Resources

Help Me Grow Alameda County is a no-cost information and referral helpline for the babies you love. Help Me Grow helps you find a playgroup, find out when your child will start walking (or stop crying!), prepare your child for school, and more.

Help Me Grow can answer your questions, no matter how big or small, about children birth to 5. Click here to learn more.

BANANAS partners with families and child care providers to raise happy, confident children. We offer child care referrals and resources to families with young children and child care professionals in Oakland, Berkeley, Albany, Piedmont, Emeryville, and Alameda. If you need assistance with paying for child care, contact us to see if you qualify for a subsidy program.

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We welcome sign ups for our parent education classes, professional development trainings for child care providers, family, friends, and neighbors workshops, and playgroups.

4Cs is a non-profit family resource agency dedicated to strengthening children, families, and child care providers in Alameda County since 1972. 4Cs provides access to affordable, quality child care by connecting families and providers to a wide network of community partners, child-focused resources, and financial assistance programs.

4Cs offers an extensive database of licensed child care providers, payment assistance programs, child health and nutrition education, and a staff of specialists who speak multiple languages. Our child care information and referral services are free to all parents.

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Hively (formed when Child Care Links and Family Service Counseling and Community Resource Center merged in July 2019) helps parents find and pay for quality child care, provides parent education and support, provides guidance and training for people interested in building sustainable, high quality child care businesses, and helps adults and children through challenging life situations.

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