To provide advocacy and resources in the establishment and support of quality, affordable and accessible child care services for children and families in Riverside County.
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.
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.
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.
The Riverside County Office of Education, Early Education Programs, is dedicated to assisting your district in the implementation of Universal Prekindergarten and Universal Transitional Kindergarten. Our team provides various training sessions and ongoing support in the following areas:
📅 Saturday, June 28, 2025
🕘 9:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.
📍 Riverside County Office of Education Conference Center
4280 Brockton Avenue | Riverside, CA 92501
Workgroup Meetings
We invite all our UPK Mixed Delivery System partners, workforce, UPK/ECE leaders and community voices at our local UPK Mixed Delivery Workgroup.
Join us for a fun day with free food, music, family-friendly activities, and a backpack giveaway with 1,000 backpacks…
Join us for the 12th Annual Excellence Through Education Conference, a premier event designed to empower and equip school districts, sites, and community partners with evidence-based practices to address imbalances within systems, structures, and practices.
The EETDG is designed to support a portion of the tuition costs for California’s current and future early educator workforce
21 June – 101 N D ST – Perris, CA
10AM – FREE ENTRY
LIVE MUSIC | FOOD | GAMES | VENDORS | RAFFLES | ART | COMMUNITY RESOURCES
Families of 4-year-olds face a unique range of educational options for their children in California. Attending a high-quality early education program prepares children to develop critical social-emotional, early literacy, and math skills to be ready for kindergarten and beyond.
Quality education that prepares children for success in school!
Registration is all year round
Admission is based on age, income*, and need.
*Families receiving CalFresh or CalWorks automatically quality
Are you looking to strengthen your workforce with skilled ECE professionals? Visit our new website:
Charitable donations can now be made to the Consortium for Early Learning Services through PayPal or United Way pledges.
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.
If you’ve earned your Associate or Bachelor’s degree in Early Childhood Education between May 1, 2024, and now, get ready for some exciting news!
