Child Care Referrals            Child Care Links now offers Online Referral Requests by using our            Online Referral Requests Form.  Click here for additional information.  Referral Hours: (925) 417-8733 Monday through Friday 9:00 am to 4:00 pm     FREE Child Care Referrals!  Child Care Links’ referral counselors offer free child care referrals, information on child care options and licensing regulations. The counselors ask parents about their child care needs pertaining to type of care, location, hours, ages of children and any special considerations such as pet allergies or need for transportation. The counselors are then able to refer them to child care providers that match the parent’s needs. Parents receive information on questions to ask providers to help them screen, interview, select and monitor their child care.  Referrals for the full range of licensed child care options include: child care centers, family day care homes and nursery schools. For referrals to local nanny agencies, click here.  Please note: Child Care Links assists parents seeking child care by providing referrals and information on available child care options.  Child Care Links does not make recommendations because parents are the ones best able assess which care situations meet their children’s needs.  It is the parents’ responsibility to screen, interview, and select their child care. Some important things to know about child care:    Anyone seeking child care referrals has the right to licensed information, such as substantiated complaints, and to access any public file pertaining to any licensed facility.   To access these files, call Community Care Licensing at (510) 622-2614.     You have the right to visit your child, unannounced, at any time during the facility's regular business hours.  This includes centers and family day care homes.  There are no rules or regulations for license exempt care.  Trustline is available for fingerprint and child abuse clearances of license exempt caregivers at (800) 822-8490.   Download Referral Department Brochure Note: Adobe PDF Reader is needed to view brochure. To download Adobe PDF Reader click www.adobe.com Child Care Links Online Referral Requests Form.  In order to make the online referral process easier, Child Care Links has implemented Online Referral Request form to receive referral information through email only.