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Stanislaus County Centralized Eligibility List
The purpose of the
Stanislaus County Centralized Eligibility List (CEL) is to provide eligible
families with access to subsidized child care and development services for
which they qualify. Families may call (209) 238-6400 to complete a CEL
application. Before contacting the CEL, be sure to know family gross income
for the past thirty days and the child’s school of residence. Each family
who applies is assigned a rank number according to family size and gross
monthly income. When a program has an opening, they will begin calling
families, starting with the lowest rank and moving up the list until the
program is full. The CEL
provides access to the following programs in Stanislaus County:
Income
guidelines have been established by the California Department of Education,
Child Development Division. For a description of the child care and
development programs and participating agencies click on the program links
listed above.
State Preschool
Part-Day
State preschool part-day programs are comprehensive developmental
programs for three-to five-year-old children from low-income families. The
programs emphasize parent education and encourage parent involvement. In
addition to preschool education activities that are developmentally,
culturally, and linguistically appropriate for children served, there are
services for families, and staff development opportunities for employees.
Full-Day
State preschool full-day programs are comprehensive developmental
programs for three-to five-year-old children from low-income families. This
program provides families with the extended services they need to maintain
employment, meet work participation requirements, or to participate in
education or job training. The programs emphasize parent education and
encourage parent involvement. In addition to preschool education activities
that are developmentally, culturally, and linguistically appropriate for
children served, there are services for families, and staff development
opportunities for employees.
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Agencies
Prekindergarten and Family
Literacy
Prekindergarten and
Family Literacy programs are designed to facilitate a child’s transition to
kindergarten, provide part-day age and developmentally appropriate
activities the year before they are eligible to be enrolled in
kindergarten. The programs provide a literacy component and encourage
parents to work on interactive literacy activities both in the classroom and
at home with their children. The programs also include a parenting
education and staff development component.
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Agencies
Latchkey
School-age community
child care latchkey programs provide a safe environment with age and
developmentally appropriate activities for school-age children at the school
site.
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Agencies
General Child Care
General Child Care and
development programs are state and federally funded programs that use
centers and family child care home networks to provide services for children
from birth through 6 years of age. These programs provide an educational
component that is developmentally, culturally, and linguistically
appropriate for the children served. The programs also provide meals and
snacks to children, parent education, referrals to health and social
services for families, and staff development opportunities for employees.
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Agencies
Alternative Payment
Alternative Payment
programs are state and federally funded programs that offer an array of
child care arrangements for parents, such as in-home care, family child
care, and center based care. This program provides services for children
birth to 13 years of age who need care. Children incapable of caring for
themselves may be served to age 21. The program helps families arrange
child care services and makes payments for those services directly to the
child care provider selected by the family.
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Agencies
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