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Subsidized Child Development & Child Care Services in Kern County
Community Connection for Child Care

Who We Are

The CEL is a "one stop" for families to be placed on the eligibility list for subsidized child care and early education programs in Kern County.

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661.861.5301
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661.861.5315
877.861.5200 (Toll free)
661.861.5261 (Fax)

2000 24th Street
Bakersfield, CA 93301

Quality Matters!
Studies show that children who get quality child care enter school with better math, language, and social skills.

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CEL
Child Care Centralized Eligibility List of Kern County

Words To Know

Subsidized child care - someone else (an agency or child care center) pays for part of or possibly all of the child care for your child(ren)

Gross monthly income - all of the money you receive for the month added together. Pay checks (gross not net) + cash aid + any other income = Total Gross Monthly Income.

Need Status - what you do during the day or night that prevents you from watching your child (ren) ~ Work, school, looking for a job, medically incapacitated.

Low Income - there is a maximum gross monthly income you can have to qualify for subsidized child care. (Review the table below to see if you are eligible. Look for your family size and the gross monthly income below.)

Foster/Guardian caretaker - the person who is responsible for the child(ren) in need of care.

Rank Number - each applicant receives a rank number according to family size and monthly income. Rank numbers range from 1-66. There are many families at each rank number. Your rank number does not change unless your income or family size changes.

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