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DEC Main Site Join ELS Pre-ELS Resources Assessment Funding Requirements Quality Standards Guidelines and Forms Data Reporting Workforce Compensation CARES 3.0 Early Educator Salary Support Grant Quality Improvement Training Calendar Ratings Quality Resources News and Updates Provider Meetings Menu Join ELS Pre-ELS Resources Assessment Funding Requirements Quality Standards Guidelines and Forms Data Reporting Workforce Compensation CARES 3.0 Early Educator Salary Support Grant Quality Improvement Training Calendar Ratings Quality Resources News and Updates Provider Meetings Welcome to the DEC Provider Portal Department of Early Childhood Provider Portal The DEC Provider Portal contains all of the resources and information early care and education providers who are part of the Early Learning San Francisco (ELS) network need. In addition, providers who aren’t city-funded can learn how to join ELS and take advantage of the many opportunities and resources available to them in San Francisco. Funding Requirements Workforce Compensation Quality Improvement Provider Meetings Training Calendar Join ELS Supporting Educators Supports Families The Department of Early Childhood works to ensure that every child in San Francisco has access to high-quality and affordable early care and education. To achieve this, DEC is dedicated to supporting early educators and ensuring a well-educated, well-compensated, stable early childhood workforce. DEC funds early learning programs through Early Learning San Francisco (ELS), the city’s initiative to ensure that all children can benefit from high quality early learning experiences. Through ELS, eligible families can receive the financial assistance they need to pay for quality early care and education for children 0-5 years old . Early care and education centers and family child care programs who participate in ELS prioritize quality and continuity of care. Participating providers have committed to a process of continuous quality improvement and to achieving certain quality standards. Programs receive coaching and professional development to enhance their quality of early education and care, and educators at these programs are eligible for stipends and grants to increase their compensation. DEC Provider Portal Join ELS Funding Requirements Workforce Compensation Quality Improvement News and Updates Menu Join ELS Funding Requirements Workforce Compensation Quality Improvement News and Updates Contact Us Department of Early Childhood 1650 Mission Street, Suite 312 San Francisco, CA 94103 Phone: 415.355.3670 Fax 415.557.5615 Facebook-f Instagram Twitter Linkedin © 2023 San Francisco Department of Early Childhood Big News! SF Office of Early CareEducation is now the San Francisco Department of Early Childhood. Click here to visit our new...