Resources
Resources & Referral Agencies in Alameda County
Resource and Referral Agencies help families find care, provide professional development for educators (often free) and a number of other services for children, families, and educators.
- Hively (formerly Child Care Links) Serving the Livermore/Pleasanton/Dublin Tri-Valley Area
- Bananas Serving North Alameda County
- 4Cs of Alameda County Serving Central and South Alameda County
Helpful sites for continuing education and professional development
- CA Early Childhood Mentor Program
- CAPE Head Start (Serving Pleasanton, Livermore, and Dublin)
- Child Development Training Consortium
- CCL Community Care Licensing (Title 22 Regulations found here)
- CCTC California Commission on Teacher Credentialing (Child Development Permits)
- Early Care and Education Planning Council (Alameda County)
- Best Early Childhood Education Degree Programs Search
- Federal Office of Head Start
- First 5 Alameda County
- NAEYC (National Association for the Education of Young Children)
- PITC (Program for Infant and Toddler Caregivers)
- Zero to Three
- The Best Ed.D Programs in Early Childhood Education, 2025