This list is compiled from a broad range of resources. Some can
be downloaded either directly from this site or from linked sites,
while others have order forms attached to them.
If you have trouble accessing any of these publications
please contact the BCC toll-free line (888-411-3535).
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- New Report! 2007 California Child Care Portfolio: The 2007 California Child Care Portfolio presents a compilation of California statewide and county-by-county statistics on child care. The Portfolio includes a comprehensive California statewide report in both narrative and graphic format highlighting child care supply, demand, and cost issues in the context of current policy, demographic and labor force trends.
- 2005 California Child Care Portfolio: The 2005 California Child Care Portfolio presents a compilation of California statewide and county-by-county statistics on child care.
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- A Citizen's Guide to Planning: provides information on the process and system of land use planning as it is practiced in California. Its purpose is to explain, in general terms, how local communities regulate land use and to define some commonly used planning terms. The booklet covers the following topics: State Law and Local Planning,The General Plan, Zoning, Subdivisions, Other Ordinances and Regulations, Annexation and Incorporation, The California Environmental Quality Act, A Glossary of Planning Terms. (New Listing)
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- Child Care Design Guide: Written by Anita Rui Olds, founder and director of the Child Care Design Institute, it includes over 550 floor plans, drawings, photographs, charts, and illustrations. This guide can walk you through the design process including program and site considerations; indoor and outdoor learning and activity spaces; sound, lighting, and color; and interior finishes and furniture.
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- Child Care Facility Site Selection: selecting a site for a child care program, whether you are interested in purchasing an existing facility, building a new center or incorporating a modular onto existing property, presents many challenges. Myriad factors, including capacity, program space requirements, accessibility, target neighborhood(s), as well as licensing and zoning requirements must be considered before a child care site is chosen. In addition to addressing all of these issues, this publication will include information on the types of professional consultants that can help you in the process and will provide recommendations on how to secure a site. (New resource)
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- Designing Early Childhood Facilities
Local Initiative Support Coalition's (LISC) national child care program (CICK) has developed this "how to" guide to assist organizations that are planning to renovate, construct or improve their child care facilities. This publication highlights the important connection between well-designed space and quality child care programming and helps providers, their development partners, and their architects create an effective space for young children. The guide includes an overview of design principles, a tour through each functional area of the center, and information on materials, lighting, security, urban settings and accessibility (New Resource).
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- Developing Early Childhood Facilities New Report!
Local Initiative Support Coalition's (LISC) national child care program (CICK) has developed this "how to" guide to assist organizations that are planning to renovate, construct or improve their child care facilities. This publication identifies steps in the real estate development and financing process, and helps child care providers and their partners overcome the hurdles that every project faces. Information is provided on carrying out early feasibility and planning activities, putting together a project development team, selecting and acquiring an appropriate site, raising money and completing construction.
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- Early Childhood Centers: An overview of key elements to remember when designing early childhood facilities. From the National Clearinghouse of Educational Facilities.
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- Establishing a Nonprofit Organization: This tutorial from the Foundation Center describes 12 tasks you will need to accomplish as part of the process of establishing a nonprofit organization.
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Fannie Mae Foundation Publications
- Borrowing Basics: What You Don't Know Can Hurt You
Also available in Spanish and Vietnamese
- Knowing and Understanding Your Credit
Both of these publications are also available in Spanish, Vietnamese, Chinese, Portuguese, Russian, Korean, Polish, and Haitian-Creole.
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- Finding A Child Care Center Site: In addition to providing some guidance on how to work with real estate professionals, this document by the Low Income Investment Fund includes a list of useful local resources and web sites that can assist in your search. (New Listing)
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- Kaboom! Playground Resources and Toolkits: Handbooks and guides from KaBOOM!, a national non-profit organization that works to unite individuals, community organizations and businesses to develop safe, accessible and fun play environments for children.
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- Managing Money - A Center Director's Guidebook: Provides expert advice on every aspect of money management, including long-range planning, fundraising, financial reporting, cash flow analysis, audits, salary schedules, fee policies, collection techniques, and management software.
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- Plants for Play: A Plant Selection Guide for Children's Outdoor Environments
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- Preparing Child Care Borrowers for Underwriting: LIIF has designed this checklist to help individuals and organizations seeking child care capital financing understand the type of documentation lenders need to determine the viability of a potential borrower.
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- Removing Barriers to Child Care Facilities Development: A California statewide study of state-of-the-art child care centers. Based on sixty-one candid and revealing interviews with architects, developers, child care consultants, and center directors of a child care facility. The book includes color photographs, floor plans and more!
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- Self-Assessment Guides: Designed to help child care administrators perform periodic assessments of the center's operation. These guides have been developed in multiple languages including Spanish, Chinese, Vietnamese, Hmong, and Russion. Guides are available for family child care homes and child care centers. They have also developed disaster guides.
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- Starting a Nonprofit Organization: Provides an overview of information and checklists that can guide you in the process of planning and applying for nonprofit status.
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- Tribal Child Care Facilities - A Guide to Construction and Renovation: Designed to provide technical assistance to address major areas of the process, including:
Conducting a child care community needs assessment; Identifying a site for the facility; Financing the construction and renovation costs; Developing a business plan for the facility; Conducting an environmental assessment; Building a facility; Designing and planning for the facility; Hiring a contractor; and Overseeing the project.
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- Understanding Loans: Provides explanations of the advantages to using loans for family child care facilities development projects; information about a lender's perspective when considering an application; and an answer to the question: "what's the best way to apply for a loan?"
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