Welcome to CCLD

It is our mission to promote the health, safety, and quality of life of each person in community care through the administration of an effective collaborative regulatory enforcement system.

Site last updated - November 18, 2002

	Website Updates Click here for up-to-date licensing information.
	New Child Care Requirements: Please read important memos from Dave Dodds, our newly appointed Deputy Director, affecting all Child Care Centers and Family Child Care Homes. (Attachments-PUB393-Child Care Centers, PUB 394-Family Child Care Homes)
	Title 22 Regulations The Online California Code of Regulations, Title 22, is available at the CDSS website. Click here to go directly to the Title 22 Regulations page.
	Online Evaluator Manual The new and improved Online Evaluator Manual is now available on our website. Please click here or on the link to the left to access the latest updates.
	Family Child Care at its Best: Click here for information about this other child care training project workshops or find our current class schedule and locations updated through June 2003.
	Background Check Requirement California State law requires background checks for licensees, employees, and anyone who resides in a licensed facility who is not a client.
	Criminal Record Exemption Process Click here for information about the Criminal Record Check Exemption Process.
	TrustLine Registry TrustLine Registry was created to give parents an important tool in selecting a caregiver for their children.
	Administrator Certification Program Click here for information about becoming a certified training vendor. Or to view the list of Approved and No Longer Approved vendors for the month of November, click here.
	Technical Support Program (TSP) The Technical Support Program was established to help residential care providers achieve and maintain compliance with licensing regulations. Click here for the latest self-assessment guides.
	Child Care Advocate Program (CCAP) The Child Care Advocate Program promotes the delivery of quality child care in California.
	What is SIDS? Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS) is the sudden and unexplained death of an infant under one year of age. Click here for information about SIDS.
	Report to the Legislature Now available is the recent Report to the Legislature on Investigation of Complaints Against Certified Family Homes & Foster Family Agencies.