The Centralized Eligibility List (CEL) is a list of families needing child care assistance in your county. Any child care program in your county funded by the California Department of Education or any Head Start program in the county may call families from this list to offer no or low cost child care.
By placing your name on the eligibility list you may be considered for enrollment by programs serving the entire county, programs serving specific age groups, or by programs serving your child(ren)'s elementary school(s). Any program funded by the California Department of Education that operates within your county will be able to view information about you and your family.
If you have children under age 13, you are working, enrolled in school or in a training program, and your family's gross monthly income is less than 75% of the State Median Income, you might be eligible to receive child care assistance.
