Child Action, Inc.

For nearly 50 years, Child Action, Inc. has helped families access quality child care by providing resources, financial assistance, and support for providers.

Now, we need YOUR help to take our impact even further. 

With the launch of the Child Action Grant Fund, we are investing directly in the future of child care.

This fund provides grants and zero-interest loans to child care providers, helping them open, expand, and strengthen their businesses. As loan recipients repay their funds, the money is reinvested into the next generation of providers—creating a sustainable solution to Sacramento’s child care crisis.

📣 What We Do

🔹 Helping Families Find Child Care – Free referrals for families living or working in Sacramento County. (14,278 families and 13,468 children served in 2023-24).

🔹 Helping Families Pay for Child Care – Administering Sacramento County’s largest child care subsidy program so parents can work, attend school, or receive training. (More than 9,088 families and 16,841 children received subsidies last year.)

🔹 Supporting Child Care Providers – Assisting providers with licensing, training, and business operations to expand available child care spaces. (In 2023-24, we helped create 1,755 new child care spaces.) 

By investing in our community, we help shape a stronger, more equitable future for children, families, and providers—ensuring that child care remains accessible and sustainable for generations to come.

Your donation during Big Day of Giving will help launch the Child Action Grant Fund and fuel the growth of child care in Sacramento.

📣 Why Your Investment Matters

Access to quality, affordable child care affects everything—it allows parents to work, businesses to thrive, and communities to grow. It helps families stay employed, keep good-paying jobs, and break the cycle of poverty.

But right now, Sacramento doesn’t have enough child care options to meet demand.

That’s why we created the Child Action Grant Fund—a grassroots effort to support our neighbors and invest in the future of our community.

By helping child care providers open and expand their businesses, we’re ensuring more families have access to care, strengthening our local economy, and building a stronger, more resilient Sacramento.

With your support, we can continue making a lasting impact—so that no matter the challenges ahead, families and businesses can always count on the child care they need.