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Quality child care requires the involvement of parts of our community. To this end, the Riverside County Child Care Consortium supports all segments, both private and public, in developing programs for our children.
Our services include:
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- building connections at the local and state level to: develop policies supporting family and children's issues generate additional resources for child care
- supporting individuals and programs that care for children
- helping caregivers in nurturing their children and balancing the demands of family and work
- collecting, analyzing and sharing information on child care supply and demand
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Services for Providers:
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- provider training and workshops
- assistance with starting or improving a child care program, including meeting regulations and other quality standards
- help with accessing public subsidies
- site development
- consultation on environmental layout and design for child care programs
- program assessment and consultation
- provide professional growth and career guidance for the child care community
- Early Childhood Education Job Line
- Event Calendar
- Resource Lending Library
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Services for Employers:
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- help with assessing and meeting employees' child care needs
- technical assistance with developing on-site child care
- employer options for helping employees balance work and family
- parenting seminars for companies
- provide training and evaluation on the Early Childhood Environment
Rating Scale (ECERS), Infant Toddler Environment Rating Scale
(ITERS), School Age Care Environment Rating Scale (SACERS), Family
Child Care Environment Rating Scale (FCCERS)
- assist child care centers with the National Association for
the Education of Young Children (NAEYC) Accreditation process
through training and consultation
- assist family child care providers with the National
Association of Family Child Care (NAFCC) Accreditation process
through training and consultation
- Early Childhood Education Job Line
- Event & Training Calendar
- Resource Lending Library
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Services for Communities:
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- county and city coordination
- data collection, needs assessment and surveys
- technical assistance from professional staff
- brochures and publications(Spanish and English)
- Local Planning Council
- developing public and private parnerships to meet child care needs
- seminars and speakers for community organizations on work/family
issues
- parenting seminars for corporations and the community
- individual consultation and technical assistance for child care
center start-up
- early childhood resource library and video collection
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Services for Parents:
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- community events for children and families
- child care brochures and publications (some available in Spanish)
- general child care information
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