Napa County Office of Education

What Napa County Office of Education does

Napa County Office of Education (NCOE) is a California County Office of Education established in 1969 under California state law to serve as the educational service agency for Napa County. As a publicly funded government entity, it is supported through state Local Control Funding Formula allocations, local property taxes, and state and federal grants, with revenue figures not publicly disclosed in the source materials. It is governed by an elected Board of Education and operates with 251–500 employees from a primary headquarters at 2121 Imola Avenue, Napa, supplemented by four additional Napa locations (Napa Infant Program, Napa Preschool Program, Camille Creek Community School, and an Early Learning Center) and a Research & Professional Development Center in Petaluma.

NCOE's core service portfolio spans direct child care and preschool programs (California State Preschool Program / CSPP and General Child Care / CCTR) operating part-day and full-day in Napa, American Canyon, and Calistoga with income-based sliding-scale pricing, two AmeriCorps service programs (EXL since 1998, expanded into Sonoma County under NCOE leadership since 2014; and Neighbor-to-Neighbor / N2N launched in 2024 in partnership with California Volunteers across 9 Northern California counties), Special Education Local Plan Area (SELPA) governance, a full mental health and wellness stack (MHSSA, CYBHI, SEL), the Napa County Imagination Library (affiliated with Dolly Parton's Imagination Library and First 5 Napa County), and a research and professional development infrastructure (CALIReads/PEPTI, DR Access, SPP-TAP) serving teachers and substitutes. Customer segments include children from birth to age 5, K-12 students across 16+ partner schools, educators, families, and nonprofit and government host agencies.

The underlying technology consists of a website-based service delivery platform (napacoe.org), a third-party digital early learning tool (Footsteps2Brilliance), and government procurement channels (EdJoin for staffing, Simbli eBoardSolutions for board governance, Frontline Absence Management). Pricing across direct programs is predominantly subsidized or free — CSPP is free for qualifying families, infant/toddler and full-day preschool use a state-approved sliding fee scale — while AmeriCorps programs are grant-funded at no direct cost to participants. NCOE's go-to-market operates through institutional partnerships (school districts, nonprofits, California state government), direct enrollment at physical centers, and community outreach rather than commercial sales channels.

Name

Napa County Office of Education

Legal name

Napa County Office of Education

Website

https://napacoe.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

1969

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

251–500 employees

Short description

The Napa County Office of Education (NCOE) is a California public educational service agency established in 1969 that provides early childhood education, AmeriCorps service programs, special education (SELPA) governance, mental health and wellness services, and educator professional development to children, families, schools, and community partners across Napa County, with select programs extending into Sonoma County and broader Northern California.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Public Education Services

NAICS

Educational Services (61), Educational Support Services (6117), Elementary and Secondary Schools (611110)

SIC

Services-Educational Services (8200), Services-Child Day Care Services (8351), Services-Social Services (8300)

akta.pro primary industry

Local Education Authorities & Municipal Education Offices (EDADABAD)

akta.pro secondary industries

Public Special Education Schools & Programs (EDAJAAAH), Specialized Programs & Classrooms (Autism, Emotional/Behavioral, Intellectual/Developmental, Multi-Disability) (EDAJAKAH), Community & Adult Education (Municipal/Community Schools) (EDAAAEAB)

Keywords

• Early childhood education
• Special education services
• Teacher professional development
• AmeriCorps service programs
• Community education programs

Headquarters

HQ city

Napa

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices5 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Pricing tiers

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels9 records

Core offering

Napa County Office of Education is a publicly funded county educational service agency that operates direct service programs for children, families, educators, and community partners. Its core offerings include early childhood care and preschool programs (CSPP and CCTR) operated from centers in Napa, American Canyon, and Calistoga; the AmeriCorps Expanded Learning (EXL) program placing tutors and SEL mentors in partner schools; the AmeriCorps Neighbor-to-Neighbor (N2N) program placing fellows at nonprofit and government host sites; the Special Education Local Plan Area (SELPA); Mental Health and Wellness Services; Camille Creek Community School; and a Research and Professional Development Center serving educators.

Product overview

Napa County Office of Education (NCOE) operates as a county-level educational agency offering a portfolio of direct service programs rather than a single unified product. The core offerings center on Early Learning Services (infant, toddler, and preschool care through CSPP and CCTR programs since 1969), AmeriCorps service programs (Expanded Learning/EXL since 1998 and Neighbor to Neighbor/N2N since 2024), and specialized educational support services including Special Education (SELPA), mental health and wellness programs, and the Dolly Parton Imagination Library literacy initiative. These programs serve children from birth through K-12, educators, families, and community volunteers across Napa County, with AmeriCorps EXL also extending into Sonoma County.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• AmeriCorps EXL: AmeriCorps Expanded Learning program providing after-school and summer programs for students in Napa and Sonoma counties.
• Neighbor to Neighbor (N2N)
• Napa County Imagination Library
• Early Learning Services

Products and services

• Early Learning Services Direct child care and preschool programs including the California State Preschool Program (CSPP) and General Child Care (CCTR), offering part-day preschool (free for qualifying families), full-day preschool (income-based sliding scale), and full-day infant-toddler care (income-based sliding scale). Operates in Napa, American Canyon, and Calistoga and serves children from 6 weeks through pre-kindergarten.
• Napa County Imagination Library

Named customers28 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

Four partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• California VolunteerscoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2024California Volunteers is the state service commission partnering with NCOE to operate the AmeriCorps Neighbor-to-Neighbor (N2N) Service Corps. The program was launched in 2024 in partnership with California Volunteers to reduce social isolation and build resilient communities across Northern California.
• Dolly Parton's Imagination LibrarycoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerNapa County Imagination Library is affiliated with Dolly Parton's Imagination Library, providing free books monthly to children from birth to age five. The program delivers books directly to enrolled families and offers bilingual English/Spanish book options.
• First 5 Napa CountycoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerFirst 5 Napa County partners with NCOE on the Imagination Library program. Contact information provided shows First 5 Napa County at [email protected], Phone: 707.257.1410.
• Napa Valley CollegeminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerNapa Valley College Child Development Center hosts the Napa Infant Program location for early learning services, providing infant and toddler care alongside preschool programs.

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Sonoma County Office of Education: Neighboring California County Office of Education serving Sonoma County with parallel program portfolio including early learning, special education, expanded learning, and AmeriCorps — NCOE even inherited leadership of the AmeriCorps EXL program originally run by Sonoma State under Sonoma COE's geographic umbrella.
• Solano County Office of Education: Adjacent California County Office of Education serving Solano County with a comparable charter of cradle-to-career services, including early learning, SELPA, teacher credentialing, and expanded learning programs.
• Marin County Office of Education: Northern Bay Area County Office of Education with overlapping service mix including early childhood education, special education local plan area (SELPA), professional development, and student wellness programs of similar scope to NCOE.
• Sacramento County Office of Education: Larger California County Office of Education operating an analogous portfolio of early learning, SELPA, expanded learning, mental health, and teacher induction services — useful as a scaled benchmark for NCOE's service and funding model.
• Contra Costa County Office of Education: Bay Area-adjacent County Office of Education running similar cradle-to-career programs including preschool, special education, expanded learning, and educator credentialing under California Education Code.
• Lake County Office of Education: Smaller Northern California County Office of Education with a comparable service portfolio (early learning, SELPA, expanded learning, professional development) — serves as a like-for-like peer given Napa County's small geographic scale.

Broad incumbents

• California Department of Education: State-level agency that charters and funds California's 58 County Offices of Education including NCOE; administers the CSPP and CCTR programs that NCOE delivers locally and sets the policy framework NCOE operates within.
• California State Preschool Program (statewide): State-administered early learning program that NCOE delivers directly under contract; comparable as the broader system NCOE participates in and competes with neighboring districts within.

Others

• First 5 California (California Children and Families Commission): Statewide funder of early childhood programs; First 5 Napa County (NCOE's local partner) is one of 58 county-level First 5 commissions, making this the umbrella funding body for several NCOE early learning initiatives.
• Dolly Parton's Imagination Library: National literacy program with which NCOE's Napa County Imagination Library is affiliated; functions as a content, branding, and book-distribution partner rather than a direct competitor but is ecosystem-adjacent.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/napacoe
• YouTubeyoutube.com/user/napacountyofficeofed
• Facebookfacebook.com/ncoe2121
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/napa-county-office-of-education
• Instagraminstagram.com/napacoe

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Funding overview

Funding rounds1 record

Investors1 record

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M&A

Investments

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