Child Development Services

We provide authentic, spirited leadership by building respectful relationships, utilizing an asset-based approach, demonstrating professionalism, and committing to 100% effort in all that we do.

Vision

Child Development Services envisions that all families have equal access to high quality, coordinated services/resources and all children are physically, socially, emotionally and intellectually healthy.

Mission

Child Development Services is committed to helping families and children prenatal to age 23 achieve their full potential through coordinated planning, collaborative development of resources/systems of support, and the delivery of best practices.

Collaborative Education

Currently, the Child Development Division is coordinating the following programs in collaboration with the California Department of Education:

• Pregnant and Parenting Teen Programs (formerly CalSAFE)
  
• Region 1 Training and Technical Assistance for After School Programs
• KUDOS Mendocino County After School Consortium
• Prevention Education

MCOE is also the LEA for the following in Mendocino County: 

• Local Child Care Planning Council
• FIRST 5 School Readiness

FIRST 5 Mendocino's School Readiness Project was funded by a FIRST 5 California Initiative in 2002 and implemented by the Mendocino County Office of Education. Four Mendocino County elementary schools in Program Improvement chose to participate in this opportunity: Round Valley, Brookside, Hopland and Nokomis. "School readiness" is not just about "children being ready for school". The initiative approached it as a three-way street; families, communities, and schools must also be ready to care for and teach the children who come to them.

A free parent resource guide is provided to parents to help them prepare their child for Kindergarten. It features educational information, tips and fun activities.

• School Readiness Resource Guide (English)
• School Readiness Resource Guide (Spanish)