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Children’s Services Unit receives state and federal funding to provide programs to assist low-income families with the cost of child care services. The Alternative Payment Program, Family Child Care Home Education Network, and CalWORKs Stages 2 and 3 are operated by Children’s Services Unit and serve nearly 10,000 children in Riverside County. These programs allow parents to choose from a variety of child care options to best meet the needs of their children. Child care may be provided in:
- Licensed child care centers
- Licensed family child care homes
- License-exempt homes that meet program requirements
- For Family Child Care Home Education Network, care is provided by a select network of licensed family child care home providers in the Coachella Valley who meet FCCHEN provider requirements for quality and receive on-going technical assistance from Children’s Services Unit staff.
Alternative Payment Program
- Provides child care assistance for low-income families
- Serves children 0 to 13 years of age
- Families must meet program eligibility and need criteria which is reviewed and verified at least once per year
- Families are enrolled from the CSU Eligibility List (EL) based upon most eligible first
- For more information regarding the Subsidized Program or to request an application for the CEL, please call (800) 442-4927. The EL application may also be accessed via the following links: CSU Eligibility List Application (English), CSU Eligibility List Application (Spanish)
Family Child Care Home Education Network (FCCHEN)
- Provides child care assistance for low-income families
- Serves children 0 to 13 years of age
- Families must meet program eligibility and need criteria which is reviewed and verified at least once per year
- Child care services are provided by a select network of licensed family child care home providers who meet FCCHEN provider requirements for quality and receive on-going technical assistance from Children’s Services Unit staff.
- Families enrolled from the Eligibility List (EL) based upon most eligible first
- For more information regarding the Subsidized Program or to request an application for the EL, please call (800) 442-4927. The EL application may also be accessed via the following links: CSU Eligibility List Application (English), CSU Eligibility List Application (Spanish)
CalWORKs Stages 2 and 3
- Provides child care assistance for low-income families who previously received public cash assistance through the Department of Public Social Services
- Serves children 0 to 13 years of age
- Families must meet program eligibility and need criteria which is reviewed and verified at least once per year
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Stage 2: Families may qualify for CalWORKs Stage 2 by documenting that they have been off of public cash assistance for less than two years. Families may be eligible for these services for up to two years after they no longer receive public cash assistance. If child care services continue to be needed after the two-year period ends, eligible families may qualify for Stage 3 child care services.
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Stage 3: Families may qualify for CalWORKs Stage 3 if they transfer directly from a Stage 2 program. Families may continue to receive child care services through this program as long as funding is available and they continue meet need and eligibility criteria and program requirements.
Sharon Baskett, Director
(951) 826-6626
sbaskett@rcoe.us
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