Championing Child Care Access: Strategic Advocacy for Riverside County Families

CELS: Leading the Way for Early Childhood Success

CELS is a leading agency in Riverside County supporting Early Child Care and Education, educating and advocating for the improvement of the lives of children and families. CELS representatives hold legislative meetings with local government, review and support bills that can educated the local community and government to ensure our representation is visible at the capital.

Our goal is to:

  • Support Funding and Infrastructure
  • Promote Diversity and understanding of cultures
  • Promote Land Use Regulations that favor the child care sector, especially the family child care home providers
  • Increase child care slots to meet the fast-growing population in Riverside County
  • Support the upward economy
  • Improve the workforce
  • Educate the public through legislative events

Guidance on the Implementation of Assembly Bill 1930: Child Development Associate Teacher Permits

The California Commission on Teacher Credentialing (CTC) has released a Coded Correspondence (25-04) on the implementation of Assembly Bill (AB) 1930 (Chapter 687, Statutes 2024) regarding changes to the renewal of the Child Development Associate Teacher Permit…

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