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CCCC is the host agency for the Local Investment in Child Care (LINCC), a project designed to respond to the shortage of quality, licensed child care spaces in Kern County. Kern LINCC’s larger goal, as one of eleven sites in California funded by the Affordable Buildings for Children’s Development (ABCD) Constructing Connections program, is to streamline the local system for developing and financing child care facilities.

Child Care Shortage
Kern LINCC estimates a shortage of 20,000 quality licensed child care spaces in Kern County through 2015. This means that approximately 85 new child care centers and/or school programs need to be developed together with approximately 1,000 family child care homes in order to reach a steady state of child care supply and demand by 2015.

First Step To Bringing More Child Care To Your Community
Kern LINCC is working with Kern County and its 11 cities to include supportive child care policies in their General Plans. Sample general plan language from collaborative public meetings is being presented to all cities in Kern County and the County of Kern to make quality child care facilities an integral part of community and economic development.

Cities On Board With Child Care
Delano and Taft have amended their General Plans to include child care policies. New developments in excess of 50 homes and 50,000 square feet of commercial/industrial floor space are required to assess and address their impact on existing child care resources. Shafter and McFarland are in process of doing likewise, and there is good dialogue in process for Metro Bakersfield.

Here’s What Else We’re Doing
The Kern LINCC Constructing Connections project continues to systematically call on cities and Kern County to advocate for supportive child care policies. Additionally, through collaboration we are streamlining the process by which child care facilities are developed and financed locally. A Financing Task Force has identified barriers to financing and is looking at ways to dismantle them.

Thank you for your help in closing the gap between child care supply and demand in Kern County!

Did You Know?
What Is Required For A Career In Early Care & Education?
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Do You Need A Loan To Start Up Or Expand Your Child Care Business?
Kern County's Microenterprise Opportunity Program (KMOP) offers small business loans to eligible, qualified borrowers seeking to start or expand their businesses with loans for up to 10 years from $2,500 to $50,000. Child care is an approved industry. Please note two conditions: There must be fewer than 5 employees (including the owner.) & the business must serve at least 51% low to moderate income clients. See program details for eligibility and qualifying criteria and application by clicking here.

  • About Us
    Kern LINCC's mission is to streamline the local process by which child care facilities are developed and financed. ...Services and resources that help bring more child care to your community.
  • Child Care Center Development & Financing
    Are you thinking about expanding your child care center or developing a new center? Kern LINCC can provide you with information and technical assistance. ...Find out more!
  • Catalog of Resources for Developing & Financing Child Care Centers
    Check out our 20 Step Timeline to developing and financing a child care center, supported by our Catalog of Resources for assistance at every step of the way.
  • Kern County Child Care Policy Analysis and Strategy Study
    The report contains detailed child care data by age for Kern County, its 11 cities, and Kern River Valley for 2005, 2010 and 2015. (Full Report) pdf symbol: (Executive Summary) pdf symbol:
  • Community Partners & Organizations
    Kern LINCC Constructing Connections works with child care providers, developers, local governments, and other community stakeholders to facilitate the development and financing of new child care facilities. ...Meet our partners.
  • Leadership Committee
    Our Leadership Committee is comprised of 20 or more representatives from a variety of backgrounds. We meet quarterly to measure our progress and set direction to increase quality child care facilities. ...Find out more.
  • Other CCCC Programs You Should Know About
    CCCC offers coordinated services to support child care programs such as a Food program, Resource Center/Lending Library and Resource & Referral service. ...See what CCCC can do for you!
  • In The News
    LINCC staff have been successful in engaging developers, elected officials and other local leaders in planning to integrate child care interests into economic and community development. ...Read more about our work in the community!
  • Contact Us Today!
    For more information, please contact:
      Dana Adams, MBA
       Child Care Intermediary
      661.636.4572 (Tel)
      661.636.4130 (Fax)
      daadams@kern.org (E-mail)

    The Kern LINCC Project is funded by ABCD Constructing Connections, a program of Low Income Investment Fund with major funding from First 5 California

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