Find a Child Care Provider Near You

CHS can help families find child care they can trust.

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The CHS Resource and Referral (R&R) Program can help families find child care that meets their needs. Click below to search online for child care providers or scroll down to call our Resource and Referral (R&R) Program Hotline to receive referrals to child care providers.

Greater Long Beach Area of Los Angeles County

Orange County

Sutter/Yuba County

Yolo County


About the Resource and Referral Program

The Resource and Referral (R&R) Program is a central coordinating link for child care and development services within a geographic area. The R&R Program offers a wide range of services to parents, licensed child care providers, people interested in becoming licensed child care providers, and community groups who focus on child care and development issues. All R&R services are free of charge.

R&R Locations

CHS provides R&R services in the following areas/counties of California: Greater Long Beach of Los Angeles County, Orange County, Sutter County, Yolo County, and Yuba County.

Families can access referrals to licensed child care programs in their community by searching our online referral databases.

For R&R services in a different county within California, please contact the California Resource and Referral Network at Find Child Care (rrnetwork.org). For R&R services outside of California, please contact Child Care Aware at http://childcareaware.org.

Families may also visit mychildcareplan.org to locate child care providers in your area.

R&R Hotline

You can also call the R&R Hotline to find child care referrals in your area, learn about different child care options, report that you are a licensed provider who wants to be referred, update information for the Child Care Eligibility List (CCEL), schedule a library appointment, learn about upcoming workshops or events, and request information about child development, community resources that support continued education, family well-being, and employment assistance.

The R&R Hotline is available Monday through Friday from 9:00 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.

If accessing this webpage from a mobile device, you may use the below buttons to call our local R&R offices instantly.

Long beach

(562) 256-7490

orange

(714) 543-2273 / (949) 364-6605

woodland

(530) 645-6265

Yuba city

(530) 645-6298

toll-free hotline

(888) 247-4543

Brochures and Educational Materials

The R&R Program offers educational brochures free of charge for families and child care providers. These brochures are offered in English and Spanish:

Family, Friend, or Neighbor (FFN)

Family, Friend, or Neighbor (FFN) Child Care Providers (also known as License-Exempt Providers) can provide child care in the child’s home or the child care provider’s home. FFN providers can be a relative, friend, neighbor, or other license-exempt provider. This type of care is not required to be licensed by the State of California.

TrustLine Background Services

California’s registry of individuals who have cleared criminal background checks in the state. 

Oliver’s Law

As a parent you have the right to get information about any substantiated or inconclusive complaints about a child care provider that you consider selecting for your child. The information is public and you can access it by calling the local licensing office.

Referral Policy

The information that will be provided is a referral, not a recommendation. Children’s Home Society of California (CHS) does not license, screen for quality of care, or endorse any provider. CHS does, however, offer education and information on selecting quality child care and encourages parents to visit child care providers before making their decision. We also offer information about selecting quality child care in our Choosing Child Care brochure. We encourage you to use this as a guide when selecting child care for your child.