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| You hire someone to work in your home to take
care of your child. you set the hours, responsibilities and
compensation for the job. there is no statewide training or
education standard, however, it is sometimes determined by individual
agencies. these providers can be found through personal networking,
advertisements, employment agencies, or nanny school. there
are no specific regulations governing In-Home Care. However,
for the protection of your child, you should have your child
care provider fingerprinted through Trustline. you may call
the Trustline registry at (800) 822-8490 for information on
how to have your care giver fingerprinted.
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| This is an agreement with a family member
to provide care in their home or yours. The cost of care may
be comparable to or lower than other settings, or there may
be no cost. There are no state requirements or standards for
training or education. However, a relative who receives reimbursement
for child care from Los Angeles County may be required to be
fingerprinted through Trustline. Your Eligibility Worker will
refer you to the District’s Child Care Coordinator who
will determine if your relative needs to be fingerprinted through
Trustline (see telephone number above).
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| This is an arrangement in which your child
is cared for in someone else’s home. No experience or
education is required however, many Family Child Care Home Providers
have taken child development courses and some even have college
degrees. It is recommended when choosing a provider to ask about
their educational background in child development. A license
is required. In order to have a license, the provider and all
adults living in the home will have had their fingerprints submitted
to the FBI and they have been criminally cleared and the provider
must complete a 15 hour Pediatric CPR, first aid, and health
and safety course. The provider and all the adults living in
the home will have been TB tested, and the home will have been
inspected by community care licensing staff to ensure the facility
meets state regulations. The California Department of Social
Services, Community Care Licensing Division, has the responsibility
for licensing Child Care facilities under the authority of the
California Health and Safety Code (Sections 1596-1597, et. seq.)
and enforcing the minimum standards contained in Title 22, California
Code of Regulations. The local number for Community Care Licensing,
to report any licensing violations or to check an Agency’s
record is: (714) 703-2828.
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| Child Care Centers provide care in a setting
similar to a school which may include school age children, preschool
age children, and/or toddlers and infants. The center may have
several different classrooms where the children are grouped
by age or ability. The education requirement for a teacher’s
aid or assistant is 6 units of early childhood education. A
qualified teacher is required to have at least 12 semester units
of early childhood education. Child care centers and preschools
can be found through local child care resource and referral
agencies (see listing below), yellow pages, networking and newspaper
ads. The Community Care Licensing Division of the California
Department of Social Services has the responsibility for licensing
Child Care facilities under the California Health and Safety
Code (sections 1596-1597, et. seq.) and enforcing minimum standards
contained in Title 22, California Code of Regulations. The local
number for Community Care Licensing, to report any licensing
violations or to check an Agency’s record is: (714) 703-2828.
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This arrangement offers care for school age
children before and after school hours, on non-school days during
the school year and the summer. This may be offered by family
child care providers, child care centers, public and private
schools, recreation programs, or the YMCA. The education requirement
for a licensed program includes teacher’s aid or assistant
is 6 units of early childhood education. A qualified teacher
is required to have at least 12 units of early childhood education.
School age child care can be found through local child care
resource and referral agencies (see listing below), yellow pages,
networking and newspaper ads. The Community Care Licensing Division
of the California Department of Social Services has the responsibility
for licensing Child Care facilities under the authority of the
California Health and Safety Code and enforcing minimum standards
contained in Title 22, California Code of Regulations. The local
number for Community Care Licensing, to report any licensing
violations or to check an Agency’s record is: (714) 703-2828.
Many school-age programs are considered “recreational”
and are not required to have a license. "It is recommended
that a prospective parent ask the program if they are licensed,
what is the adult-to-child ratio, and what is the educational
background of their staff.
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