- 01 10th Annual Crab Feed Honk if you love CRAB! This is a drive-through meal pick-up and virtual SHELLebration like no other! The Friends of the Yolo Crisis Nursery are thrilled to provide a unique, one-of-a-kind experience for you.
- 02 Serving More Families Than Ever Before Last year, the Yolo Crisis Nursery provided emergency respite care and triaged resources for 67% more families. This is the most ever in our 20-year history.
- 03 Celebrating 20 Years and Over 7,500 Children Served Since opening in 2001, the Yolo Crisis Nursery has helped over 7,500 children and their families with early intervention programs to help break the cycle of abuse and poverty.
What we do
The Yolo Crisis Nursery offers voluntary and free, nurturing childcare for ages birth through five years, 24 hours per day 365 days per year. Equally important are the Yolo Crisis Nursery’s wraparound services that help parents resolve the problems that brought them to our door.
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Need help?
Parenting is difficult, and it is not easy to ask for help. We are here to provide support 24 hours a day, 365 days a year. Our services are voluntary and free of charge. Call us anytime day or night. One of our compassionate, respectful, and discrete staff members will answer your questions.
Family Helpline 530-758-6680Change a
child’s life today.
The Yolo Crisis Nursery is funded by the generosity of individuals, corporations, businesses, and organizations. There are several ways that you can help to protect our most vulnerable children by making a financial donation, volunteering at the Nursery, joining the Friends of the Yolo Crisis Nursery, or becoming a member of our Board of Directors. We invite you to join us with your time and talents or a financial contribution.
Our Story
The Yolo Crisis Nursery works to keep children safe and their families healthy and whole by offering trauma-informed care and wraparound services to families in crisis.
We offer voluntary and free, nurturing crisis and respite childcare for children ages birth through five years, 24 hours a day, 365 days a year. Equally important are our wraparound services that help parents resolve the problems that brought them to our door. Our mission is to nurture healthy and resilient children, strengthen parents, and preserve families.
Learn MoreOur vision, Our Mission and Our Values
Our Vision
Every child in Yolo County grows up in a safe, loving, and stable home.
Our Mission
We provide early intervention services in a safe environment to nurture healthy and resilient children, strengthen parents and preserve families.
Our Values
Safety, Commitment, Compassion, Respect, Community, Hope
