Resource and Referral Program

Options for Learning's Resource and Referral program (R&R) is funded by the California Department of Education to:

• Help families find child care that best meets their needs via free live or online child care referrals;
• Maintain comprehensive child care provider database and vacancy information;
• Recruit and train child care providers;
• Collect data from parents and child care providers;
• Reimburse and incentivize educational training, CPR, first aid, etc. 
• Provide a variety of other services to parents and providers.

I am a provider, how do I get placed on the child care referral database?

• Providers must have a licensed home or facility located in one of the following cities: Alhambra, Altadena, Arcadia, Azusa, Baldwin Park, Duarte, El Monte, La Canada, La Habra Heights, La Mirada, Monrovia, Pasadena, Rosemead, San Gabriel, San Marino, Sierra Madre, South El Monte, South Pasadena, Temple City, or Whittier.
• Our Resource and Referral staff will add business information (ages, hours of operation, transportation, other specialized program information, etc.) to the state-funded child care referral database at no cost.
• Our state contract requires us to provide community referrals and prohibits us from making recommendations.
• To be successful and offer the highest quality care possible, we recommend that providers attend regular professional development training and enlist the help of our agency's coaching staff.