Crystal Stairs Child Care Choices
Providing free child care to families impacted by the justice system.
If you are a Child Care Provider or Organization working in the Justice System space, email us at ChildCareChoices@CrystalStairs.org to learn more about becoming a partner.
Child Care Choices is a new Crystal Stairs program created to reduce justice system involvement for young children by supporting families with access to quality child care and education in communities impacted by poverty and incarceration.
This program aims to…
- Offer stable, nurturing child care to support children’s development.
- Give parents more time to heal, work, pursue education, or attend reentry programs.
- Reduce financial stress to help prevent recidivism.
HOW TO GET INVOLVED
Your work is already transforming lives! Which is why partnership and collaboration in this initiative is so important to us to ensure the success of children and families who enroll in Crystal Stairs Child Care Choices.
The Priority Partner Role
(Organizations involved in the justice-system space)
- Help us outreach to families and other organizations.
- Refer families to the Child Care Choices Program.
- Serve as a thought partner in programming, outreach, and resource-building.
- Stipends available for selected Priority Partners.
Apply to Become a Priority Partner
The Provider Connect Partner Role
(Child Care Provider)
- Outreach and refer families to fill potential vacancies.
- Receive professional development opportunities to best support justice system impacted children.
- Stipends available for selected Provider Connect Partners.
Apply to Become Provider Connect Partner
Families
We welcome you to apply for free child care if ANY of these apply, even if you do not have a history of incarceration in your family:
- Anyone in your family has been impacted by the justice system.
- You live in the following zip codes: 90052, 90058, 90059, 90002.
- You or anyone in your family have faced challenges that may increase the risk of involvement with the justice system.
- You have children up to 12 years old.
We believe children, and their family legacies, should not be defined by incarceration. Our hope is to interrupt intergenerational cycles of incarceration, build community resilience through education and empowerment, and strengthen early childhood systems to serve justice-impacted families.
Have questions or want to learn how to become a partner? Reach out to us at ChildCareChoices@crystalstairs.org
In partnership with LA County Child Care Choices