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California Child Care Initiative Project

About the California Child Care Initiative Project (CCIP):

CCIP is an infant toddler capacity building grant funded by the California Department of Education. The project is designed to enhance the quality of early childhood development learning and care received in family child care settings and to facilitate capacity-building within the family child care sector. Family child care providers are offered help with the licensing process, setting up a family child care business and technical assistance in making necessary changes to accommodate infants and toddlers, increase the license capacity and/or offer non-traditional hours. Receive up to 25 hours of free training and incentives to become a licensed family child care provider.

Requirements to be a participant in the California Child Care Initiative Project are:

A newly licensed family child care provider after June 30, 2007 or before June 15, 2008

OR

Current licensees must be willing to increase to a large license, add care for infants and toddlers, or extend your hours of business to non-traditional hours

Reside in San Diego County

Provide quality care to infant and toddlers

Complete a home visit by a CCIP staff person

Complete 25 hours of approved CCIP training

Upon completion of these requirements, participants will be eligible to receive an incentive package, with choices from new developmentally appropriate toys or equipment for infants and toddlers, health and safety resources (fire extinguishers, smoke alarms and CPR/First Aid Classes), or a California Resource and Referral Family Child Care handbook.

How to Become a Licensed Family Child Care Provider:

Attend the Family Child Care Licensing Orientation, for information call (619) 767-2200

Attend the free Ticket to a Successful Family Child Care Business: Top 5 Tips to a Smart Start workshop. Begin your new career in family child care with tips and information that will help you provide a high-quality program, link you to valuable training and community resources, and support your success. Workshop highlights best business practices, developing a quality learning environment, planning daily activities, building strong parent relationships, and providing positive guidance. For registration call 1.800.481.2151.

Join the California Child Care Initiative Project; for more information and enrollment contact mytraining@ymcacrs.org or call 1.800.481.2151.