Search for Child Care Providers
For help in selecting a child care provider, contact your local
Child Care Resource & Referral Agency (CCR&R)
. These agencies offer the following services:
- CCR&Rs maintain up-to-date listings of regulated child care options in your area. They are in daily contact with providers and maintain information that is detailed and current. Parents seeking care receive selected listings of various types of care:
- Family Child Care Providers
- Group Child Care Providers
- Child Care Centers
- Pre-schools
- Head Start Programs
- CCR&Rs match your family's unique needs to services that providers offer. You will save valuable time in sorting through an excess of unsuitable choices. A referral specialist will work from a computerized database of child care providers and can offer you a listing of providers detailing the following:
- Hours of operation
- Location
- Ages served
- Cost of care
- Facility Type
- Other services offered
- Vacancies
- CCR&Rs offer useful information for parents seeking regulated child care. They do not recommend one facility over another but give parents checklists, guidance, and assistance on the following:
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