In Person Orientations
Announcement: To reduce the spread of COVID-19, the Community Care Licensing Division is temporarily suspending all in-person orientations until further notice.
The in-person orientation, application, and licensing process for both Child Care Centers and Family Child Care Homes, take place in one of the state licensing offices. The office you need to contact is based on the location where your facility will be physically located.
Prior to attending an orientation, you must download and print all of the forms associated with your license type:
You must bring all required forms to the orientation.
Santa Barbara Regional Office, Child Care Centers
Santa Barbara Regional Office, Family Child Care Homes
Counties Covered: San Luis Obispo, Santa Barbara and Ventura
Chico Regional Office, Child Care Centers
Chico Regional Office, Family Child Care Homes
Counties Covered: Butte, Colusa, Del Norte, Glenn, Lassen, Modoc, Plumas, Shasta, Sierra, Siskiyou, Sutter, Tehama, Trinity and Yuba. Includes cities of Dixon and Vacaville.
Rohnert Park Local Unit, Child Care Centers
Rohnert Park Local Unit, Family Child Care Homes
Counties Covered: Humboldt, Lake, Mendocino, Napa, Solano and Sonoma
Fresno Regional Office
Counties Covered: Fresno, Inyo, Kern, Kings, Madera, Mariposa, Merced, Mono, Stanislaus and Tulare
Riverside Regional Office
Counties Covered: Riverside and San Bernardino
Monterey Park Regional Office
Counties Covered: Los Angeles
El Segundo Regional Office, Child Care Centers
El Segundo Regional Office, Family Child Care Centers
Counties Covered: Los Angeles
San Diego Regional Office
Counties Covered: San Diego and Imperial
Orange County Regional Office, Child Care Centers
Orange County Regional Office, Family Child Care Homes
County Covered: Orange
Oakland Regional Office
Counties Covered: Alameda and Contra Costa
San Bruno Regional Office
Counties Covered: Marin, San Francisco, and San Mateo
Sacramento Regional Office
Counties Covered: El Dorado, Nevada, Placer, & Sacramento
Sacramento South Regional Office
Counties Covered: Alpine, Amador, Calaveras, San Joaquin, Tuolumne, & Yolo
San Jose Regional Office, Child Care Centers
San Jose Regional Office, Family Child Care Home
Counties Covered: Monterey, San Benito, Santa Clara and Santa Cruz
Palmdale Regional Office, Child Care Centers
Palmdale Regional Office, Family Child Care Homes
Counties: Los Angeles
If you plan to operate a Family Child Care Home in Del Norte County or Inyo County, the orientation, application, and licensing process will take place in that county’s licensing office. Please click on the applicable link to view each county’s contact information if you have any questions:
Online Orientation Registration Page