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Let us assist you in locating the widest range of child care options in Licking County.
Contact us at 740-345-6166 ext. 209

For Parents

Child Care Connections can provide FREE referrals to:

• Child care centers
• Family child care providers
• Preschool Programs
• Before/After school programs
• Summer child care
• General child care information

Click the following links for resources from The Ohio Child Care Resource & Referral Association (OCCRRA).

Top 10 Tips for Parents

5 Steps to Choosing Quality Child Care

Checklist for evaluating a child care provider

Types of child care

Ohio law pertaining to child care

If you still can't find quality child care

For Family Child Care Providers

Register your child care program with Child Care Connections! We offer:

• A wide variety of training opportunities
• Referrals to your family child care home
• An extensive resource lending library
• Business and technical assistance
• National webcheck for BCI&I and FBI background checks
• Child Development Associate (CDA) credential program

For Child Care Centers

Let us help your program to succeed! We offer:

• Referrals to your child care facility
• A wide variety of training opportunities, including on-site professional development
• National Webcheck for BCI&I and FBI background checks
• An extensive resource lending library
• Director's Network
• Business and technical assistance
• Child Development Associate (CDA) credential program

Other Child Care Resources

Take the Time
Provides a resource booklet for parents on how to find quality child care.

Child Care Aware
Helps parents find the best information on locating quality child care and child care resources
in their community.

NACCRRA's Parent Central
NACCRRA's Parent Central is the source for resources and information about issues affecting children and families.

Action for Children
Search for Child Care through Action for Children's website.

NACCRRA
National Association of Child Care Resource and Referrals Agencies.

OCCRRA
Ohio Child Care Resource and Referral Association.

Circle of Inclusion
Resources and links addressing the area of special needs inclusion in child care programs.

TEACH Early Childhood Ohio
TEACH Early Childhood Ohio provides scholarships to teachers and family child care providers to earn degrees and credentials in Early Childhood Education.

Ohio Department of Job and Family Services
Information on Family Child Care and resources for parents.

Step Up To Quality
Ohio's voluntary child care center rating system, a program that went statewide November 30,
2006.

National Child Care Information Center
Linking parents, providers, policy makers and the public.

Early Childhood Development Program
Central Ohio Technical College Associate Degree Program.

Prevent Child Abuse Ohio
Provides a Guide to Finding and Keeping Good, Safe Child Care. (PDF document)

Council for Professional Recognition
This is the body that issues the CDA (Child Development Associate Credential).