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PROGRAM DESCRIPTIONS

STANISLAUS COUNTY RESOURCE & QUALITY COUNTS CALIFORNIA
REFERRAL PROGRAM (STANISLAUS)
Families, Early Education Staff State Preschool Programs & Teachers
Helps parents find child care that Supports quality improvement of Early
best meets their family needs. STANISLAUS COUNTY CHILD Learning and Care settings in the
Maintains a comprehensive CARE & DEVELOPMENT LOCAL community by providing outreach and
databases of child care homes and PLANNING COUNCIL engagement, program assessments for
centers in their communities. Early Childhood Education Staff quality improvement and rating
Tracks providers’ licensing status, purposes, incentives, coaching and
their language, age groups served, Supports the overall professional development and
schedules offered, and their coordination of child care resources to participating sites and
capacity. Works with providers to services. Conducts providers
improve the quality of child care by assessments of county child
offering training and other services care needs and prepares plans QUALITY COUNTS CALIFORNIA
to help them stay in business. to address identified needs. WORKFORCE PATHWAYS
Compiles and disseminates These assessments must State Preschool Programs & Teachers
information on the statewide contain information on the
supply and demand for child care supply and demand for child Assists with increasing the Early
and educates local communities care, including the need for Learning and Care (ELC) workforce’s
and leaders to understand child both privately and publicly qualifications and effectiveness by
care issues, so they can plan funded care. providing professional growth advising,
effectively to address child care professional development
needs. CHILD CARE DEVELOPMENT opportunities, and supporting ELC
BLOCK GRANT, HEALTH & professionals in completing unit-bearing
EMERGENCY CHILD CARE BRIDGE SAFETY, AND INFANT, TODDLER coursework.
PROGRAM RESOURCE
Infants, Toddlers, Preschool Children Early Childhood Education Staff INCLUSIVE EARLY EDUCATION AND
EXPANSION PROGRAM (IEEEP)
In partnership with Community Provides funds to support State Preschool Programs & Teachers
Services Agency (CSA), the required health and safety and
Emergency Bridge program assists infant/toddler training for Supports and ensures children with
families referred for services with staff. disabilities have greater rates of
vouchers for child care. The Child enrollment in inclusive subsidized Early
Care R&R program provides child CHILD CARE INITIATIVE PROJECT Learning and Care (ELC) programs.
care navigator services for families Family Child Care Providers Builds the capacity of professionals in
to help them with their search fro ELC programs. Increases access to
child care. The R&R also provides Provides training and support inclusive ELC program for children
Trauma-Informed Care (TIC) to independently owned representing a broad range of
training and coaching for child care licensed family child care disabilities and levels of support needs.
providers to enhance their ability providers who wish to improve Provides individualized and necessary
to provide nurturing and safe quality and increase their supports to enable children with
environments for children. capacity to serve children. disabilities who meet high expectations
within the ELC settings.
CHILD & ADULT CARE FOOD
PROGRAM
Infants, Toddlers, Preschool Children
Reimbursement for licensed child
care centers and family child care
homes to off-set food costs. The
objective of the program is to
support improved diets of children
under 13 years of age by providing
the children with nutritious, well-
balanced meals and to help
children develop good eating
habits that will last through the
years.