Administers various child care assistance programs including California Alternative Payment Program, CalWORKs, and California Family Child Care Homes Education “Network” (FCCHEN) that are funded by federal, state and local governments to help income eligible families pay for a part or all of their child care costs.

Offers parents assistance in locating and applying for programs as well as choosing from child care options such as Family Child Care Homes and Child Care Centers, Trustline Child Care Providers, or Relative Care Child Care Providers.

Has resources for people who would like to become childcare providers, including info about how SNCS might be able to help with your licensing expenses and professional development. See details at this web page: https://sncs.org/providers.html?tp3=1_1

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This is a Ready to Grow (R2G) resource. Ready to Grow is a First 5 Nevada County program to connect children 0-5 with services and information that support their well-being. Organizations with programs that have this R2G tag may have additional programs of interest to families.