Child Care Instruction

The agency provides technical assistance for child care providers in the South Bay and Westside areas of Los Angeles County. Services include public awareness/education services, technical assistance specialization services and workshop services targeted to child care providers. Geographic restrictions apply.

The agency provides public awareness/education through a quarterly newsletter which includes material about child development, age-appropriate activities, nutrition, community resources, and legislation. It offers workshops for providers and parents; and is available to consult with industry about meeting employee child care needs. Training is offered to promote the quality and quantity of child care.

The agency provides technical assistance that helps family child care providers with licensing and program planning, assists child care centers to identify needs in service management and delivery and to resolve them, encourages child care providers to network with each other, assists communities and public officials to collect data about needs and gaps in child care services, and provides information concerning child care needs.