Find Child Care

Our Child Care Referral Specialists are ready to help you find the best solution for you and your family in Santa Cruz County. Our Child Care Referral Specialists will explain our child care referral policy and provide you with useful tips on choosing quality child care, and review your child care options. 

You can choose to either browse through our online referral database, submit an online referral form, or contact us so our team does the search process.

Here is how our referral process works with one of our Child Care Referral Specialists:

  1. Connect with one of our Child Care Referral Specialists to fill out a simple questionnaire. This helps us identify what needs you have regarding child care, such as location preference, child care type, and if you need infant care.
  2. The Child Care Referral Specialist will pull a list of available programs based on your criteria.
  3. The Child Care Referral Specialist will then walk you through the process and provide you with resources to choose a quality program.

To get started, call us: 831-466-5820 

Hours of Operation: Monday through Friday: 8:00 AM to 5:00 PM 

Search for Child Care

My Child Care Plan is a statewide database of child care options for families. This easy-to-search directory helps connect families with local child care providers.