YWCA Child Care Resource & Referral
is a service provided to families of all income
levels. We help families
find child care and recruit and train new child
care providers.
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for Child Care YWCA Child Care
Resource & Referral is a service provided
to families of
all income levels. We help families
find child care and recruit and train
new
child care providers.
Visit
the home or center more than once at
different times.
Look:
Is
the environment safe & clean?
Listen:
How
does the setting sound? Is there positive
interaction? Does the provider
greet you & your child?
Ask:
Inquire
about staff training, education, experience,
and turnover rate.
Count:
What
is the staff to children ratio?
Find:
What
is the provider doing to improve or keep
quality child care?
Ask:
What
activities are offered to encourage family
involvement? Are children allowed
to bring items from home (toys, blankets,
etc.)?
Parents We help families to
select the best options for their child
care needs. We can help you locate care.
To find the
correct type of care that you need
please click one of links above.
YWCA
Child Care Resource & Referral is not
responsible for the performance
of any child care provider.
Would
You Like To
Provide Child Care? If you enjoy working with children and would like to
work in your home then YWCA Child Care Resource & Referral would like
to hear from you. You can earn additional income.
For someone already
providing care, we have resource materials
available
and could have referrals waiting on you.
For
more information on how to become registered,
call or fill out our:
Provider Form
Community
Outreach YWCA Child Care Resource
& Referral advances quality
child care by:
Conducting
workshops for the community.
Conducting
parenting workshops.
Informing
the community of local and state
child care issues.
Serving as
an advocate for families and children.
Training Training is offered
in all sixteen counties. This is to help provider
involvement. Training helps maintain quality
care.
Community
Education YWCA Child Care Resource & Referral looks for
every opportunity to educate the community about child care
and
issues
related to
families and children.
The agency sets up displays at community events offering information
on children’s behavior issues, newsletters and informational
brochures about our services.
Mission Statement
The
mission of YWCA Child Care
Resource & Referral
is to improve the
quality,
availability, accessibility,
and affordability of child
care to
parents, as well as providing
consumer information to parents
and providers.
