Program: CHILD CARE PAYMENT PROGRAM
Agency: CHILDREN'S HOME SOCIETY OF CALIFORNIA
Description
Provides subsidized child care expense assistance to eligible families. Done through one of the three following payment plans:
Alternative Payment Program
Pays for all or part of child care expenses while parents work, seek work, attend school, seek permanent housing, are deemed incapacitated, and/or at risk by a legally qualified professional. Families select caregivers from a variety of licensed and license-exempt child care providers.
Calworks
Provides parents with the cost of child care as they transition off cash aid/welfare assistance.
Child Protective Services
Provides child care to children certified to be at risk of abuse or neglect because of inappropriate parenting, a family medical emergency, or other family crisis.
Eligibility
For all Programs:
-Must live in or work in Ventura County, be employed or in an educational program, and child must be between 0 to 13 years of age. Child Care Specialists determine client eligibility based upon income level and availability of funds.
-For Calworks program: Families are referred through local offices of the California Department of Social Services. They can also self-refer by completing the eligibility questionnaire.
-For Child Protective Services program: Eligibility is established by written referral from a qualified medical, legal, or social services entity.
Child does not need to have a social security number.
Application Process
Visit to request a copy of the eligibility questionnaire or visit website to fill it out online.
Documents
Proof of current gross income. Copy of birth certificate of child.
Fees
Child care fees are subsidized based upon income and need of child care. Call for fee information.
Service Areas
- Ventura County
Phone
| (805) 437-1910 | Main Number |
Hours
Mon 8:30am - 5pm;
Tue 8:30am - 5pm;
Wed 8:30am - 5pm;
Thu 8:30am - 5pm;
Fri 8:30am - 5pm;
Website
Address
MAIN OFFICE
1801 Solar Drive Suite 195, Oxnard, CA, 93030
Disabilities Access
Fully accessible to individuals using mobility aids
Address
1801 Solar Drive Suite 195, Oxnard, CA, 93030
Listing Managed by: 211 Ventura | Print Listing
Information last updated: 2025-04-22T00:00:00