The Children’s Services Unit (CSU) provides child care and development services for Riverside County families. The following programs are available through CSU to assist families in obtaining quality child care and to assist programs in providing that care:

Child Care Resource and Referral to assist parents in locating licensed child care and community resources in Riverside County
Administer the Centralized Eligibility List for state-funded child care and development programs in Riverside County
Alternative Payment Program to assist low-income families with child care costs
CalWORKs Child Care (Stages 2 and 3)
Family Child Care Home Education Network in the Coachella Valley
General Child Care and Development: Center-Based Program
California State Preschool Program
Court Child Care Programs
Mental Health Respite Child Care

CSU is proud to provide many programs to support child care and development providers including:

Provider Resource Lending Library (for curriculum and activity kits)
Participation as a provider on Riverside County’s Resource and Referral list which assists parents in locating licensed child care in the county
Support for child development centers and licensed family child care homes through:
- Health and Safety programs and training
- Technical Assistance
- Quarterly Four Seasons publication
- Child Care Job Bank

CSU has received several grants to help meet their goals for improving child care and building capacity in Riverside County. These grants allow CSU to assist the community in receiving child development funding; work with teachers and child care providers in promoting early literacy and reading readiness; assist parents with skills for raising their children; and increase quality Child Development programs. The grants include:

Child Care Initiative Projects (CCIP) – to increase capacity and improve the quality of care for infants and toddlers
Growing, Caring, Learning (GLC) – for license-exempt providers
Health and Safety for child care and development programs

Riverside (951) 826-6626 or (800) 442-4927
Indio (760) 863-3345

Sharon Baskett, Director
(951) 826-6608
sbaskett@rcoe.us