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What this is
My Child Care Plan is California's statewide network of Child Care Resource and Referral (R&R) agencies. They help families find licensed child care that fits their schedule, budget, and child's needs — and they help providers list openings.
The site is free to use. There is no application or income test for the search tool itself; subsidy eligibility is handled separately by your local R&R.
What you can do there
- Build a Child Care Plan — answer 5 short questions (age of child, location, schedule, budget, special needs) and get matched with licensed providers near you.
- Search providers directly — browse licensed family child care homes and centers by city.
- Read the guides — practical articles on interview questions to ask a provider, what a CCR&R does, and how California licenses and monitors child care.
- Start your own licensed family child care — guidance for becoming a licensed in-home provider.
Who it's for
Any California family looking for child care. R&R agencies have ~40 years of local knowledge and can also point you to subsidy programs (CalWORKs child care, Alternative Payment Program, state-funded preschool) through your county's R&R office.
Cost
Free. Providers listed on the site set their own rates; the search and referral service costs nothing.