Childcare and Parenting Resources

Finding Quality Childcare:

First 5 - Choosing quality child care

National Association for the Education of Young Children (NAEYC)

  • Local Child Care providers  - List compiled by the City of Palo Alto
    For more information call (650) 463-4906

Listing of Licensed Child Care, Family Homes in Palo Alto and after-school care PAUSD elementary school campuses(PDF, 230KB)

Map of Licensed Child Care & Family Homes in Palo Alto

Preparing Children for Kindergarten

Making Friends:

Center for the Social and Emotional Foundations for Early Learning

General Parenting Resources:

Parenting Classes/Groups:

Santa Clara County Office of Education - Childcare Resource & Referral Program

Zero to Three

Podcasts for Parents from First Five

The Parent’s Club of Palo Alto & Menlo Park

Mid Peninsula Parents of Multiples (MPPOM)

Silicon Valley Twins & Triplets

National Center on Early Childhood Health and Wellness

Other Resources:

  • Family Resources - Family Resources Palo Alto
    Family Resources is your link to the community. Use the website's searchable database to find family-friendly service-providers and resources in our community, and much more. Categories include: Emergency/Crisis, Basic Needs, Child Care, Community Resources, Disability Resources, Education, Health Care, Mental Health and Counseling.
  • Trustline
    Trustline is a database of nannies and baby-sitters that have cleared criminal background checks in California.  It's the only authorized screening program of in-home caregivers in the state with access to fingerprint records at the California Department of Justice and the FBI.

  

  

 

Cubberley Community Center

4000 Middlefield Road, T2
Palo Alto, CA 94303

General Resource Information:

650-463-4906

Direct:

650-463-4953

Email: 

minka.vanderzwaag@cityofpaloalto.org

Fax:

650-856-8756

Family Resources Hotline:

650-329-2221

 

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