For Parents

Are you in need of child care? Do you need help paying for care? Sign up on the Centralized Eligibility List (CEL) today! Please call Rural Communities Child Care at 800-606-5550 for more information.

What Is The CEL?

The Centralized Eligibility List is an internet-based system that allows participating subsidized child care centers access to the most eligible families seeking subsidized child care services. The term "eligibility" is used because families are ranked by eligibility factors for subsidized care (income, size and need), not just time on the list.

English: Click here to get a copy of the CEL application. For program descriptions click here.

Spanish: Click here to get a copy of the CEL application. For program descriptions click here.

Or visit North Coast Opportunities Rural Community Child Care.

Quality Child Care

NCO's Resource & Referral (R&R) program provides parents with referrals to licensed child care facilities and assists them to understand the importance of choosing quality child care. For a pdf version of the Mendocino County Child Care Planning Council's definition of Quality Child Care, use the following links: English; Spanish.

Activities/Workshops/Resources

For the Department of Health and Human Services monthly calendar, click here.

For the Ukiah Family Resource Center monthly calendar, click here.

For the North Coast Opportunities/Rural Communities Child Care February/March 2010 calendar, click here.

Mendocino County Car Seat Program Brochure 2010, click here.