Eligibility: To qualify for subsidy support, parents must be working or in school and also meet income eligibility guidelines. Children must be at least 3 months old, and are eligible up to age 5-1/2 (the center's kindergarten program is not subsidized).

• Read more about the Early Childhood Education Center (ECEC).
• Apply online for subsidized child care.

Admission: Submitting an application for subsidized child care puts your child or children on a waiting list. When a subsidized child leaves the program, a child from the subsidized list will be admitted in accordance with state contract requirements.

Eligible children are ranked based on family size and adjusted income with the lowest per capita income admitted first. When two or more families rank equally, the family that applied first is given priority. Within this ranking, first priority is given to children referred to the program by Child Protective Services. Second priority is given to children of UCSD students.

For more information, including details on income eligibility guidelines, call the ECEC administrative office at (858) 246-0900, 7:30 a.m. – 4:30 p.m. weekdays.