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 Office of Child Care has developed a series of Fact Sheets on policy issues relating to improving the availability, quality and access to child care and development in the County of Los Angeles.
Developmetal Screening Tool Survey: The Los Angeles County Child Care Planning Committee’s Inclusion Work Group wants to learn how child care and development centers are integrating the use of developmental screening tools into their program services. The lead person located at the each site, such as the center director or site supervisor, is strongly encouraged to complete the survey to help us determine the resources needed to increase the use of developmental screening tools to identify children’s early learning strengths and needs. For organizations with multiple sites, the survey should be completed by the lead person located at each center. To access the survey, click on Developmental Screening Tool Survey.

Questions about the survey? Contact Michele Sartell by e-mail at msartell@ceo.lacounty.gov or by telephone at (213) 974-5187
The Child Care Planning Committee has developed and approved a process for handling requests for the Temporary Voluntary Transfer of Funds (TVTF) between child care and development programs holding contracts with the California Department of Education (CDE) in Los Angeles County. Click on the links below to download the TVTF Process and the TVTF Request Form.

TVTF Process for CDE Contractors in Los Angeles County
TVTF Request Form PDF Word
In January 2009, the Board of Supervisors adopted Bridging Child Development and Related Service Sectors: A Policy Framework for Los Angeles County. The intent of the Policy Framework is to mobilize county departments and community stakeholders for the purpose of integrating child care and development services into all efforts aimed at supporting children, families and communities. The Office of Child Care - in partnership with the Policy Roundtable for Child Care, the Child Care Planning Committee, County departments and community stakeholders - is responsible for implementing the Policy Framework.
The Child Care Planning Committee has posted the Recommended Priorities for Future Funding for General Child Care and Development Services and State Preschool Services - 2009-10.
The Los Angeles County Department of Public Health (DPH) has developed the Pandemic Flu Toolkit for Early/Child Care Providers and Families. To download, click here. In addition, DPH has compiled newly updated information for child care and early childhood education (ECE) providers, program staff, and parents to address their concerns, fears, and questions about New Flu A H1N1 (Swine Flu), Click on each of the titles to download the materials:

- Child Care and Early Childhood Education Provider Interim Guidance
- CDC Information for Child Care Providers
- Advice for Parents on Talking to Children
- Daily Health Checklist (English) (Spanish)
- Sample Attendance and Symptoms Record
- Frequently Asked Questions (English) (Spanish)

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
Steps to Excellence Project (STEP): a quality rating and support system for child care and development programs being piloted in eleven communities throughout Los Angeles County (Altadena, Inglewood, Palmdale, Pomona, Florence/Firestone (zip code 90001), Pacoima/Arleta, Wilmington, Long Beach, Pasadena, San Pedro, and Santa Monica)
For an overview of the Office of Child Care and our projects, click here.