Sierra Nevada Childrens Services

Programs

1. Child Development: In both Sierra and Nevada Counties, Sierra Nevada Children's Services creates a bridge between the child care needs of families and federal, state, and community resources. Approximately 556 eligible children in 391 families benefited from childcare services. These services created early childhood education and development opportunities for children, allowed their parents to work or attend school, and offered a safe environment for families in crises.

   $6,020,025 spentof which $1,113,268 as grants$3,741 earned by the program
   84% of program spending

2. CalWORKs Stage One Childcare - Stage One is administered by the county welfare departments (CWD) or their contractors. The program begins when a family start receiving CalWORKs cash aid. CalWORKs clients may be served in Stage One until the county determines that the family situation is stable, or if no funds are available in Stage Two. Former CalWORKs clients are also eligible to receive child care services in Stage One and/or Stage Two for a total of no more than 24 months after they leave cash aid.

   $521,723 spent
   7% of program spending

3. Resource and Referral: The Resource and Referral Program provides child care resource and referral services to all families in Sierra and Nevada counties so that they are well informed and knowledgeable about their child care options, up to date about licensing requirements, and educated on how to evaluate the various available programs. Parents are thereby able to find the most suitable quality child care to meet all of their family's needs in both Sierra and Nevada counties, Sierra Nevada Children's Services creates a bridge between the child care needs of families and federal, state, and community resources. Approximately 389 children benefited from child care referrals.

   $448,973 spent
   6% of program spending

4. Emergency Child Care Bridge Program for Foster Children - The Bridge Program addresses lack of child care as a barrier for families otherwise willing to bring a foster child into their home, and for parenting foster youth. It provide vouchers for child care and child care navigator services for families as well as Trauma Informed Care (TIC) training and coaching for child care providers to enhance their ability to provide nurturing and safe environments for children. The Bridge Program is not an entitlement, instead it is a time limited bridge to longer term child care solutions used at the time of placement to stabilize children in the best possible settings ensuring that caretakers have adequate support to balance their work and home lives. During the year June 30, 2025, the Bridge program supported 10 children with 73 total months of care.

   $67,849 spent
   1% of program spending

5. Child Care Initiative Program - The Child Care Initiative Project (CCIP) is a statewide initiative to build the supply and improve the quality of licensed family child care homes. There are two primary areas of focus: 1) capacity building to increase the quantity of licensed family child care homes and 2) improving the quality of care provided to young children in family care homes.

   $61,432 spent
   1% of program spending

6. California Preventive Health and Safety - The California Preventive Health and Safety Practices Trainer Program provides funding for grantees to become certified in and provide EMSA-approved training to child care providers as well as provide technical assistance to link child care providers to existing and available training services.

   $39,538 spent
   1% of program spending

7. Other programs

   $17,405 spent
   0% of program spending

The 7 programs described on its FY2024 Form 990, listed largest first by expense. Program spending in total: $7,176,945.