California Commission on Teacher Credentialing
To ensure that those who educate the children of this state are academically and professionally prepared. Mission. To assure the fully prepared and effective educators all students deserve and our communities require.
http://www.ctc.ca.gov/

Child Development Permits
In California, there are three state agencies and two sets of government regulations that control service in the care, development, and instruction of children in a child care and development program.
www.ctc.ca.gov/credentials/default.html

Child Development Training Consortium (CDTC)
The CDTC is a statewide program funded by the California Department of Education, Child Development Division (CDE/CDD) with federal Child Care and Development Quality Improvement funds. The program is administered by the Yosemite Community College District. The CDTC has two funding sources to pay the application processing fees for first-time, renewing, and upgrading of the six levels of the Child Development Permit. The CDTC will also reimburse first-time permit applicants $56 of the Live Scan fingerprinting processing fee.
www.childdevelopment.org

Ventura County Office of Education (VCOE)
The Credential staff for the Ventura County Office of Education provide services for obtaining various types of credentials in California, renewing a California credential, or adding authorizations to existing credentials.  
http://www.vcoe.org/hr/Credentials/tabid/1154/Default.aspx

Local resources for child development college units, trainings, permits and community college stipends:

University of LaVerne
(805) 981-8030
http://www.ulv.edu

California State University at Channel Islands
(805) 437-8400
www.csuci.edu

Moorpark College
(805) 378-1401
http://www.moorparkcollege.edu/

Oxnard College
(805) 986-5800 x1937
http://www.oxnardcollege.edu

Ventura College
(805) 654-6400
http://www.venturacollege.edu

Child Development Resources, Inc.
(805) 485-7878

Rainbow Connection Family Resource Center
(805) 485-9643