Child Care Resource Center

What Child Care Resource Center does

Child Care Resource Center (CCRC) is a federally recognized 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization (EIN 95-3081695) operating as a designated California Resource and Referral (R&R) agency across Northern Los Angeles County and San Bernardino County. CCRC administers a suite of publicly funded early care and education programs—including Head Start, Early Head Start (home-based and Child Care Partnerships), California State Preschool, CalWORKs Stages 1, 2, and 3 child care, Alternative Payment Programs, the Family Child Care Home Education Network, and Quality Start LA/San Bernardino—and serves as the intake and reimbursement intermediary between government funders, low-income families with children ages 0-12, and licensed child care providers. The organization operates eight physical office locations and delivers additional services such as Home Visiting, Help Me Grow LA (developmental screenings), Planting Prosperity, Trauma Informed Care training, the Child Care Initiative Project for provider licensing, and Fill the Fridge emergency food assistance.

CCRC's core technology asset is the CareConnect platform, developed and maintained by partner MCT Technology, which provides a cloud-based web portal plus iOS and Android mobile applications. CareConnect offers a Provider Portal for managing payment information, attendance records, and digital forms, and a Family app for parents to view daily attendance, learning updates, complete paperwork, and share files with providers. A separate Online Child Care Search Database provides free personalized referrals to licensed providers by location, hours, ages, and special needs. The platform is positioned as operational infrastructure rather than a differentiated technology product, with no disclosed AI/ML features, APIs, or SDKs.

CCRC's business model is that of a publicly funded nonprofit: the majority of revenue flows from government contracts—primarily the California Department of Social Services (CDSS) and Los Angeles County Department of Public Social Services (DPSS) for CalWORKs and Alternative Payment Programs, federal Head Start grants, and First 5 LA Pathways funding for Help Me Grow LA—with supplemental revenue from foundation grants, corporate sponsorships (via Qgiv), and charitable donations. Services to families are free for income-eligible participants. The go-to-market motion is hybrid: a sales-led/community-led model that combines direct outreach and government referrals into subsidy programs, eight physical enrollment offices, in-person provider liaisons deployed regionally, and a multilingual digital presence (English, Spanish, Armenian, Russian, Farsi). No revenue figures are publicly disclosed.

Name

Child Care Resource Center

Legal name

Child Care Resource Center

Website

https://ccrcca.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

1974

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

501–1,000 employees

Short description

Child Care Resource Center is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit Resource and Referral agency administering Head Start, CalWORKs, and child care subsidy programs for low-income families and licensed providers across Northern Los Angeles and San Bernardino Counties, supported by the CareConnect digital platform.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Chatsworth

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices5 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Government Child Care Subsidies: CCRC administers state and federally funded child care subsidy programs including CalWORKs Stage 1, Stage 2, Stage 3, Alternative Payment Programs, and Early Head Start - Child Care Partnerships. Funding flows from California Department of Social Services and Los Angeles County Department of Public Social Services to reimburse child care providers on behalf of eligible families.
2. Foundation Grants: Help Me Grow LA is funded by First 5 LA's Pathways investment, a collaboration of First 5 LA and Los Angeles County Department of Public Health.
3. Donations and Sponsorships: As a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization (EIN 95-3081695), CCRC receives charitable donations, sponsorships through platforms like Qgiv, and volunteer support.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

CCRC is a nonprofit that administers government-funded subsidized child care programs (CalWORKs Stages 1/2/3, Alternative Payment Programs, Head Start, Early Head Start, California State Preschool) and provides early childhood education, family support, and child care resource and referral services across Northern Los Angeles and San Bernardino Counties. It supports both families seeking affordable child care and licensed providers through training, licensing assistance, subsidized reimbursement, and the CareConnect digital platform.

Product overview

Child Care Resource Center (CCRC) operates as a nonprofit early care and education organization offering a comprehensive suite of programs and services rather than a unified technology product. The core offerings include Head Start and Early Head Start preschool programs, California State Preschool, Alternative Payment subsidy programs, CalWORKs child care stages, Family Child Care Home Education Network, and Early Head Start-Child Care Partnerships. Digital services include CareConnect, an online/mobile platform for child care payment management and parent-provider communication. Additional programs span Home Visiting services, Help Me Grow LA developmental support, Trauma Informed Care training, Planting Prosperity Program, Quality Start quality improvement systems, Fill the Fridge emergency food assistance, and the Child Care Initiative Project for provider licensing support. Universal PreKindergarten (UPK) initiatives expand options for children aged 3-4.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• CareConnect Family: Online platform for parents to view child attendance, learning updates, complete paperwork, and share files with providers
• CareConnect Provider
• Help Me Grow LA
• Planting Prosperity Program
• Head Start

Products and services

• Head Start

Named customers4 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature4 records

Partnerships

Three partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• Child Care Alliance Los AngelescoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCCRC is a member of CCALA, a collaboration of child care resource and referral agencies working to improve early care and education in Los Angeles County.
• Los Angeles County Department of Public HealthcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartner in Help Me Grow LA initiative, working together with First 5 LA and CCRC to ensure every child receives support for developmental concerns.
• MCT TechnologycoreTechnology or IntegrationMCT Technology developed and maintains the CareConnect platform used by CCRC for provider payment management and parent-provider communication. Technical support available at [email protected].

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Broad incumbents

• Procare Solutions: Established child care management software used by Head Start grantees and licensed providers. Competes with CareConnect for the same provider-side attendance/billing workflows.
• Child Care Aware of America: National umbrella organization for the R&R network that funds and coordinates state/local agencies like CCRC. Comparable in mission (child care resource and referral) but operates at a national advocacy/training layer rather than direct service delivery.

Emerging players

• ChildcareCRM: CRM/management platform for child care businesses including subsidy billing and parent communication - a competing SaaS layer to CareConnect's functionality.
• brightwheel: Child care management SaaS platform offering attendance, billing, and parent communication - the same functional layer CareConnect provides. Targets the same licensed provider segment that CCRC serves through its portal.

Regional players

• YMCA of Metropolitan Los Angeles: Operates licensed child care, preschool, and youth programs across the same LA region; competes with CCRC-administered providers for families and accepts some subsidy-funded enrollments.
• Boys & Girls Clubs of Greater Los Angeles: Regional youth services operator running after-school and early childhood programs in the same LA County geographies, partially overlapping with CCRC's Pre-K and school-age referrals.

Direct peers

• Children's Home Society of California: R&R agency administering CDSS-funded child care subsidies in additional Los Angeles County service zones. Same nonprofit structure, same CalWORKs/APP program delivery as CCRC.
• Pathways LA: California R&R agency administering CalWORKs and APP subsidy programs across other LA County zones. Mirrors CCRC's parent/provider portal approach and operates the same Resource and Referral model.
• Crystal Stairs: Largest California R&R agency, serving other parts of Los Angeles County with the same Head Start, CalWORKs subsidy administration, and provider support model as CCRC. Operates the same CDSS-designated R&R franchise in adjacent LA County geographies.

Others

• First 5 LA: Public funding partner that commissions programs (including CCRC's Help Me Grow LA). While not a direct service peer, First 5 LA funds multiple LA County early-childhood programs and shapes the competitive landscape for the same grant dollars.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/CCRC4KIDS
• YouTubeccrcca.org/resources/video-playlists
• Facebookfacebook.com/ccrc4kids

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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