Children, families and child care providers through education, resources, and the promotion of quality child care services. RCCC provides advocacy for children, parents, and child care providers.
The program was established in 1975 and is funded through contracts with the California Department of Education, Child Development Division.
In 2023, our budget was approximately 14 million dollars. Since the program’s inception, we’ve brought more than 307 million dollars to our community.
During the 23-24 Fiscal Year we have served 1300 children with subsidy dollars for childcare.
RCCC strives to help you have an easy and efficient process when assisting you with your child care needs.
Click to learn more about child care assistance and to begin your search for local Family Child Care Home providers.
Free Training
Mendocino County Early Education & Care providers from all settings are invited to register for a free Pediatric CPR & First Aid Training.
This training will contain an online portion and an in-person training session.
The in-person session will be Saturday, May 31, 2025.
Fort Bragg: 10 - 11:30 am
Ukiah: 2:30 - 4:00 pm
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Free Trainings
These cafes provide a space for teachers and staff from different settings to connect, reflect, and plan!
The final training will be held in person at the Bilingual State Preschool in Ukiah on March 26, 3:00 - 4:00 pm. The training topic will cover how our physical environments are connected to engagement and why an inviting space matters.
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Free Virtual Training
The CDSS is partnering with WestEd to offer a free expanded virtual webinar series on inclusion. This training is for all who wish to support inclusion and inclusive practices in their child care and development program, child care home, or programs they support. Each webinar will be held Thursday evening from 6:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. The final webinar will be held on April 24th, covering Creative Inclusive Child Care Settings. Webinars will be in English with Spanish interpretation.
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New Federal Mandate
To All Child Care Providers,
At this time your payments are not being affected by the Federal Mandate. NCO RCCC will let you know if there is a change. Please know that there will be more Federal Mandates “proposed” but we will keep you informed if any of those affect your direct payments.
A todos los proveedores de cuidado infantil,
En este momento sus pagos no se ven afectados por el Mandato Federal. NCO RCCC le informará si hay algún cambio. Tenga en cuenta que habrá más mandatos federales “propuestos”, pero lo mantendremos informado si alguno de ellos afecta sus pagos directos.
Community Resource
Free VITA Tax Services For Eligible Households Will Be Available Starting In February 2025.
Call 707-467-3236 to make an appointment.
Open only on Tuesdays & Thursdays from 12 pm - 5 pm from February until April.
Click this button to view the VITA Informational Flyer.
