Child Care
SCHOOL BASED PROGRAMS
Children between the ages of 6 and 18 are required by California law to attend school.
The Sacramento County Office of Education and the respective school districts within Sacramento County offers numerous programs for all family members, including:
• Workforce development and employability skills training
• Youth development programs
• Infant development programs for infants and toddlers up to 36 months of age with developmental delays – special needs
• Child welfare and attendance supports
• Literacy programs to help students and parents learn to read, and to train parents to help their children learn
• Computer training and job readiness for parents
• Early Head Start
• Early Advantage programs for children under age 3
• Head Start and State Preschool programs for children
• First 5 funded Preschools and Playgroups
There are 13 school districts in Sacramento County. Go to https://www.scoe.net/about/districts/ to find your local school district contact to find out about the programs listed above.
Sacramento Food Bank and Family Services www.sacramentofoodbank.org Parent Education Hotline (916) 313-7622. SFBFS’ Parent Education program guides parents in raising children in a healthy supportive manner. After participating in workshops, families can earn baby supplies. Due to the pandemic, attending classes is not required at this time. Please email wjawshan@sacramentofoodbank.org to schedule time for emergency diapers and baby supplies. Appointment days and times are limited and all supplies are based on donations. This information may change after the public emergency is over; please call or email for updates.
1. After School Enrichment
Especially if you are in CalWORKs, call your local elementary school to see if it has an after-school enrichment program. This program provides supervised after-school fun, growth, snacks, and learning for children from first through sixth grade. Children must be attending the school where the program is offered.
Call (916) 643-7400 or your local school district (see https://www.scoe.net/about/districts/ for contact information for the districts) to find out about After School Enrichment.
2. Homeless Children’s Rights
Homeless children do not need a permanent address to enroll in school. They also:
• May remain at the same school they attended before becoming homeless, or enroll at the school serving the place they are living temporarily.
• Cannot be denied enrollment just because any documents are not immediately available.
• Have the right to participate in school meals,and any other federal, state or local programs for which they are eligible.
• Must be provided transportation if other children get transportation.
• Cannot be isolated or separated from the main school environment just because they are homeless.
These special rights under federal McKinney-Vento law apply to all children and teens without a fixed, regular adequate residence including if you are staying with friends or relatives because you lost your housing, you are waiting for foster placement, or you are living in any kind of shelter, car, motel, campground, abandoned building, garage, or similar place.