Governor Newsom and the Director of the California Department of
Social Services (CDSS), Kim Johnson, announced the launch of an
online child care portal for essential workers.
MyChildCare.ca.gov provides an interactive map for users to find
child care placements. The portal will facilitate child care
searches by location and provide health and safety details,
availability, ages of children, capacity, and the resource and
referral agency associated with the child care facility. The
portal will be updated twice a week with the most recent hours of
operation and availability in the child care facilities currently
on the map.
Earlier this month, the Governor announced the release of $100
million from SB 89 funding to support subsidized child care slots
and to ensure the facilities are safe and clean. Additionally,
some of the $350 million California received from the in CARES
Act child care funding will be available to further fund these
efforts.
For more information on this effort please visit California’s
COVID-19 website.
