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Amador: 223-1624
Calaveras: 754-1075

The Resource Connection gives referrals to licensed Family Child Care Homes, Preschools, and Child Care Centers.  Parents have the right and responsibility to select appropriate child care; the Resource Connection aims to provide information that enables them to make the best choices for their families. (Click here for pdf of Choosing Child Care brochure.)

Referrals from community resource and referral (R&R) agencies are free and done in accordance with state regulations. The Resource Connection refers only to providers licensed with the State of California Community Care Licensing Division of the State Department of Social Services.

While some R&Rs have begun to offer online child care referrals, the Resource Connection's referrals are done on the phone or in person. Private websites that offer referrals often use out-of-date or incomplete information, or refer only to providers who have paid a fee. Reputable R&R organizations are located in every county in California and are funded by the State Department of Education, Child Development Division.  They offer free, up-to-date referrals. Make sure to check the purpose and reputation of any child care referral site, and the quality of its information, before providing any personal information.

For other counties in California, please go to www.rrnetwork.org; for areas outside of California, please go to www.naccrra.org.

 
Disclaimer

The Resource Connection believes that children have the right to a safe and healthy environment and encourages and supports parental choice in the selection of child care. The Resource Connection gives referrals, not recommendations, and urges parents to interview child care providers, visit facilities, and check references before leaving a child in care.

State law requires licensed child day care facilities to make accessible to the public a copy of any licensing report, including those that document a facility visit or a substantiated complaint investigation. In addition, a more complete file regarding a child care licensee may be available at an office of the State Department of Social Services Community Care Licensing Division. You have the right to access any public information in these files.