Child care/referrals

4Cs (Community Child Care Council) of Santa Clara County
2515 N. First St., San Jose. Referral center for child care in Santa Clara County including a searchable online database of licensed child care centers and home day care. Director: Alfredo Villasenor. Call 408-487-0747.

Bay Area 2nd Mom Inc.
860 San Antonio Road, Palo Alto. Established in 1983, this agency has placed nannies for full-time, part-time, temporary and on-call for sick child care, date night out. Minimum four hours.
E-mail: bayarea2ndmom@gmail.com. Call 650-858-2469.

Child Care Coordinating Council (4Cs)
2121 S. El Camino Real, Ste. A-100, San Mateo. Information and referrals on child care, preschool and after-school programs, and paying for child care for residents who live or work in San Mateo County. Director: Laura Walker, chief executive officer.
E-mail: dyburrell@sanmateo4cs.org. Call 650-655-5059.

Day care homes
1305 Middlefield Road, Palo Alto . For a complete list of licensed day care homes in Palo Alto, visit www.cityofpaloalto.org/community-services Call 650-463-4952.

Family Child Care Association of the Mid-Peninsula
3166 Kipling St., Palo Alto, CA . Provides information on accreditation through the National Association of Family Child Care Providers (NAFCC), licensed and accredited family child-care homes in Palo Alto and surrounding communities, and support networks for licensed, family child-care providers. Call Barbara Driscoll at 650-494-3066; fax 650-494-3066.

Town & Country Resources
425 Sherman Ave., Ste. 130 , Palo Alto. Offers access to a wide variety of nannies, baby nurses, family assistants, housekeepers, personal assistants, chefs and professional caregivers on a full-time, part-time and on-call basis.
E-mail: info@tandcr.com. Call 650-326-8570.

TrustLine
Conducts background checks on in-home child care, provided by the California Department of Social Services. Phone counselors available Mon-Fri 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Call 800-822-8490.