Provides a website that connects families and helps to them to choose a child care center. Also, can help with filling out childcare assistance funding application and connect families to other child resources and provides developmental and early learning tip sheets.

Child Care Assistance Program is administered for the Illinois Counties of DeWitt, Ford, Livingston and McLean. This is 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: Enhanced referral services as well as presentations and parenting seminars on childcare issues. Employer services are fee-based; call for specific information.

- 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.

Provides child care assistance and referrals for clients. Offers training opportunities and technical assistance to child care providers, work to develop new child care options and assist employers in meeting their employees' child care needs.

Provides child care assistance and referrals for clients. Offers training opportunities and technical assistance to child care providers, work to develop new child care options and assist employers in meeting their employees' child care needs.

Offers 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.

Provides focused help 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 and support for child care and early education programs.

Training, education, and professional development assistance to professionals and programs designed to promote continuous quality improvement, referral service contract for employers, an facilitation of community collaborations and community-based early childhood system building.

Provides services to access childcare including:
- Assistance with finding childcare programs in the parents' local area
- Information about choosing quality childcare
- Assistance with childcare payments
- Referrals to community services and agencies
- Parenting resources and education
- Health care information
- Training for childcare providers
- Car seat safety inspections

Part of a 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.