Childcare
Below you will find referrals to child care services, one of the most needed resources.  Each county has a central referral agency that is able to guide you to the appropriate agency for your needs.  For CalWORKS recipients, child care may also be arranged through your worker.

Children’s Council of San Francisco:
415-276-2900, 415-343-3300 (Child Care Referral)
www.childrenscouncil.org

Provides free resource and referral listings to parents seeking child care and child care subsidy assistance. This is available to low income families in training or in the workforce.

San Francisco Centralized Eligibility List (SFCEL):
415-276-2951 Children’s Council of San Francisco
415-391-4956 Wu Yee Children’s Services
www.sfcel.org

The San Francisco Centralized Eligibility List (SFCEL) helps income-eligible families with children under 13 years find child care subsidy programs that cover part or all of their child care costs. With SFCEL, families can apply for high quality child care and development programs all over San Francisco through a single application and improve their chances of receiving financial assistance with child care. Families can download the SFCEL application online in English, Spanish or Chinese. For more information, contact Children’s Council of San Francisco or Wu Yee Children’s Services.

Compass Community Services – Tenderloin Childcare Center (TLC):
415-776-4010
http://www.compass-sf.org/

Child care for low income families in the Tenderloin.  Full-time infant through preschool program, ages three months – five years. Two nutritional meals served a day. Five spaces reserved for homeless children, subsidies available and sliding scale fees.

Glide Memorial Church- Janice Mirikitani Family, Youth and Childcare Building:
415-674-6200
http://www.glide.org/

Serves preschoolers ages one and a half to five years Monday through Friday 9 A.M. – 12 P.M.  Offers an after school program for children s 6 – 17 years of age Monday through Friday 1:30 P.M. – 6 P.M.  No fees.

HELPLINK Information & Referral:
415-772-HELP or 800-273-6222
http://www.helplink-sf.org/

Information and referrals to over 5,000 health and human services including child care services.

Holy Family Day Home:
415-861-5361 (School), 415-565-0504 (Business), 415-487-3753 (Infant Program)
http://www.holyfamilydayhome.org/

Offers preschool and kindergarten for children ages two to six years of age.  Serves 100 children, reserving 24 spaces for homeless children. The infant program serves nine infants ages three to eighteen months and sixteen toddlers ages eighteen to thirty months.  Breakfast, lunch, and healthy snacks are served. 

San Francisco Head Start:
415-405-0500
http://www.sfheadstart.org/

Offers free comprehensive child development services for low income families with children three to five years of age residing in San Francisco.

TALK Line Family Support Center:
415-441-KIDS (5437) 24 Hour Parental Stress Line
www.talklineforparents.org

The TALK Line Family Support Center works to promote healthy families through a variety of programs, including a 24-hour crisis line, parent and child counseling, parent drop-in center, children's playroom, job assistance, and other family support services.

Wu Yee Children’s Services:
415-864-8396
http://www.wuyee.org

Child care services for children ages two to five years of age. To apply call or walk-in and be placed on waitlist.  Fees based on income.  Spanish, Mandarin, and Cantonese spoken.