Local Resources for COVID-19
Del Norte County Dept. of Public Health
(707) 464-0861 
Del Norte County Office of Emergency Services
(707) 464-7255
(530) 895-5033 (Chico Office)
800-232-4636
Small Business Development Center
(707) 464-2168
California Coronavirus (COVID-19) Response
Resources for Childcare Providers
COVID Mental Health Resources for Children and Families: These resources have been categorized by materials designed for families and those designed for child care providers.
Guidance for Child Care Providers and Programs: Guidance from the California Department of Public Health
Child Care Law Center: Legal Answers on Child Care and Coronavirus.
U.S. Small Business Administration: Disaster Loan Assistance– As a small business owner, freelancer, or independent contractor, you may be eligible for a loan or grant from the federal government. Through the CARES Act, loans are made through a first come, first served basis, but they are limited. Here’s a how-to as well.
California Resource & Referral Network: Financial Assistance for Family Child Care Providers during Covid-19
California Early Childhood Online: The modules provided on the California Early Childhood Online (CECO) Web site enable teachers to increase content knowledge and ability to provide developmentally appropriate experiences for children in their care. There is also a specific module that is intended to provide an overview of basic health and safety considerations and standards for providing emergency care for children of essential workers. It includes guidance on how to stop the spread of germs in a group setting during COVID-19.
COVID-19: Infants & Toddlers in Child Care: In Considerations for Infants and Toddlers in Emergency Child Care for Essential Workers, ZERO TO THREE provides specific recommendations to help us develop responsible systems of care while responding appropriately to the needs of infants and toddlers.
COVID-19 Financial Survival Strategies for Early Childhood Programs: In addition to experiencing a very traumatic worldwide health crisis, early childhood programs, (like other businesses) are struggling to survive financially due to COVID-19. Whether your program has been closed or remained open, the financial and logistical challenges of continuing to operate in our new normal are daunting.
Child Abuse Guidance for Teachers: April is Child Abuse Prevention Month. When families are stressed by crisis, a change in economic status, and strained finances, child abuse often increases. Parents are facing all that and more during the COVID-19 pandemic so this offers guidance about monitoring the children you care for for signs of abuse and neglect, even while we are all sheltering in place.
Cleaning, Sanitizing & Disinfecting Your Child Care Program: The California Department of Pesticide Regulation and UCSF’s Childcare Health Program partnered to make posters with step-by-step directions for cleaning, sanitizing, and disinfecting in English and Spanish.