PARENTS
Pay your family fee with
Need child care financial assistance? Complete the Child Care Eligibility Application
¿ Necesita asistencia financiera para cuidado de niños? LLene la Solicitud de Elegibilidad Para aplicar en español seleccione Inglés en la parte superior derecha y cambie a español.
Family Portal
SNCS families please contact your Family Support Specialist (FSS) for more information. Click here to access the Portal
Food Access
Click here for calendar with dates
QCC Participating ProvidersQuality Counts CA
PROVIDER WORKSHOPS
How to Become a Child Care Provider
Health & Safety Best Practices in Child Sare Setting During COVID-19
Trauma Informed Care
Holistic Trauma Recovery
Self-Paced Program
Click here for flyer
Mystery Bag
Curriculum planning, observation and documentation
Self-Paced Program
Click here for flyer
CDE ELCD Free e-book
The Powerful Role of Play in Early Education is an essential guide to raising children with play-based education.
Click here to download
Mandated Reporter
Online Training
New providers need to take General & Child Care Modules
Click Here for Training
Quality Counts CA
CHILD DEVELOPMENT TIPS
COVID-19
Separation Anxiety
Back to Childcare after Shelter in Place
Mindful Practices for Families
Tips by Text, free texting program by Stanford University.
Click here for details
Read & Download Articles
30 Things that mean a lot to kids
Helping Kids Adjust to Life With the New Child
What it's Like to be a Two Year Old
The New Preschool is Crushing Kids
What Every Parent Should Know About Language Acquisition Milestones and Speech Disorders
Sierra Nevada Children's Services (SNCS) enriches the community by supporting quality child care and empowering families to aspire to lifelong success.
SNCS is a private, nonprofit child care resource and referral agency that has served families, early childhood professionals, and the community since 1978.
SNCS utilizes state funding resources and community partnerships to actively support whole family growth and individualized personal development. As an agency dedicated to working with children and families, we thrive on our ability to provide quality assistance, compassion, and respect to everyone we assist.
Are you a parent in need of child care, a child care provider seeking to start a business or improve program quality, or a family looking for child development information? If so, our website has the information you need and much more.
