Today’s Tip may be an obvious one for the Owners and Directors of Early Care and Education centers out there but it’s worth repeating and pointing out.
PACE has a very active committee that works directly with the Department of Social Services – Child Care Licensing Division on behalf of PACE members. Every meeting that committee brings concerns from the membership regarding licensing, violations and anything else brought to our attention and those concerns are addressed.
The DSS-CCLD site is a great place for you to bookmark in your browser and check back there regularly. Here are some other quick links that we have as a result of our relationship with them.
- The Winter CCLD Update - this is published by CCLD quarterly (sort of, Winter just came out) and it’s a good way to get a summary of what is going on in that division.
- California Background Clearance Listing – where you can access and check on California background clearances.

