"Communicable Disease in Child Care" is a helpful list of typcial communicable childhood diseases.
The list includes the symptoms for each disease,
the incubation period, the time of onset, and the duration before a child may return to child care or school: Communicable Disease in Child Care (pdf)
The following document provides a list of the different types of respite care providers foster parents may use for foster children: Babysitting / Alternative Care / Respite (pdf)
Marin County Department of Health and Human Services Children and Family Services Unit Contact Names and Phone Numbers for reference: CFS Contact List (05-2011) (pdf)
Professional Resources in Marin County and the Bay Area:
Marin County Department of Health and Human Services
3250 Kerner Blvd.
San Rafael, CA 94901
Tel: (415) 473-2200 Website »
Leslie Johnson, MSW, PPSC, Consultant
P O Box 1742
San Anselmo, CA 94979
Tel: (415) 454-2152
California State Office of the Foster Care Ombudsman Website »
Marin Advocates for Children
30 N. San Pedro Rd. #275
San Rafael, CA 94903
Tel: (415) 507-9016 Website »
Family and Children’s Law Center
30 N. San Pedro Rd. #245
San Rafael, CA 94903
Tel: (415) 492-9230 Website »
Marin Child Care Council
555 Northgate Dr.
San Rafael, CA 94903
Tel: (415) 491-5770 Website »
Advokids
5643 Paradise Dr., Suite 12-B
Corte Madera, CA 94925
Tel: (415) 924-0587 Website »
Marin County Office of Education
1111 Galinas Ave.
San Rafael, CA 94903
Tel: (415) 491-0792 Website »
Wasacz Hilley & Fullerton
459 Fulton St., Suite 209
San Francisco, CA 94102
Tel: (888) 942-8881