CA Child Care Resource & Referral Network

4Cs of Alameda County's mission is to develop and coordinate resources to strengthen families and children. In 2025, 5,674 child care resources and referrals were given to parents, helping them to navigate and find child care options for their children. In addition, 1,526 child care directors, business owners, teachers, and caregivers attended 77 different trainings, workshops, listening sessions, and Provider Cafes.

California 211 Providers Network (211CA) is proud to host the 2026 Disaster Ready & Resilient in-person conference, a statewide gathering dedicated to advancing coordination, collaboration, and innovation across the Information & Referral (I&R) sectors. During this two-day gathering, leaders from diverse sectors will convene to share and explore forward-thinking approaches to emergency preparedness, response, and recovery, highlighting the critical role of cross-sector collaboration and data-driven strategies to strengthen community resilience.​​ ​​​​​​​​​​April 22-23, 2026, Sacramento, CA 8:45AM-4:00PM Register here: whova.com/portal/registr…

Yesterday was the Greater Bay Area Regional Member Meeting at the Santa Cruz County Office of Education, where discussion centered around Community Care Licensing and Public Policy Updates, End of Fiscal Year prep for CRRP Contracts, and the group voted in favor of Kelsey Lomboardi (Marin Child Care Council) as the new Regional Representative! Thank you to our hosts and those who attended. We are so happy to work together supporting providers and parents in our state.

Join the Center for Law and Social Policy (CLASP) for a 90-minute webinar to learn how child care and early education providers can protect their programs from immigration raids. We will cover the impact of immigration policies on access to early childhood programs, including the removal of the protected areas/sensitive locations policy, and strategies for ensuring immigrant families feel safe in your facilities and programs. The webinar will be held in both English and Spanish. Register here: us06web.zoom.us/webinar/regist…

Child care resource and referral agencies from across the state traveled to the state capital in late February, bringing together leadership, staff, and community partners for a day of policy engagement and advocacy. The day kicked off with legislative and administrative speakers, including Assemblymember Cecilia Aguiar-Curry, Assemblymember Esmeralda Soria and Assemblymember Liz Ortega, and Health and Human Services Secretary Kim Johnson, who shared their perspectives on the state of our Early Care and Education (ECE) system. Across the panel, one thing was made clear: child care is absolutely essential for our economic stability and family well-being. As our state faces a structural deficit and federal impacts, our statewide network of local child care Resource & Referrals will continue to work toward our shared vision of an equitable and inclusive child care system for all families across California.

Take charge of your hard-earned dollars! We want your child care business to prosper for you, your family and community! FREE, high-quality tax resources are here with step-by-step guides, record-keeping help and more! Members of the Network and those providing care and education for children in CA receive FREE access to eceresourcesca.org (a subscription valued at $100 annually, provided by the CA Child Care R&R Network). Visit ECEresourcesCA.org or follow the link in our bio to register today! #ChildCareResources #EarlyChildhood #ECEProfessionals #CaliforniaChildCare #ECESharedResourcesCA

Did you know that Resource and Referral agencies can help child care workers become licensed providers?

Did you know that R&Rs can serve as an emergency response hub, helping in times of crisis and disaster?

The Bridge clinic just wrapped! It was wonderful to connect with TIC trainers/coaches and Bridge navigators from all over the state! "Everyone came ready to share ideas and ask questions/talk through challenges together. There was a lot of new, useful information and helpful resources that Rainbow, Patty, and Bianca shared, and people expressed feeling very fortified and inspired with new ideas at the end of the clinic. It felt like all the benefits of a conference but much more focused to the participants' specific roles so it was really clear that the takeaways would be applied directly to their work. I'm so happy I got to attend!" -Rachel

Black History Month, celebrated in February, honors the contributions, struggles, and achievements of African Americans in U.S. history and culture. Talk to children about race. "The research literature shows us that children begin to distinguish faces by race early in infancy and that racial biases are often formed by the preschool and kindergarten years." If you are an early childhood educator, provider, or parent, you can help children develop positive attitudes about race & diversity. Please read all about it here: embracerace.org/resources/they…

We've been in the state capital rallying and advocating for children and families. On the first day, we toured the Capitol State Building and it was amazing to see everyone connect with each other in community. Today, we had a Legislative breakfast with a policy panel and later met with representatives throughout the building. We are so thankful for our time together! #RRsinAction

We are excited to help spread the word of a survey that will ultimately help infectious disease doctors craft guidelines to help little kids at child care centers not get sick as much. If you are a center director, we kindly ask you to please share the survey with all of your teachers so that they can participate in the survey. As a thank you, all are invited to enter a drawing to win one of the $20 Target e-gift cards. Check your emails from your local R&R and complete the survey today!

For 44 years, Options for Learning has served children and families. Last year, they provided 16,642 workshops, visits, and support calls annually for child care providers, helping 9,612 children. Find out more about their programs here: optionsforlearning.org/apps/pages/ind…

Next in our Public Policy webinar series is Budget 101 with Dr. Laura Pryor. It's tomorrow from 11:00am-12:15pm Via Zoom. Description: The state budget plays an integral role in shaping California’s public service landscape. In this webinar, Dr. Laura Pryor, Research Director at the California Budget & Policy Center will take us through the budget cycle, exploring how the budget gets passed, where funding comes from, and what every advocate needs to know before meeting with legislators. Register here: us06web.zoom.us/meeting/regist…

Did you know that Resource & Referral agencies provide educational opportunities through workshops & trainings? Topics include emergency preparedness, pre-literacy skills, creating healthy boundaries, secure attachment, mindfulness, and more!

Did you know that Resource & Referral agencies host playgroups for families and providers to support community building and socialization?

Tomorrow is the next webinar by our Public Policy team: Preparing for R&R Advocacy Day. It will be held on Zoom from 10:30-11:30am. This webinar provides advocacy day participants with the information and resources needed before heading to the Capitol. The Network Public Policy Team will be joined by Giovanni Zuniga, Public Policy Committee Chair and Director of Public Policy at Pathways LA to go over advocacy day talking points & policy strategy, what to expect during your meetings, and day-of logistics (travel, location, schedule, etc.) If you are attending, you can register for the zoom here: rrnetwork.org/policy/advocac…

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