Shasta County Office of Education- Early Childhood Services (ECS) Department is the central access point to providing education and support services for children, families and early education professionals in various settings in Shasta County. ECS is a department of Instructional Services, and is composed of seven divisions: Health and Nutrition, Early Education and Instruction, Inclusive Early Education, Eligibility and Enrollment, Family and Community Engagement Services, Operational, and Fiscal Services. A few of the ECS programs include subsidized child care, resource and referral services, parent and provider trainings, part and full-day preschool programs, inclusion programs, the Early Intervention Program, Help Me Grow, Bridges to School Success, Quality Counts North State, the Local Child Care and Development Planning Council, and nutrition education.