Early Head Start – Child Care Partnership

About the Program

Category: Children and Youth (Best in Category)

Year: 2017

The Early Head Start—Child Care Partnership (EHS-CCP) is a collaboration between existing Early Head Start (EHS) programs and private child care to expand the delivery of high quality education and comprehensive services to low income children aged zero to 48 months and their families who participate in a child care subsidy program. The program promotes success of infant and toddler care through the ability to increase the educational services with the establishment of stimulating learning environments and enhanced professional development opportunities made available to child care center and family child care providers. The role of EHS-CCP is to leverage resources already offered to address the needs of grantees and families they serve. The San Bernardino County Preschool Services Department (PSD) is funded to serve 120 infants and toddlers through the EHS-CPP program. PSD has entered into collaborative partnerships with the Child Care Resource Center, Inc. (CCRC) and the Transitional Assistance Department (TAD), which currently administer the State of California financial assistance programs (e.g., state subsidy vouchers) in the County. Through its partnership with CCRC, PSD will enhance the quality of infant and toddler care within the service area by contracting with 40 family childcare homes and childcare centers. The TAD partnership provides PSD with access to potentially eligible families that receive child care subsidy funding while currently receiving support from the California Work Opportunity and Responsibility to Kids (CalWORKs) program.