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Transforming Early Childhood Education Together

The Consortium for Early Learning Services (CELS) empowers communities to create high-quality, affordable child care for children from birth to age 12. By uniting leaders, organizations, and resources, CELS drives impactful change, ensuring every child has the opportunity to grow, learn, and thrive. Together, we’re building a brighter future for our children and families.

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Early Care and Education Professionals

We enhance child care quality through Quality Start Riverside County by providing trainings, workshops, and professional growth opportunities. We help build workforce capacity with stipends, program and site development support, a Jobline, and individual consultations and technical assistance.

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Public and Private Agencies

Efforts include organizing child and family community events, addressing child care zoning and regulations, and sharing data on child care needs, quality, and availability.
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Families

We provide general child care information focused on affordable and accessible programs, including those with wraparound services to support working families. In addition, we offer details about local community events, parent and family education opportunities, and valuable community resources to help families thrive.

CELS Community Impact 2021-2024

Delivered 945 hours of ECE Trainings

A total of $1,044,872.97 paid out to the ECE workforce in stipends to 645 ECE professionals who completed the QCC WP Stipend Program.

588 participants completed professional development (PD) through the QCC WP Stipend Program

FFN received 54 new FCCH CCL bringing 432 New Child Care slots to the county

24 small FCCH expanded to large FCCH CCL bringing 120 additional Child Care slots to the county

Our Events

Invest in Your Future: Discover Professional Development Opportunities. This resource hub connects you with relevant events and training in Riverside County, your region, and statewide. Enhance your skills, expand your knowledge, and gain a competitive edge in the Early Care and Education field. Advance your career and improve your earning potential with targeted professional development.

CELS Board
Meeting

Thursday, February 26, 2026
9:30-11:30 a.m.
19871 Gilman Springs Rd, San Jacinto CA 92583

March 10, 2026
9:30-11:30 a.m.
Riverside County Office of Education Conference Center
4280 Brockton Avenue, Riverside, California 92501

Day of the Young Child

Vendors distribute important information to parents and provide a child/family activity. This free and fun event is always a community favorite.

UPK Mixed Delivery Systems Workgroup

Thursday, May 21, 2026.

Murrieta Valley Unified School District, Early Learning and Services Center, 25664 Madison Avenue.

All children will have access to quality affordable child care services.

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Through a collaborative effort, the Consortium for Early Learning Services has assembled five distinct dashboards, each displaying spatial data to help unpack and identify insights related to the access and availability of child care in Riverside County.

Job Line active now!!!

Calling all Early Childhood Education (ECE)
employers in Riverside County!

Are you looking to strengthen your workforce with skilled ECE professionals? Visit our new website:

Get Involved with Our Mission

Charitable donations can now be made to the Consortium for Early Learning Services through PayPal or United Way pledges. 

Partnerships

The Consortium for Early Learning Services provides leadership, coordination and professional development opportunities to promote quality early care and education in Riverside County.

Partners with many local agencies to provide support services to the ECE programs throughout Riverside County. Present to past partners include Riverside County Department of Public Social Services, Riverside University Health Systems, Inland Empire Small Business Development Center, Community Action Partnership of Riverside County, First 5 Riverside County, Riverside County office of Education, cities, school districts and higher learning institutions.

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If you’ve earned your Associate or Bachelor’s degree in Early Childhood Education between 
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