’s Music Time brought to you by California Child Care Resource and Referral Network.
Growing, Learning, Caring Project:
- The Vital Role of the Caring Provider: Safety, Health and Nutrition (English) (Spanish)
- Guidance and Family Support (English) (Spanish) - coming soon!
- Playing is Learning (English) (Spanish)
- Family Literacy (English) (Spanish)
- Caring for Babies and Toddlers: Helpful Hints and Tips
Child Care Initiative Project (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.
- ACES 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.
- 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.
- The Center for Optimal Brain Integration (COBI)
- Click on the red bar “Covid-19 Webinar, Handouts and Resources" on the COBI website. Recorded webinars include, Early Childhood Leaders Managing the Stress of Working in Response to COVID-19 and Emergency Response Strategies to Support Young Children and Families During COVID-19.
- Click on the red bar “Covid-19 Webinar, Handouts and Resources" on the COBI website. Recorded webinars include, Early Childhood Leaders Managing the Stress of Working in Response to COVID-19 and Emergency Response Strategies to Support Young Children and Families During COVID-19.
- Dr. Nadine Burke Harris
- Listen to California's Surgeon General talk about how to ease stress and stay mentally healthy during the pandemic
- Listen to California's Surgeon General talk about how to ease stress and stay mentally healthy during the pandemic
- ACEs Aware
- Offers helpful resources in English and Spanish for caregivers, and for providers to share with families; scroll down to these sections "For Adults" and "For Families/Children" to find these handouts and more: Lowering Toxic Stress, The Benefit of Supportive Relationships, Using Mindfulness, and Good Sleep Habits.
- Offers helpful resources in English and Spanish for caregivers, and for providers to share with families; scroll down to these sections "For Adults" and "For Families/Children" to find these handouts and more: Lowering Toxic Stress, The Benefit of Supportive Relationships, Using Mindfulness, and Good Sleep Habits.