Sacramento County
Sacramento County is a county located in the U.S. state of California. As of the 2020 United States census, the population was 1,585,055. Its county seat is Sacramento, which has been the state capital of California since 1854.
Regional Centers are nonprofit private corporations that contract with the Department of Developmental Services to provide or coordinate services and supports for individuals with developmental disabilities. They have offices throughout California to provide a local resource to help find and access the many services available to individuals and their families. For more information, please see the California Department of Developmental Services page on Regional Centers.
Alta California Regional Center
Executive Director: Lori Banales
Phone: 916-978-6400
TTY: 916-489-4241
Fax: 916-489-1033
Early Start Intake: 916-978-6249
Address: 4151 E Commerce Way, Suite 100 Sacramento, CA 95815
Counties Served: Alpine, Colusa, El Dorado, Nevada, Placer, Sacramento, Sierra, Sutter, Yolo, and Yuba counties
Implementation of Part C of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act mandates states to implement a comprehensive early intervention service system for all infants and toddlers with disabilities or at risk, and their families. Family support services are included in these systems.
In California, Early Start Family Resource Centers are part of the Early Start Program. Staffed by families of children with special needs, family resource centers offer parent-to-parent support and help parents, families, and children locate and use needed services. They offer support services and resources in many languages, which may include newsletters, resource libraries, websites, parent-to-parent groups, sibling support groups, warmlines, and information and referral for parents and professionals.
WarmLine FRC
2424 Castro Way
Sacramento, CA 95822
(916) 455-9500
In 1977, all school districts and county school offices were mandated to form consortiums in geographical regions of sufficient size and scope to provide for all special education service needs of children residing within the region boundaries. Each region, Special Education Local Plan Area (SELPA), developed a local plan describing how it would provide special education services.
SELPAs are dedicated to the belief that all students can learn and that special needs students must be guaranteed equal opportunity to become contributing members of society. SELPAs facilitate high quality educational programs and services for special needs students and training for parents and educators. The SELPA collaborates with county agencies and school districts to develop and maintain healthy and enriching environments in which special needs students and families can live and succeed.
California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation (CDCR) – Division of Juvenile Justice SELPA
P.O. Box 588500
8260 Longleaf Drive, Building C, Suite 203
Elk Grove, CA 95758
916-683-7756 (direct)
916-683-7755 (main office)
California Department of Developmental Services SELPA
1215 O Street, MS 6-10
Sacramento, CA 95814
916-654-1555
California Department of State Hospitals SELPA
1600 9th Street, Room 340, MS 3-17
Sacramento, CA 95814
916-653-4109 (direct)
California State Special Schools SELPA
1430 N Street, Suite 1201
Sacramento, CA 95814
916-327-3860
Elk Grove Unified SELPA
9510 Elk Grove-Florin Road
Elk Grove, CA 95624-1801
916-686-7780
Folsom-Cordova Unified SELPA
1965 Birkmont Drive
Rancho Cordova, CA 95742
916-294-9007 x 102410
Natomas Unified SELPA
1901 Arena Boulevard
Sacramento, CA 95834
916-567-5434
Sacramento City Unified SELPA
5735 47th Avenue
Sacramento, CA 95824
916-643-9163
Sacramento County SELPA
P.O. Box 269003
Sacramento, CA 95826
916-228-2447
San Juan Unified SELPA
3738 Walnut Avenue
Carmichael, CA 95608
916-971-7525
Child Care Resource and Referral (R&R) agencies are located in every county in California. Over the last four decades, R&R services have evolved from a grassroots effort to help parents find child care, to a well-developed system that supports parents, providers, and local communities in finding, planning for, and providing affordable, quality child care. The state, through the California Department of Education, Early Education & Support Division, has supported these efforts since 1976.
Child Action, Inc.
10540 White Rock Road, Suite 180
Rancho Cordova, CA 95670
(916) 369-0191
M-F: 7:30-5:00
Services in Arabic, English, Farsi, Russian, Spanish
The primary mission of the Local Child Care and Development Planning Councils (LPCs) is to plan for child care and development services based on the needs of families in the local community. LPCs are intended to serve as a forum to address the child care needs of all families in the community for all types of child care, both subsidized and non-subsidized. There are currently LPCs representing each county in California. (See Education Code, Chapter 2.3, Article 1, Section 8499 and Article 2, Sections 8499.3, 8499.5 and 8499.7.)
Sacramento County Superintendent of Schools
Emma Baier
10474 Mather Boulevard
P.O. Box 269003
Sacramento, CA 95826-9003
Phone: 916-228-2427
Fax: 916-228-2566
Email: ebaier@scoe.net
The County First 5 Commissions work to improve the lives of the county’s youngest children and their families through an effective, coordinated, and inclusive implementation of the California Children and Families Act also known as Proposition 10, which was enacted in 1998. The ultimate goal is to enhance the health and early growth experiences of children, enabling them to be more successful in school and to give them a better opportunity to succeed in life.
First 5 Sacramento
2750 Gateway Oaks Drive, Suite 330
Sacramento, CA 95833
(916) 876-5866
County Offices of Education advocate and support high quality early education programs for all children. Each County Office may provide different services and resources. Visit the early education area of the county website to find out more.
Sacramento County Office of Education
10474 Mather Blvd.
Mather, CA 95655-4116
(916) 228-2500
Early Head Start is a federally funded community-based program for low-income families with pregnant women, infants, and toddlers up to age 3. It is a program that came out of the Head Start Program. In addition to providing or linking families with needed services—medical, mental health, nutrition, and education—Early Head Start can provide a place for children to experience consistent, nurturing relationships and stable, ongoing routines.
Early Head Start Programs offer three different options and programs may offer one or more to families. The three options are: a home-based option, a center-based option, or a combination option in which families get a set number of home visits and a set number of center-based experiences, There are also locally designed options, which in some communities include family child care.
California Department of Education
1430 N Street
Sacramento, CA 95814
916-319-0545
Sacramento City Unified School District
7220 24th Street
Sacramento, CA 95823
916-264-3950
Sacramento Employment and Training Agency
925 Del Paso Boulevard, Suite 100
Sacramento, CA 95815
916-263-3804
San Juan Unified School District
5309 Kenneth Avenue
Carmichael, CA 95608
916-979-8760
The Family Empowerment Centers (FECs) serve families of children with disabilities from age three to twenty-two. They were established in Chapter 690 of the Statutes of 2001 (Senate Bill 511, Alpert), enacted as Education Code (EC) 56400-5641. The intent of the Legislature is to ensure that parents, guardians, and families of children and young adults with disabilities have access to accurate information, specialized training, and peer-to-peer support.
Many of the parent organizations that receive FEC grants also receive federal, state, or local funding from other affiliations such as Parent Training and Information Center, Family Resource Center, and varied direct Special Education Local Plan Area (SELPA) or Local Educational Agency (LEA) grants and contracts.
Warmline Family Resource Center
3336 Bradshaw Rd. Suite 255
Sacramento, CA 95827
916-455-9500
Serves: Alpine, El Dorado, Nevada, Placer, Sacramento, Yolo Counties
The State Council on Developmental Disabilities is established by state and federal law as an independent state agency to ensure that people with developmental disabilities and their families receive the services and supports they need.
Consumers know best what supports and services they need to live independently and to actively participate in their communities. Through advocacy, capacity building and systemic change, SCDD works to achieve a consumer and family-based system of individualized services, supports, and other assistance. Regional offices serve communities throughout California.
Sacramento Regional Office
3831 North Freeway Blvd., Suite 125
Sacramento, CA 95834
(916) 263-7919
sacramento@scdd.ca.gov
Serves: Alpine, Colusa, El Dorado, Nevada, Placer, Sacramento, Sierra, Sutter, Yolo, Yuba
School districts, preschool programs and county collaboratives that are implementing the CA Teaching Pyramid approach system wide are listed here with a brief description. The implementation sites listed have a leadership team that meets regularly, staff trained on all modules of the CA Teaching Pyramid, and have received coaching. For more information, contact teachingpyramid@wested.org.
Sacramento City Unified School District
Sacramento City Unified School District was founded in 1854 and is one of the oldest K-12 districts in the western United States. SCUSD serves 43,175 students on 75 campuses spanning 76 square miles.
Success Stories in Program-Wide Implementation and Sustainability:
- We have purchased Teaching Pyramid Tool kits for all our classrooms
- We have 10 new teaching teams receiving training this year
- We have two days of Teaching Pyramid Professional Development for all staff
- Every other month we are doing the In-Service Spotlights for all staff
- Embedded Teaching Pyramid into our Mental Wellness Observations
- A majority of our classrooms have Expectations and Visual Schedules posted
- Our administration has made social and emotional development and the Teaching Pyramid a priority in the Head Start grant and is in the planning stages of developing implementation strategies
Sacramento Education and Training Agency (SETA)
The Sacramento Employment and Training Agency (SETA) Head Start mission is to improve the lives of low-income children by providing quality comprehensive child development services that are family focused, including education, health, nutrition and mental health. SETA and its delegate agencies serve over 5,500 children and families each year.
Success Stories in Program-Wide Implementation and Sustainability:
- We have created a successful inter-agency partnership with Sac City Unified School District
- We have revamped our Intervention Specialist position in direct response to the Teaching Pyramid framework
- We have added Second Step to our curriculum to support implementation of the Teaching Pyramid
- We created and distributed a set of Book Nook materials for Early Head Start and Head Start classrooms
- Teachers agency-wide have shifter their approach to challenging behavior in the classroom
- Teachers are asking more questions, and reminding children, and talking more about the Program-Wide Expectations
- Teachers are less reactive and more proactive in their approach to children