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ORIENTATION SCHEDULES FOR CHILD CARE FACILITIES
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Register for the Family Child Care Home Online Orientation
Child Care Center Online Application Orientation – Available STATEWIDE in February, 2012!
In February, 2012, the “ Child Care Center Online Application Orientation ” will become available statewide! The orientation for Child Care Centers consists of a two-part orientation, the “Application Orientation” and the “Operations and Recordkeeping Orientation.” Individuals, corporations and limited liability companies that wish to apply for a Child Care Center license must complete BOTH orientations in order to apply.
Individuals who take the “ Child Care Center Online Application Orientation ,” will still need to attend an in-person presentation for the “Operations and Recordkeeping Orientation” until it becomes available online in Spring, 2012.
The fee for the “ Child Care Center Online Application Orientation ” is $50, plus a processing fee of $10 (for a total of $60).
PLEASE NOTE: In-person orientations for both Family Child Care Homes and Child Care Centers are still available for those who prefer to attend them.
If you plan to operate a Family Child Care Home in the following counties, the orientation, application, and licensing process will take place in a contracting county licensing office. Please click on the applicable link to view that County’s orientation schedule:
- Del Norte (Only online orientations are available)
- Inyo County Schedule
- Sacramento County Schedule
For all other counties, the orientation, application, and licensing process for both Child Care Centers and Family Child Care Homes, will take place in a state licensing office.
Choose the state licensing office that is closest to the location where your facility will be physically located:
Counties Covered: Alameda and Contra Costa
Central Coast Regional Office, Santa Barbara
Counties Covered: San Luis Obispo, Santa Barbara and Ventura
Chico Regional Office, Chico
Counties Covered: Butte, Colusa, Del Norte, Glenn, Humboldt, Lassen, Modoc, Plumas, Shasta, Sierra, Siskiyou, Sutter, Tehama, Trinity and Yuba
Rohnert Park Local Unit, Rohnert Park
Counties Covered: Lake, Mendocino, Napa, Solano and Sonoma
Fresno Regional Office, Fresno
Counties Covered: Fresno, Inyo, Kern, Kings, Madera, Mariposa, Merced, Mono, Stanislaus and Tulare
Inland Empire Regional Office, Riverside
Counties Covered: Riverside and San Bernardino
Los Angeles East Regional Office, Monterey Park
Los Angeles Northwest Regional Office, Culver City
Mission Valley Regional Office, San Diego
Counties Covered: San Diego and Imperial
Orange County Regional Office, Orange
County Covered: Orange
Peninsula Regional Office, San Bruno
Counties Covered: Marin, San Francisco, and San Mateo
River City Regional Office, Sacramento
Counties Covered: Alpine, Amador, Calaveras, El Dorado, Nevada, Placer, Sacramento, San Joaquin, Tuolumne and Yolo
San Jose Regional Office, San Jose
Counties Covered: Monterey, San Benito, Santa Clara and Santa Cruz