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| The California Department Of Education,
Child Development Division offers full-day child care for
infants through school-age children. CDE contracts with local
non-profit organizations and school districts for these services.
Check with your local elementary school for information. A list
of all state-funded agencies can be accessed by calling the
Orange County Child Care and Development Planning Council at
(949) 548-3194.
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| The California Department Of Education,
Child Development Division contracts with two local non-profit
organizations for these services. Very limited funds are available.
This funding follows the family, that is, the family who qualifies
and is enrolled may choose the licensed program they wish their
child to attend. Children’s Home Society (CHS): (714) 835-8252
funds both individual and CalWORKs clients and the Orange County
Department of Education (OCDE) funds CalWORKs clients only:
(949) 548-3194.
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| State Preschoola California Department
of Education, Child Development Division program funded by the
State of California. It is designed to serve low-income three-
and four-year-old children in a 2 ½ hour per day educationally
enriched program. Most State Preschool programs are operated
by school districts or other local non-profit organizations.
Check with your local elementary school. A list of all state-funded
agencies can be accessed by calling the Orange County Child
Care and Development Planning Council at (949) 548-3194.
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CalWORKS' clients are entitled to free
child care services if the parent is working or going to school.
Call your social worker at the County of Orange Social Service
Agency or your local Resource or Referral Agency for details.
See list of Resource and Referral Agencies.
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| Head Start is a federally funded program
for very low-income three- and four-year-old children. Almost
all Head Start programs are half-day. Some full-day programs
are available and a few Early Start programs for children birth
to age three are available in Orange County. Orange County Head
Start is the grantee for most of Orange County. Orange County
head Start then sub-contracts with numerous local non-profit
agencies. Orange county Head Start can be reached at (714) 241-8920.
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