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An informational resource for families, child care providers, employers, and communities. Improves family's access to quality and affordable early learning programs to ensure children have the early experiences they need to reach their optimal development.
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Child Care Provider Training
Child Care Expense Assistance
Child Care Provider Referrals
Hyde Park Neighborhood Club can help guide families through the process of finding childcare or just provide reassurance along the way. They provide private and group consultations for parents who are seeking childcare for young children aged from birth to three years. Parents may sign up for group sessions that include a brief introduction to the basic childcare landscape in and around Hyde Park or for a private 1:1 consultation where time is dedicated to talking through your family's unique childcare needs and personalized referrals are given.
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Child Care Provider Referrals
Illinois Action for Children takes the guesswork out of choosing child care. Experienced Parent Consultants are available to provide a free, customized list of child care referrals. In a simple step-by-step process, a Parent Consultant will assess needs, customize a list of potential programs, and provide the information needed to make an informed decision.
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Child Care Provider Referrals
Illinois Action for Children takes the guesswork out of choosing child care. Experienced Parent Consultants are available to provide a free, customized list of child care referrals. In a simple step-by-step process, a Parent Consultant will assess needs, customize a list of potential programs, and provide the information needed to make an informed decision.
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Child Care Provider Referrals
Austin Childcare Providers' Network provides licensed supervised childcare during the day while parents or guardians are away or at work or school.
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Child Care Provider Referrals
Child Care Centers
Illinois Action for Children takes the guesswork out of choosing child care. Experienced Parent Consultants are available to provide a free, customized list of child care referrals. In a simple step-by-step process, a Parent Consultant will assess needs, customize a list of potential programs, and provide the information needed to make an informed decision.
Services
Child Care Provider Referrals
Assists parents/guardians seeking child care by doing an intake of their needs and providing a list of child care providers that meet the criteria indicated by the parents/guardians.
A variety of services for child care providers are also provided:
-Training.
- Free referrals to parents seeking child care.
- Consultation services.
- Technical assistance.
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Child Care Provider Referrals
Child Care Provider Training
- Child Care Assistance Program: Administers the Department of Human Services (DHS) child care program for working parents with children under the age of 13 who income-qualify. Pays for parent's choice of child care, full or part-time, as well as before- and after-school care.
- Child Care Referral Program: Provides referrals to parents in need of child care. Offers a free online child care search.
- Employer Contracted Services: Enhanced referral services as well as presentations and parenting seminars on child care issues.
- Early Childhood Professional Services: Training scholarships, conferences, workshops, and other early childhood professional development opportunities.
- Child Care Provider Recruitment Services: Resources and workshops on opening and operating a child care program available to interested individuals.
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Child Care Expense Assistance
Child Care Provider Referrals
Child Care Provider Training
- Website that connects families to a variety of child care centers and preschools in their area.
- Connects families to other child resources as well, including autism/developmental services, occupational, speech, and physical therapy, developmental screenings, baby items and clothing, food and housing resources, health care centers, mental health centers, and more.
- Provides information about choosing a child care facility, and developmental and early learning tip sheets.
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Child Care Provider Referrals
Websites
SACC program offers top of the line care to children in grades kindergarten through fifth at an affordable price.
Services
Child Care Expense Assistance
Child Care Provider Referrals
Child Care Centers
Illinois Action for Children takes the guesswork out of choosing child care. Experienced Parent Consultants are available to provide a free, customized list of child care referrals. In a simple step-by-step process, a Parent Consultant will assess needs, customize a list of potential programs, and provide the information needed to make an informed decision.
Services
Child Care Provider Referrals
Illinois Action for Children takes the guesswork out of choosing child care. Experienced Parent Consultants are available to provide a free, customized list of child care referrals. In a simple step-by-step process, a Parent Consultant will assess needs, customize a list of potential programs, and provide the information needed to make an informed decision.
Services
Child Care Provider Referrals
Provides child care assistance and referrals for clients. Provides information, professional development, credentialing for service providers.
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Child Care Expense Assistance
Child Care Provider Training
Child Care Provider Referrals
Project CHILD provides:
- Assistance with finding child care programs in the parents' local area.
- Information about choosing quality child care.
- Assistance with child care payments.
- Referrals to community services and agencies.
- Parenting resources and education.
- Health care information.
- Training for child care providers.
- Car seat safety inspections.
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Child Care Provider Training
Child Care Provider Referrals
Child Care Expense Assistance
Child Passenger Safety Seat Inspections
Focused on improving the quality of children and families lives with a focus on insuring the accessibility, affordability, and quality of child care and early education in the southern fifteen counties in Illinois.
Services include:
- Information to families on resources and programs in the region.
- Referrals to families for child care and early learning programs.
- Financial assistance with child care costs to eligible families.
- Resources & support for child care and early education programs.
- Training, education, and professional development assistance to professionals and programs designed to promote continuous quality improvement.
- Enhanced referral service contract for employers.
- Facilitation of community collaborations and community-based early childhood system building.
Services
Child Care Provider Referrals
Child Care Expense Assistance
Child Care Provider Training
Child Care Assistance Program:
- Administers the Department of Human Services (DHS) child care program for working parents with children under the age of 13 who income-qualify. Will pay for parent's choice of child care, full or part-time, as well as before- and after-school care.
Child Care Referral Program:
- Provides referrals to parents in need of child care. Parents are counseled on how to select quality child care that best meets the needs of their individual child. Parents are educated on indicators of quality care, provided educational materials, and encouraged to visit programs. The CCRRN offers a free online child care search. Access to the Illinois Cares for Kids Online Child Care Search can be found on the agency's website.
Employer Contracted Services:
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Enhanced referral services as well as presentations and parenting seminars on childcare issues. Employer services are fee-based; call for specific information.
Early Childhood Professional Services:
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Training handbook is distributed twice a year. Training scholarships, conferences, CPR and First Aid training, workshops, and other early childhood professional development opportunities. An Infant/Toddler Specialist and a Mental Health Consultant are available to provide training, consultation, and resources.
Child Care Provider Recruitment Services:
- Lists legally-operating programs to provide available child care options to parents in the four-county service area. Resources and workshops on opening and operating a child care program are available to interested individuals.
Services
Child Care Provider Referrals
Child Care Provider Training
Child Care Expense Assistance
- Child Care Assistance Program: Administers the Department of Human Services child care program for working parents with children under the age of 13 who income-qualify. Will pay for parent's choice of child care, full- or part-time, as well as before- and after-school care.
- Child Care Referral Program: Provides referrals to parents in need of child care. Parents are counseled on how to select quality child care that best meets the needs of their individual child.
- Employer Contracted Services: Enhanced referral services as well as presentations and parenting seminars on child care issues. Employer services are fee-based; please call for specific information.
- Early Childhood Professional Services: Training, scholarships, conferences, CPR and First Aid training, workshops, and other early childhood professional development opportunities.
Services
Child Care Expense Assistance
Child Care Provider Referrals
Child Care Provider Training
Provides services to families including referrals and consumer information to families looking for child care. Determines eligibility for the Department of Human Services Child Care Assistance Program, which helps families pay for child care. Professional development, grants, and technical support and consultations are offered to child care providers.
Services
Child Care Expense Assistance
Child Care Provider Training
Child Care Provider Referrals
Provides website resources for parents, providers and the public interested in licensed child care in Illinois. Other services include:
-Information about a licensed childcare facility's history
-Licensing standards information
-Becoming a daycare provider
-Childcare expense assistance
-Hotline to file a daycare complaint
Licensed providers can find resources:
- Referrals and links
- Forms to download
- Licensing representative’s contact information
- What to expect when a complaint is filed
- Training opportunities
- The latest news on rule changes, current issues, and a host of other relevant topics.
Also provides an online Day Care Provider Lookup at https://sunshine.dcfs.illinois.gov/Content/Licensing/Daycare/ProviderLookup.aspx
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Child Care Provider Referrals
Connects low-income families to a network of licensed in-home childcare providers. Parents must be working or enrolled in school.
Services
Child Care Provider Referrals
Assists parents/guardians seeking child care by doing an intake of their needs and providing a list of child care providers that meet the criteria indicated by the parents/guardians.
A variety of services for child care providers are also provided:
-Training.
- Free referrals to parents seeking child care.
- Consultation services.
- Technical assistance.
Services
Child Care Provider Referrals
Child Care Provider Training
Provides a Poverty Diversion Program where case management helps families work their way out of poverty. A trained case worker partners with the family to identify barrier to self-sufficiency (unemployment, insecure housing, lack of job skills, lack of childcare, etc.) and ways to address them by connecting with community support organizations and more.
Offers case management services to help families form a plan to gain self-sufficiency. Provides access and referrals to:
- Shelter
- Food
- Education
- Transportation
- Health Services
- Childcare
- Legal Services
- Job Training
- Spiritual Guidance
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Child Care Provider Referrals
Provides information on local childcare providers.
Services
Child Care Provider Referrals
Provides services to families including referrals and consumer information to families looking for child care. Determines eligibility for the Department of Human Services Child Care Assistance Program, which helps families pay for child care. Professional development, grants, and technical support and consultations are offered to child care providers.
Services
Child Care Expense Assistance
Child Care Provider Training
Child Care Provider Referrals
Child Care Resource Service (CCRS) is part of the statewide network of child care resource and referral agencies. Services include:
- Providing families seeking child care with a list of local child care options and information on how to select quality care.
- Supporting child care providers with training opportunities and resource development.
- Maintaining current local data on child care supply and demand.
- Administering the state Child Care Assistance Program (CCAP) for working parents with children under the age of 13 who income-qualify. Will pay for parent's choice of child care, full or part-time, as well as before- and after-school care.
Services
Child Care Expense Assistance
Child Care Provider Training
Child Care Provider Referrals