Educational Services
Early Head Start - Provides home-based intervention from pregnancy up through three years of age for low-income families.
Head Start - Provides educational programs for children three and four-years old and their families at 23 locations throughout the district.
School Readiness Initiative - Provides home-based intervention from pregnancy up through three years of age for families in ten school neighborhoods, as well as pre-kindergarten activities for four-year olds.
State Preschool - Provides free preschool programs for low-income families at 26 locations throughout the district.
Los Angeles Universal Preschool (LAUP) - Provides educational programs for four-year olds and their families without regard to family income or size.
Child Care Programs (Children's Center) -
Before and After School - Provides before and after school programs coordinated with each child's curriculum, including help with homework.
Child Care Programs (Children's Center) - Full-day/Full-Year - Provides full-day full-year preschool day services for three and four year old children from low-income families.
Community Services
Child Care Family Services
Alternative Payment - Helps pay for child care services for parents who are employed, attending school or job training, or engaged in other approved activities.
Child Care & Family Services
CalWORKs (California Work Opportunity and Responsibility to Kids) - Helps pay for child care services for parents transitioning from welfare to work and self-sufficiency.
Provider Services
Resource and Referral - Helps parents find licensed child care providers and assists those providers with resources, training, licensing, and technical assistance.
Provider Training - Provides training classes and technical support to child care providers. In addition, assists providers with training toward qualifying for a Child Care License.
Bill Ewing Provider Services Resource Center Toy and Book Lending Library - Lends toys, books, videos, and audio tapes to licensed family day care provider and child care centers for up to one month at no charge.
Our Vision
Our Child Development Department builds the future one child and family at a time. Recognizing that family stability is a foundation for children's success, the Child Development Department is committed to supporting children and families in diverse communities with high quality, comprehensive services.
