Empowering Families Through Local Child Care Planning in Riverside County
The primary mission of the local LPC is to plan for child care and development services based on the needs of families.
Our Mission and Vision
Our mission is to engage the community to ensure access to high-quality, affordable, and accessible early care and education services for all children and families in Riverside County. By fostering collaboration and inclusivity, we advocate for nurturing and enriching care essential for early growth and development, working together with community partnerships to create a future where every child thrives.
All children and families will have equitable access to high quality, affordable early care and education opportunities.
Local Child Care and Development Planning Council – LPC of Riverside County
California Assembly Bill AB 2141 mandated that each of California’s 58 counties establish a Local Child Care and Development Planning Council (LPC). The primary mission of the local LPC is to plan for child care and development services based on the needs of families. The State of California appointed the County Board of Supervisors (BOS) and the County Superintendent of Schools as the designated authorities to establish an LPC. The Consortium for Early Learning Services, a 501(c) 3, founded in 1982, was appointed as the LPC for Riverside County in 1992. Â
The LPC membership is comprised of 20% from each of the following categories and renewed annually:
- Consumers: Defined as a parent or person who receives, or have received, within the past 36 months, child care services.
- Child Care Providers: Defined as a person who provides child care services or represents persons who provide child care services.
- Public Agencies: Defined as a person who represents a city, county, city and county, or local education agencies.
- Community: Defined as a person who represents of agency or business that provides private funding for child care services or who advocates for child care services through participation in civic or community-based organizations but is not a child care provider and does not represent an agency that contracts with California Department of Social Services (DSS) to provide child care and development services.
- Discretionary: shall be appointed at the discretion of the appointing agencies. The County Board of Supervisors (CBS), County Superintendent of Schools (CSS) are each to appoints one half of he the LPC members. In the case of uneven members both appointing entities will agree on the odd-numbered appointee.
In accordance with the Brown Act, the intention to make appointments to the council and invite local organizations to participate will be publicized locally.Â
Responsibilities
LPC’s Responsibilities include but are not limited to the following:
- Conduct an assessment of child care needs in the county no less than once every 5 years.
- Prepare local countywide child care plans designed to mobilize public and private resources to address identified needs.
- Identify local funding priority areas by zip codes for child care services for General Child Care and Development Programs, and the State Preschool Programs for state and federal funds.
- Foster local partnerships with subsidized and non-subsidized providers, human service agencies, local and state children and families commissions, county welfare departments, regional centers, local child care resource and referral programs, job training programs, employers, parent organizations, and other interested parties.
Riverside County Zip Code Priorities Reports (download)
Riverside County Child Care Needs Assessment & Strategic Plan (2021 to 2025)
Strategic Plan Goals:Â
- Sustain Quality Child Care:Â
- Promote full inclusion in early care and education programsÂ
- Support ELC WorkforceÂ
- Support Social and Emotional health of our ELC WorkforceÂ
- Promote Equity in Early Care and Education ProgramsÂ
- Ensure all children have access to quality programs, regardless of race, income, or communityÂ
- Support dual language populationÂ
- Narrow the digital divide through advocacy and support Â
Local Planning Council Agendas
- Agenda: October 9, 2025
- Agenda: September 9, 2025
- Agenda: August 19, 2025
- Agenda: March 4, 2025
- Agenda: January 16, 2025
- Agenda November 12th 2024Â
- Agenda September 5th 2024Â
Local Planning Council Minutes
- Minutes October 9th, 2025
- Minutes January 16th, 2025
- Minutes November 12th, 2024
- Minutes September 5th, 2024
Local Planning Council ByLaws
Membership
If you are interested in serving your community as a member of the Local Planning Council, and would like to receive additional information, please contact our Local Planning Coordinator at LPC@consortiumels.org or 951-778-5003Â
LPC for Riverside County information and application
Current LPC members must re-apply if interested in a second term. I encourage all interested parties who live or work in Riverside County to apply.Â
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In compliance with Welfare Institution Code (WIC) 10485 and Local Child Care and Development Planning Council (LPC) Funding Terms and Conditions, and in support of developing the 2026-2028 Riverside County LPC membership, Riverside County Office of Education, on behalf of the Riverside County Superintendent of Schools and the Riverside County Board of Supervisors (BOS), is reaching out to develop a listing of those interested in serving as a member of the LPC.Â
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The LPC is a forum to identify the local priorities for child care and the development of policies to meet the needs identified within those priorities for Riverside County. LPC members will prepare a comprehensive countywide child care plan designed to mobilize public and private resources to address identified needs.
Fifty percent of the LPC membership is appointed by the Riverside County Board of Supervisors and fifty percent of the LPC membership is appointed by the Riverside County Superintendent of Schools. The LPC membership is comprised of the following categories:
1. 20 percent (20%) consumers, defined as a parent or person who receives, or who has received within the past 36 months, child care services.Â
2. 20 percent (20%) child care providers, defined as a person who provides child care services or represents persons who provide child care services.Â
3. 20 percent (20%) public agency representatives, defined as a person who represents a city, county, city and county, or local education agency.Â
4. 20 percent (20%) community representatives, defined as a person who represents an agency or business that provides private funding for child care services, or who advocates for child care services through participation in civic or community-based organizations but is not a child care provider and does not represent an agency that contracts with the DSS to provide child care and development services.Â
5. 20 percent (20%) shall be appointed at the discretion of the appointing agencies.
If you are interested in becoming a member of Riverside County’s LPC, please see the attached flyer and application. Applications are due to lpc@rcoe.us by November 14, 2025.Â
If you need the Spanish versions of the LPC Membership Flyer and Application, please contact the RCOE office at lpc@rcoe.us
Voluntary Temporary Transfer of Funds (VTTF)
The California Department of Social Services (CDSS) is directing each Local Planning Council (LPC) to establish a local fair and transparent policy regarding the voluntary, temporary contract fund transfer process established by California WIC 10300.5.
