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The purpose of the Bay Area Crisis Nursery is to prevent abuse and neglect of children by providing support to families who are in stress or crisis. Their primary service is providing a warm, loving, homelike environment for children birth through five years of age by offering 24-hour residential care.
Their services are free, confidential and voluntary. Bay Area Crisis Nursery recently opened the Dahlstrom House for children ages 6 - 11 years old.

The mission of the California Alternative Payment Program Association (CAPPA) is to make sure that all parents have access to affordable quality child care in the State of California.

The Child Care Law Center uses legal tools to foster the development of quality, affordable child care--for every child, every parent, every community. CCLC works to expand child care options, particularly for low-income families, and to ensure that children are safe and nurtured in care outside the home.

Child Care Resource and Referral Network: Choosing child care is one of the most important decisions families make, but all too often they must rely on word-of-mouth. Child care resource and referral organizations (R&Rs), located throughout the country, help parents take the guesswork out of choosing care – arming them with referrals and information about the elements of quality care and state licensing requirements, as well as the availability of child care subsidies.

The Child Development Policy Institute’s mission is to help establish sound public policy focused on what is best for the children of California.

The Contra Costa Child Care Council is a private, non-profit corporation governed by a volunteer Board of Directors. Through area offices in Richmond, Concord and Antioch, and a satellite office in Brentwood, the Council offers a wide variety of child care programs and services designed to support and empower parents and child care providers. The Child Care Council also educates decision makers and the general public about child care trends and issues.

First 5 Contra Costa has defined long-range goals and desired outcomes for children and their families in Contra Costa, including: improved child health, improved child development, improved family functioning and improved systems for families

Healthy and Active Before 5 is a countywide collaborative effort to address early childhood obesity. The goal of Healthy and Active Before 5 is to create a healthier Contra Costa by increasing options for healthy eating and active living in our county by focusing on supportive environments and positive parenting. For more information, visit healthyandactivebefore5.org

Located in Sacramento, OTCD (On the Capitol Doorstep) has been providing information on California and federal legislation affecting young children since 1971. Focusing on child care and development programs, OTCD also follows current legislative efforts relative to child protection; child safety; education; health, mental health and disabilities; nutrition and public assistance.

WestEd is a nonprofit research, development, and service agency. As one of the nation’s Regional Educational Laboratories, WestEd serves Arizona, California, Nevada, and Utah. Their work also extends throughout the rest of the United States, as well as internationally.
WestEd is committed to improving learning at all stages of life — from infancy to adulthood, both in school and out. Their work is far-reaching because our purpose is ambitious: success for every learner. Ambitious as it is, this goal is within reach.

 

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