Childcare and After-School Programs

  • LA County Resource and Referral Agencies For Childcare Referrals: 888-922-4453
    • Assistance for parents with researching and locating child care that fits the family’s needs.
    • Go to the website, enter your zip code, and you will be directed to the agency that can help you.
  • Childcare Alliance of Los Angeles: 888-922-4453 or 323-274-1380, 815 Colorado Blvd.,, 2nd Fl, Suite C, LA CA, 90041
    • During Covid, helping find child care for parents who are mandated workers. Helps parents find quality, affordable child care and pre-school programs in their area, helps provide training and trauma-informed care training for childcare agencies.
  • Children’s Home Society of CA: 213-240-5900, M-F8:30am-5pm
  • Pathways, LA: 213-427-2700 or email info@pathwaysla.org
    • Free or reduced-cost childcare for eligible families. Pathways will help the client determine eligibility and options.
  • Childcare Resource Center (CCRC)
    • Locations: Chatsworth ( San Fernando Valley: 818-717-1000)
    • Palmdale (Antelope Valley: 661-789-1200)
    • Help with finding and funding childcare options for LA County residents. Includes CalWORKS and Head Start programs. Assistance for families with children with special needs.
  • CalWORKS and The CA Department of Education (CDE): 916-657-2144 or email CCPB@dss.ca.gov
    • Financial assistance and grant programs (subsidies or vouchers) for qualifying families. To qualify, child must be under age 13 or disabled, guardian must be participating in welfare to work and low income, priority given to those receiving cash aid/TANF.
  • YMCA
    • Locations:
      • Downey:562 862 4201, Lancaster:661 723 9622
      • W. 3rd St., LA: 213 427 9622 (and multiple sites throughout LA).
    • Childcare, after-school programs, swim lessons, youth sports, family activities, youth civic engagement. Financial assistance is available for membership fee – you will needs pay stub, tax return and social security number.
  • Big Brothers/Big Sisters Mentoring Programs, Greater LA: (800) 207-7567 (General Information line), 213-213-2400 or email info@bbbsla.org
    • Agency matches a child with a caring adult mentor, and supports the relationship with trained case managers. Open to children ages 6-18 years old. Community, school and workplace mentoring. The agency has additional programs for children who have a parent that is currently incarcerated. The Agency also serves children in a foster home (not a group home). Program is FREE. Agency serves all of LA County.
  • 826LA
    • Echo Park: 213-413-3388
    • Mar Vista: 310-915-0200
    • Volunteer matched tutoring, work-shops, field-trips for students ages 6-18.
  • Boys and Girls Clubs of LA
  • KYDS (Keep Youth Doing Something): 818-908-2029, Van Nuys, CA or email info@kydsinc.org
    • Free school-based and after-school program offering for kids 4-18 in LA county including arts/crafts/sports/drama and homework help.
  • After-School All-Starts, LA: 213-232-0123, Wilshire Blvd, LA CA or email info@la-allstars.org
    • Free programs for kids, K-12th grade in LA County, including cademic and homework support, visual and performing arts, health/fitness/nutrition, youth leadership.
  • Inside Out Community Arts: 310-397-8820, Venice, CA
  • Easter Seals
    • DURING COVID: Telehealth or video conferencing for ABA, PT and OT services.
    • Regular services include head start/early head start, day care, disability services, health services, mental health services, nutrition support, family support, home-based support. Must have Kaiser insurance.
    • Locations:
      • Bellflower (562-804-4686), Torrance, Cerritos, Gardena, Glendale, Lancaster, LA, Culver Cita, Irvine, Escondido, Montebello, Brea, Burbank, Van Nuys, West Covina, Montclair, Ontario, Upland and more:
  • Los Angeles Opportunity Youth Collaborative: 213-368-6010, 3333 Wilshire Blvd. Suite 550, LA or email connect@laoyc.org
    • Partners with multiple community organizations to provide parenting resources, education on early childhood and parenting, housing resources (shelter, transitional and permanent supportive), support for transportation, food, phones, legal services, help with taxes, reproductive health resources, links to Planned Parenthood and WIC, referrals to doctors, dentists, vision, substance abuse, mental health counseling, advocacy for medi-cal eligibility, academic counseling, free books/laptops, financial aid grants and scholarships career opportunities for transitional age youth, links for youth to employers. Tutoring and test prep for K-12, advocacy, college prep.
  • Los Angeles Public Library (LAPL)
    • https://www.lapl.org/teens
    • Offers a variety of free services online. All students in Los Angeles Unified School District are automatically issued a library card and can look up their number online even without having a physical card. Online test prep is available for standardized tests. Free online tutoring is available M-F 11am-11pm for all grades and levels. Offers online storytime for young children and an online kindergarten readiness program. Access to e-books and audiobooks.
  • The Children’s Collective, Inc.: 310-733-4388, 8616 La Tijera Blvd., suite 100, LA
    • After-school (arts, rec and sports) programs and summer camps for kids ages 7-13. Men’s basketball and fitness leagues. Developmental, prevention and early intervention services for children 0-5. Food and nutrition education for families. Case management, family counseling, resources and referrals for health, legal, housing, child care, utilities, support and referral services for high-risk pregnant/parenting African America women and their infants. Parenting Employment. Literacy. ESL. Computer lab and library. Free tax prep support. Gang violence prevention.

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