Current CDE Priorities

Kern County Geographical Priorities

In accordance with the California Department of Education/Child Development Division, the Kern County Child Care Council which are most under served by current funding.

In the event that the state funding becomes available to increase services for the programs listed below  (available to income eligible families - those at or below 75% of the State Median Income), the attached geographical priority areas will be given first consideration for the following categorical funding:

General Child Care Children ages birth to 5 years

State Preschool Children ages 3 to 5 years

(part-day, part-year)

Migrant Child Care Children ages birth to 14 years

Before/After School Care Children ages 6 to 13 years

These priorities are submitted to the California Department of Education, Child Development Division annually in May. The priorities listed below were submitted to CDE/CDD in March 2006.

Funding Category - General Child Care Birth to 5 Years - Full Day, Full Year
Priority 1
Areas estimated to have high populations of income eligible, unserved children and a total
population size large enough to sustain a child development center.
93203	Arvin *		93301	Downtown Bakersfield		93501	Mojave
93215	Delano *		93304	Central Bakersfield		93555	Ridgecrest
93241	Lamont *		93305	Northeast Bakersfield		93560	Rosamond
93250	McFarland		93306	East Bakersfield		93561	Tehachapi
93263	Shafter		93307	Southeast Bakersfield		93523	Edwards
93268	Taft		93308	North Bakersfield		93516	Boron
93280	Wasco *		93309	Southwest Bakersfield		93527	Inyokern *
93249	Lost Hills		93311	Southwest Bakersfield
93225	Frazier Park		93312	Northwest Bakersfield
93243	Lebec		93313	South Bakersfield
93240	Lake Isabella		93314	Northwest Bakersfield
93283	Weldon
* = priority only if to serve infants and toddlers
Priority 2
Areas estimated to have a higher number of income eligible children being served or having a total
population too small to sustain a child development center
93206	Buttonwillow					93518	Caliente
93285	Wofford Heights					93531	Keene
93252	Maricopa					93528	Johannesburg
93224	Fellows					93554	Randsburg
93251	McKittrick					93505	California City
93226	Glennville
93255	Onyx
93205	Bodfish
93238	Kernville
93276	Tupman

Funding Category - State Preschool - Three to Five Year Olds, Part-Day, Part-Year
Priority 1
Areas estimated to have high populations of income eligible, unserved children and a total
population size large enough to sustain a child development center.
93263	Shafter		93304	Central Bakersfield		93555	Ridgecrest
93280	Wasco		93305	Northeast Bakersfield		93523	Edwards
			93306	East Bakersfield
			93307	Southeast Bakersfield
			93308	North Bakersfield
			93309	Southwest Bakersfield
			93311	Southwest Bakersfield
			93313	South Bakersfield
			93312	Northwest Bakersfield
			93314	Northwest Bakersfield
Priority 2
Areas estimated to have a higher number of income eligible children being served or having
a total population too small to sustain a child development center.
93203	Arvin		93301	Downtown Bakersfield		93501	Mojave
93215	Delano					93505	California City
93241	Lamont					93560	Rosamond
93206	Buttonwillow					93561	Tehachapi
93225	Frazier Park					93518	Caliente
93243	Lebec					93516	Boron
93240	Lake Isabella					93527	Inyokern
93249	Lost Hills					93528	Johannesburg
93250	McFarland					93531	Keene
93252	Maricopa					93554	Randsburg
93224	Fellows
93251	McKittrick
93268	Taft
93255	Onyx
93205	Bodfish
93226	Glennville
93238	Kernville
93276	Tupman
93285	Wofford Heights
93283	Weldon

Funding Category - School Age Child Care - 6 to 10 Years
Priority 1
Areas estimated to have high populations of income eligible, unserved children and a total
population size large enough to sustain a school age program.
93203	Arvin		93301	Downtown Bakersfield		93501	Mojave
93215	Delano		93304	Central Bakersfield		93527	Inyokern
93241	Lamont		93305	Northeast Bakersfield		93560	Rosamond
93250	McFarland		93306	East Bakersfield		93516	Boron
93268	Taft		93307	Southeast Bakersfield		93523	Edwards
93251	McKittrick		93308	North Bakersfield		93505	California City
93243	Lebec		93309	Southwest Bakersfield		93555	Ridgecrest
93238*	Kernville		93311	Southwest Bakersfield		93561	Tehachapi
93252	Maricopa		93312	Northwest Bakersfield
93206	Buttonwillow		93313	South Bakersfield
93240*	Lake Isabella		93314	Northwest Bakersfield
93249	Lost Hills
93263	Shafter
93280	Wasco
93224	Fellows
93225	Frazier Park
93283	Weldon
Priority 2
All other Kern County Zip Codes
93226	Glennville					93531	Keene
93255	Onyx					93518	Caliente
93287	Woody					93528	Johannesburg
93205	Bodfish					93554	Randsburg
93285	Wofford Heights

Funding Category - Migrant Child Care, Birth to 14 Years
Priority 1
Areas that have been identified as having large populations of migrant/seasonal farmworker
families. These zip codes are included in Kern County's Migrant Regions 5, 19, 20 and 21.
93203	Arvin		93304	Central Bakersfield		93561	Tehachapi
93206	Buttonwillow		93306	East Bakersfield		93505	California City
93215	Delano		93307	Southeast Bakersfield		93501	Mojave
93241	Lamont		93308	North Bakersfield		93560	Rosamond
93249	Lost Hills		93309	Southwest Bakersfield
93250	McFarland		93311	Southwest Bakersfield
93263	Shafter		93313	South Bakersfield
93268	Taft
93280	Wasco
93252	Maricopa
Priority 2
All other Kern County zip codes
93285	Wofford Heights		93301	Downtown Bakersfield		93527	Inyokern
93224	Fellows		93305	Northeast Bakersfield		93555	Ridgecrest
93251	McKittrick		93312	Northwest Bakersfield		93516	Boron
93240	Lake Isabella		93314	Northwest Bakersfield		93523	Edwards
93226	Glennville					93554	Randsburg
93255	Onyx					93528	Johannesburg
93205	Bodfish					93531	Keene
93238	Kernville					93518	Caliente
93276	Tupman
93283	Weldon

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