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River to Coast Children's Services, serving west Sonoma County for 34 years

RCCS provides comprehensive resources, referrals and support regarding child care and children's services in west Sonoma County. If you need information related to children, we're the place to call.

RIVER TO COAST CHILDREN'S SERVICES believes that all families, regardless of income, race, religion, national origin or geographic location have the right to safe, nurturing child care based on an awareness of the principles of developmentally appropriate practice. We also believe that healthy, well-functioning family units are vitally important for each child, the parents, and society in general. Therefore, we offer a variety of Family Programs and Services that, together with child care and children's activities, lead to positive growth for children and their parents.

Do you need help paying for childcare?

The Sonoma County Centralized Eligibility List (Sonoma-CEL) is an internet-based, countywide database of families applying for subsidized childcare. The database is accessed by all the agencies in the county that provide state subsidized childcare. When these agencies have openings, they will look for the most eligible children in the county to fill their open slots. In addition, agencies that refer families for subsidized childcare have access to entering families onto the CEL.To go to the Sonoma CEL website please click on this link: Sonoma CEL

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What's New and What's Happening at River to Coast Children's Services?

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Give Back Tuesday Returns on September 28, 2010

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Read the June 4, 2010 CDPI Bulletin for news on the California Budget.

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Read the August 5, 2010 CDPI Bulletin for news on the California Budget.

LA EPIDEMIA DE TOS FERINA PUEDE SER LA PEOR EN 50 AÑOS

WHOOPING COUGH EPIDEMIC MAY BE WORST IN 50 YEARS.

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Child Care Needs Assessment for Sonoma County 2009

The California Department of Education, Child Development Division, requires every county to develop a child care needs assessment for their jurisdictions. The Child Care Planning Council of Sonoma County has prepared this report not only to satisfy this requirement, but also to help inform child care policies and priorities based on the current status of child care in the County. Issues discussed in this report include:

Current supply of licensed child care within Sonoma County
Demand for child care by age for County residents
Magnitude and location of gaps in child care supply
Cost of child care for families
Sources of child care subsidy assistance
Estimates of the level of need for child care among special populations, such as children at risk of abuse or neglect, children with disabilities, and non-English speakers
Availability of specific provider schedules and services

Read the report Child Care Needs Assessment 2009 from the Sonoma County Child Care Planning Council.

The California Child Care Resource and Referral Network has released the new 2009 Child Care Portfolio

Click here 2009 County Child Care Portfolio information for Sonoma County to get the latest details on who needs child care care and how much care is available.

Disclaimer : This site is based on a brochures from RIVER TO COAST CHILDREN'S SERVICES, which were developed with funds from the California Department of Education. However, the contents of site do not necessarily reflect the position or policy of the CDE.