STAGE 2:
PRE-DEVELOPMENT
Project Design
Commonly Asked Questions about Child Care Centers and the American’s with Disabilities Act (ADA) — U.S. Department of Justice
Office of Special Education Program — U.S. Department of Education
Mid-Atlantic — ADA Center
Resource Guide — Local Initiatives Support Corporation (LISC)
Early Learning Facilities Design Criteria — Kathy Tama
Child Care Handbook — BRIDGE Housing, LIIF
Spaces for Children — Louis Torelli
The Play Space Designs — Julie Park McDonald
Leisure and Learning Group — White Hutchinson
Resource Guide — Local Initiatives Support Corporation (LISC)
Resource Guide — Local Initiatives Support Corporation (LISC)
Resource Guide — Local Initiatives Support Corporation (LISC)
Playground Report Card — National Program for Playground Safety (NPPS)
Leisure and Learning Group — White Hutchinson
Inspection Checklist — Child Care Fund
Child Care Handbook — BRIDGE Housing, LIIF
- Center Case Studies
- Designing Child Care in Housing Developments
- Designing Family Child Care Rental Units
Linking Child Care and Housing Developments — National Economic Development and Law Center
Transit Oriented Developments— Local Investment in Child Care (LINCC)
Site Selection
Build Up for San Mateo County’s Children offers site assessment and evaluation services.
Requirements:
- SITE MUST BE LOCATED IN SAN MATEO COUNTY
- Complete the following documents prior to site visit:
Developing Early Childhood Facilities — Local Initiatives Support Corporation (LISC)
Preparing Facilities for Child Care — Low Income Investment Fund (LIIF)
Child Care Center Resources — Child Care Aware of America
5 Star Child Care Facilities Program — State of Indiana
Child Care Facility Site Selection — Building Child Care in California
Developing Early Childhood Facilities — Local Initiatives Support Corporation (LISC)
Guide for Finding a Child Care Center Site — Low Income Investment Fund (LIIF)
Redwood City Child Care Coordinator — Kristen Anderson
Found Spaces and Equipment for Children’s Centers — Education Facilities Laboratories Inc, NY NY
Renovated K-Mart Building — Hastings, NE
Child Care Center Resources — Child Care Aware of America
Site Approval
Fire Department — Foster City, San Mateo, Belmont
Responding to Child Care Facilities — Low Income Investment Fund (LIIF)
Child Care Coordinating Council (4Cs) — San Mateo County
San Mateo County — Cities and County of San Mateo
UpCode — California Building Code
Requirements & Regulations — State Preschool Facilities Reference Guide
Child Care Handbook — BRIDGE Housing, LIIF
Community Care Licensing Division — CA Department of Social Services
- Technical Support Program Resource Guides for Licensees
- Self-Assessment Guides and Key Indicator Tool
- Child Care Advocacy and Technical Support Unit
Licensing Application Materials: