Early Education Services

The Division of Early Education Services oversees a wide variety of Federal and State funded programs serving young children and families. These programs focus on children from low income families to help them receive early education and preparation for entrance into public school, and child care and development services to assist families on their road to self-sufficiency.

The areas of expertise within the Division of Early Education Services include: Head Start, Early Head Start, Migrant Head Start, California State Preschool Program, Child Development Center-Based Programs, Quality Rating Improvement System Block Grants (Quality Start Riverside County), Alternative Payment Program for child care, Resource and Referral, CalWORKs Stages 2 and 3 child care, the Child Care Initiative Project, and child care health and safety.

This website is operated and supported by the Riverside County Office of Education and while the Riverside County Office of Education is a Head Start grantee, neither the Administration for Children and Families nor any of its components operate, control, are responsible for, or necessarily endorse this website (including, without limitation, its content, technical infrastructure, and policies, and any services or tools provided). The opinions, findings, conclusions, and recommendations expressed are those of the Riverside County Office of Education and do not necessarily reflect the views of the Administration for Children and Families and the Office of Head Start.