Inspiring & Educating Early Care and Education Leaders
EveryChild CA is a network of 2,500+ ECE professionals committed to the success of children and families
A Collaborative Community of ECE Leaders
With over 2,500 members, EveryChild California is an incredibly strong and collaborative community of Early Care and Education leaders across California.
Our community-centered membership model encourages participation with extensive opportunities for networking, professional development, and peer support. Membership in EveryChild California connects you to our vibrant community and the resources to grow.
Why Join EveryChild California?
21+ Hours of Professional Development
Complimentary training aligned with CTC, CDSS, and CDE requirements to keep your team thriving and compliant
Vibrant Community Network
Connect with 200+ ECE directors and administrators ready to support your success
Powerful Advocacy Platform
Amplify your voice with tools, training, and direct legislative access
Exclusive Member Benefits
Priority event access, job portal, meeting space, and member-only discounts
Stay Informed & Current
Exclusive ECE calendar, quarterly newsletters, and state policy updates to keep you ahead
Resources & Support
Access to expert guidance, compliance support, and tools to streamline your operations
Special Offer: Renew Today for 2026-27
Receive Additional Member Seats at No Cost! Support your leadership pipeline growth and share member benefits designed to build capacity for your entire team.
Offer expires April 1, 2026*
Membership Benefits
Members gain exclusive access to comprehensive resources and diverse benefits to strengthen and elevate your entire team, providing supports and services vital to your professional success.
Professional Development and Event Benefits
Comprehensive learning opportunities to keep your entire team thriving and compliant
21+ Hours of Professional Development Included
Help alleviate the administrative burden of monitoring your staff's growth hours. EveryChild California's complimentary Professional Development aligns with Professional Growth hours needed for permit maintenance (21 hours annually, 105 hours every 5 years). Each event is held annually with a different focus. Our organization membership structure ensures you can have your entire team thriving and in compliance with the CTC, CDSS and CDE.
- Health and Safety: Annual rotating topics include active supervision strategies, safe sleep, child rights and much more
- Emergency Preparedness: This annual training event is designed to address the most contemporary concerns in Emergency Preparedness
- Environment: Annual professional development offering that focuses on the early learning and care environment with topics on inclusion, supporting behavior concerns and much more
- Teacher, Child Interactions: Annual professional development event on how to advocate, lead and implement play-based learning, assessing teacher-child interactions and much more
Complimentary Access to State Update Webinars (Program, Policy and Budget)
Complimentary Virtual Membership Meetings and Forums ensure you are aware of the latest changes in the field.
- The August ECE Regulatory Forum and Statewide Meeting
- The January ECE Visions Forum and State Budget Proposal
- The May Revision Review and Statewide Membership Meeting
Priority Access and Discounted Registration to Events and Conferences
EveryChild CA Members receive discounted access to all events, including priority registration to any events that are designated as limited access.
- The Fall Technical Assistance
- The Impact Summit
- The Great Administrators Seminar
- Enrolling Families Trainings
- Fiscal Trainings
- Compliance Trainings
- and Much More!
10% Monarch Link Membership
Members receive 10% off their Monarch Link Membership. Monarch Link is our Professional Development Partner who hosts a learning platform, full of resources to help you operate smoothly and efficiently.
Community and Networking Benefits
Connect, collaborate, and grow with California's most engaged ECE professionals
EveryChild CA Downloadable ECE Calendar
Access to the exclusive EveryChild CA Calendar that lists CDE, CDSS, CCLD and other webinars, stakeholder meetings, focus groups, vital ECE legislative hearings and more. No more sorting through emails to find your event, no more wishing you had attended something. Let our team do the work and you focus on serving children and families.
- A community calendar that you can import into your own calendar that includes everything ECE
- An advocacy calendar that shares all legislative and budget hearings
- An EveryChild CA event calendar with all of our trainings, events and meetings
Access to the Community Listserv
A listserv of over 200 ECE Directors and Administrators standing by the ready to answer your most pressing questions. Build community and help answer questions with your own best practice.
Access to In-Case-You-Missed-It Newsletter and Events
- Our quarterly newsletter provides in-depth details on everything you might have missed
- Our quarterly In-Case-You-Missed-It LIVE event is a complimentary opportunity to connect with other members in your region and share successes as well as struggles
Access to the Career Job Portal
Post job openings on our job portal. Members receive unlimited posts so that you can find the right candidate quickly and efficiently.
Access to Complimentary Meeting Space in Sacramento
Complimentary access to utilize one of 2 EveryChild California Board rooms to host your own meetings in Sacramento. Walking distance to the Capitol to support legislative and community meetings.
Advocacy and Support Benefits
Amplify your voice and drive meaningful change for California's ECE community
Weekly ECE Advocacy Updates
We help connect you with meaningful advocacy opportunities by translating complex, technical language into clear, practical explanations.
Receive Direct Call-to-Action Alerts
We help you elevate your community's voice with letter templates and scripts that provide enhanced opportunities to ensure your priorities connect with laws and regulations.
Opportunity to Serve as an ECE Voices Lead
We help elevate leadership opportunities in the advocacy space, providing you with training and opportunities to connect your passion for ECE with meaningful change.
Ready to Join Our Community?
Become part of California's most vibrant ECE professional network