County of Los Angeles - Chief Executive Office

Office of Child Care

OFFICE OF CHILD CARE
Office of Child Care, within the Service Integration Branch
of the Chief Executive Office
222 South Hill Street, 5th Floor
Los Angeles, CA 90012
(213) 974-4103 Phone / (213) 217-5106 Fax

What’s New…

The County of Los Angeles Department of Mental Health is facilitating the development of the County's Mental Health Services Act/Prevention and Early Intervention (MHSA/PEI) Plan. Click here for information on MHSA/PEI, the planning process, and ongoing updates on how the child care and development field can participate in ensuring that the mental health needs of young children and their families are met.
The Child Care Planning Committee is now recruiting members for 2008-09. Click here to download an application. Applications are due by May 5, 2008.
The Office of Child Care presents new training and professional development opportunities for early care and education staff. Click here to view a copy of the newly released STEP Training Catalogue for Early Education Professionals.
Approximately 150 family child care home providers and child development centers have enrolled in the Steps to Excellence Project. Click here for a list of participants.
The Policy Roundtable for Child Care launches the Steps to Excellence Project (STEP), a new child care quality rating system. For more information on STEP and how to participate, click here.
The Child Care Planning Committee announces the release of two reports: The Economic Impact of the Early Care and Education Industry in Los Angeles County (January 2008) and Early Care and Education Career Lattices in Los Angeles (January 2008).
The Policy Roundtable for Child Care announces release of the report, Funding Streams: Child Care and Development Program Operations in the County of Los Angeles - 2006-07

The Office of Child Care supports policy recommendation formulation, planning, and implementation efforts of the County of Los Angeles Policy Roundtable for Child Care and the Child Care Planning Committee to improve the availability, quality, and access to child care in the County of Los Angeles. Specific activities include recommending how proposed policies, plans, and procedures of public, private, and non-profit entities contribute to child care quality, supply, and/or accessibility; researching child care issues and legislation to formulate policy recommendations to the County Board of Supervisors; conducting periodic countywide child care needs assessments; and developing countywide plans to address identified needs.

The Office also assists County departments in developing employee child care services and is responsible for implementation of the following special projects:

Los Angeles Centralized Eligibility List (LACEL): an Internet-based system for registering income-eligible families seeking subsidized child care services
“Investing in Early Educators” Stipend Program: provides cash stipends to qualified early educators in an effort to boost their retention and help them work towards a degree in child development or a closely related field
”Investing in Early Educators” Training Program: offers training to administrators working in qualified programs.
Steps to Excellence Project (STEP): a quality rating and support system for child care and development programs being piloted in nine communities throughout Los Angeles County (Inglewood, Palmdale, Pomona, Florence/Firestone, Pacoima/Arleta, Wilmington, Long Beach, Pasadena, and Santa Monica)
For an overview of the Office of Child Care and our projects, click here.