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Regional Center of the East Bay

Serves Alameda and Contra Costa counties. Figures below are reported by the California Department of Developmental Services for the whole catchment area.

Tri-Counties Regional CenterAlta California Regional CenterSan Andreas Regional CenterGolden Gate Regional CenterRedwood Coast Regional CenterKern Regional CenterSan Diego Regional CenterRegional Center of Orange CountyFar Northern Regional CenterRegional Center of the East BayInland Regional CenterCentral Valley Regional CenterValley Mountain Regional CenterNorth Bay Regional CenterHarbor Regional CenterFrank D. Lanterman Regional CenterSan Gabriel/Pomona Regional CenterWestside Regional CenterSouth Central Los Angeles Regional CenterEastern Los Angeles Regional CenterNorth Los Angeles County Regional Center
Catchment areas from the California Department of Developmental Services. Select an area to open that regional center.
Regional centers · DDS

People served with an autism diagnosis on record

Monthly counts of people the center serves whose record includes an autism diagnosis. People not receiving regional center services are not included.

Autism diagnosis on record14,192Through Nov 30, 2025California Department of Developmental Services
Twelve months earlier12,644Through Nov 30, 2024California Department of Developmental Services
People served with an autism diagnosis on record, by monthRegional Center of the East Bay, Dec 2014 to Nov 2025
04,0008,00012,00016,00020142015201620172018201920202021202220232024202514,192
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PeriodRCEB
20145,087
20155,138
20155,182
20155,243
20155,293
20155,357
20155,416
20155,456
20155,525
20155,557
20155,629
20155,672
20155,692
20165,740
20165,771
20165,822
20165,858
20165,914
20165,946
20165,990
20166,029
20166,064
20166,114
20166,163
20166,221
20176,237
20176,281
20176,315
20176,385
20176,465
20176,528
20176,602
20176,656
20176,701
20176,769
20176,801
20176,869
20186,917
20186,975
20187,083
20187,128
20187,200
20187,305
20187,370
20187,434
20187,498
20187,537
20187,629
20187,689
20197,762
20197,800
20197,870
20197,932
20198,008
20198,095
20198,195
20198,271
20198,314
20198,359
20198,459
20198,569
20208,614
20208,687
20208,787
20208,860
20208,936
20208,986
20209,039
20209,064
20209,109
20209,210
20209,247
20209,282
20219,356
20219,411
20219,484
20219,514
20219,564
20219,608
20219,685
20219,731
20219,770
20219,810
20219,854
20219,889
20229,909
20229,900
20229,919
20229,945
20229,976
202210,022
202210,086
202210,113
202210,154
202210,182
202210,207
202210,339
202310,485
202310,552
202310,604
202310,651
202310,720
202310,795
202310,943
202311,013
202311,125
202311,189
202311,306
202311,401
202411,496
202411,580
202411,743
202411,826
202411,923
202412,046
202412,192
202412,294
202412,409
202412,516
202412,644
202412,765
202512,909
202513,048
202513,150
202513,315
202513,543
202513,654
202513,781
202513,890
202513,944
202514,047
202514,192

What this measures: Counts people served by a regional center, not everyone with the condition. One person can have several diagnoses, so these counts cannot be added together. Figures cover the center's whole catchment area and are not split by county.

To ask RCEB for an evaluation: Early Start intake (under 3) · regional center intake (3 and older).

Regional centers · DDS

Caseload by status

Everyone on RCEB's caseload at the end of each month, from DDS's Monthly Consumer Caseload report. This counts people of every age and every qualifying condition, not only autism.

Early Start, under 32,642Caseload at end of Sep 2026

Up 3.7% from 2,548 in Sep 2025

California Department of Developmental Services
In intake, age 3 and older1,642Caseload at end of Sep 2026

Down 13.3% from 1,893 in Sep 2025

California Department of Developmental Services
Provisionally eligible (under age 5)545Caseload at end of Sep 2026

Up 4.6% from 521 in Sep 2025

California Department of Developmental Services
All people served30,489Caseload at end of Sep 2026

Up 9.1% from 27,937 in Sep 2025

California Department of Developmental Services
Early Start, intake and provisional eligibility, by monthRegional Center of the East Bay, Jun 2022 to Sep 2026
01,0002,0003,0004,0002022-062022-122023-062023-122024-062024-122025-062025-122026-062026-092,6421,642545
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PeriodEarly Start, under 3In intake, 3 and olderProvisional
2022-062,187768136
2022-072,253937163
2022-082,271989183
2022-092,2761,007196
2024-052,5781,432485
2024-062,5941,425499
2024-072,5621,532510
2024-082,5401,593522
2024-092,5321,655535
2024-102,4361,698534
2024-112,4971,744544
2024-122,4841,630555
2025-012,4101,726556
2025-022,3631,727559
2025-032,4631,815546
2025-042,4541,830550
2025-052,5231,820544
2025-062,5691,867541
2025-072,5401,869532
2025-082,5911,911529
2025-092,5481,893521
2025-102,5391,761524
2025-112,5961,738519
2025-122,6431,682522
2026-012,6201,723528
2026-022,6271,721529
2026-032,5961,701531
2026-042,5831,749565
2026-052,6031,766534
2026-062,6071,727535
2026-072,6441,727524
2026-082,6651,723550
2026-092,6421,642545

The line breaks where DDS has no usable report: the files DDS posted between November 2022 and April 2024 all repeat the June 2022 report, so those 19 months are left empty rather than filled in.

What this measures: Everyone on the regional center's caseload at the end of the report month, by DDS status: intake (status 0, being evaluated), Early Start (status 1, under age 3), active under the Lanterman Act (status 2), state-operated (status 8) and provisional eligibility (status U, children under 5). DDS redacts cells of 1 to 10 people and builds its totals by rounding each redacted cell to the nearest ten, so a total can differ from the true count by a few people per redacted cell. Regional centers report for their whole catchment area, never by county.

To ask RCEB for an evaluation: Early Start intake (under 3) · regional center intake (3 and older).

Regional centers · DDS

Spending on purchased services

What RCEB paid vendors for services in FY 2024–25 (July to June), from DDS's Annual Purchase of Service Report. Staff time at the regional center itself, including intake and service coordination, is not included.

Total purchase-of-service spending$941.1MFiscal year 2024–25 (July–June)

FY 2023–24: $743.4M

California Department of Developmental Services
Spending per person counted$31,040Fiscal year 2024–25 (July–June)

FY 2023–24: $25,950

California Department of Developmental Services
Share of authorized services used73.3%Fiscal year 2024–25 (July–June)

FY 2023–24: 73.5%

California Department of Developmental Services
People with no purchased services25.9%Fiscal year 2024–25 (July–June)

FY 2023–24: 28.0%

California Department of Developmental Services
Spending per person, by ageRegional Center of the East Bay, FY 2024–25. Statewide figures for comparison.
  • Ages 0–2 · RCEB$7,758
  • Ages 0–2 · California$6,574
  • Ages 3–21 · RCEB$10,663
  • Ages 3–21 · California$9,632
  • Ages 22 and older · RCEB$67,809
  • Ages 22 and older · California$55,401
Race or ethnicity, all ages, FY 2024–25
Race or ethnicityPeople countedSpending per personStatewide per personNo purchased services
American Indian or Alaska Native55$41,210$29,52220.0%
Asian5,699$26,009$23,31226.9%
Black or African American4,545$40,111$33,29324.8%
Hispanic8,129$17,267$16,12426.6%
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander104$31,724$24,56532.7%
Other race or more than one5,182$18,943$13,66528.1%
White6,604$55,488$39,59023.0%
Preferred language, all ages, FY 2024–25
Preferred languagePeople countedSpending per personStatewide per personNo purchased services
Other1,905$26,958$31,90228.2%
Chinese713$39,370$30,22019.1%
English22,568$34,873$25,11125.9%
Spanish4,862$14,447$15,89425.2%
Vietnamese270$16,222$20,31738.5%
Qualifying condition, all ages, FY 2024–25
Qualifying conditionPeople countedSpending per personStatewide per personNo purchased services
Autism13,764$22,302$18,99036.0%
Cerebral palsy2,516$66,692$50,45018.7%
Epilepsy2,378$75,439$58,50518.9%
Fifth category4,084$33,946$26,94230.7%
Intellectual disability8,799$63,522$44,45820.4%
Other6,291$7,030$5,32210.6%

What this measures: Fiscal year July to June. People counted are those active in January of the fiscal year or with any purchased service during it; someone who moved between regional centers can be counted at both. Spending covers services the regional center bought from vendors (purchase of service), not its own staff. Per-person spending divides by everyone counted, including people with no purchases, and is not adjusted for age or need: centers serving more adults in residential care spend more per person. DDS suppresses small cells. DDS changed how race and language are recorded late in FY 2024–25 and advises caution comparing those groups across years.

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To ask RCEB for an evaluation: Early Start intake (under 3) · regional center intake (3 and older).

Regional centers · DDS

Other qualifying conditions on record

A person can have more than one of these diagnoses, so the rows overlap. Adding them up would count some people twice.

Condition (DDS data dictionary)People with this diagnosis on recordThrough
Autism spectrum disorder14,192Nov 30, 2025
Intellectual disability8,563Nov 30, 2025
Cerebral palsy2,404Nov 30, 2025
Epilepsy2,302Nov 30, 2025
Fifth category3,994Nov 30, 2025
How to ask for an evaluation

Intake at Regional Center of the East Bay

Free · birth to 3

Early Start at Regional Center of the East Bay

A free developmental evaluation for babies and toddlers.

  • AgesBirth to 3
  • CostFree
  • How to startRefer your own child. No doctor or diagnosis needed.
  • TimelineEvaluation and first plan within 45 days
How to apply, step by step
  • For children from birth to 3 years old.
  • RCEB says to call the Early Start Intake line at (510) 618-6195, email earlystartreferrals@rceb.org, fax an inquiry to (510) 678-4156, or complete the general inquiry form online.
  • An Intake Coordinator then schedules an interview, and RCEB says the assessment process is completed within 45 days of the first referral.
  • Early Start Family Resource Centers listed by DDS: Alameda, Family Resource Navigators (510) 547-7322; Contra Costa, CARE Parent Network (925) 313-0999.

Checked Oct 16, 2026 · rceb.org, dds.ca.gov

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Free · age 3 and older

Regional center eligibility at Regional Center of the East Bay

Lifelong services for qualifying developmental disabilities.

  • Ages3 and older
  • CostFree intake and assessment
  • Who qualifiesAutism, intellectual disability, cerebral palsy, epilepsy, or a closely related condition
How to apply, step by step
  • For anyone over 3 who may have a developmental disability.
  • Contact the Intake Coordinator at (510) 618-6122, email intakeoverthree@rceb.org, fax (510) 678-4122, or complete the over-age-three general inquiry form online.
  • RCEB says an Assessment Counselor schedules the first intake appointment within 15 working days, and eligibility assessments are completed within 120 days of that appointment.
  • Children aged 3 or 4 may qualify under provisional eligibility.

Checked Oct 16, 2026 · rceb.org, dds.ca.gov

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Counties in this catchment area

2 counties

AlamedaContra Costa

Catchment description as published by DDS: “Alameda and Contra Costa counties”

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Sources

Where these numbers come from

Figures are copied from public files without adjustment. Suppressed cells stay blank. Each source's own definitions apply.

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  1. Regional centers · DDSDDS Consumers by Diagnosis, Early Start Consumers, and Regional CenterCalifornia Department of Developmental Services, via the California Open Data Portal (CC BY)
    Editions used
    ckan-2026-10-08
    Retrieved
    Oct 16, 2026
    License
    Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY)
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  2. Regional centers · DDSDDS Monthly Consumer Caseload, Regional Center Caseloads by StatusCalifornia Department of Developmental Services, Monthly Consumer Caseload report
    Editions used
    2026-09
    Retrieved
    Oct 17, 2026
    License
    Public information; DDS de-identified public release
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  3. Regional centers · DDSDDS Annual Purchase of Service (POS) Reports, machine-readableCalifornia Department of Developmental Services, Annual Purchase of Service Reports (WIC 4519.5)
    Editions used
    2024-25
    Retrieved
    Oct 17, 2026
    License
    Public information; de-identified under the CalHHS De-Identification Guidelines
    Pipeline run
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