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Services for Families:

• Child care resource & referral provides referrals to legally operating child care providers and resources on selecting the appropriate care for parents/families.
• Child care financial assistance provides tuition assistance to working families who are over income to receive state subsities.
• Education includes information and materials parents/families receive with each referral packet to assist them in making an informed child care choice.
• Workshops at Childcare Resources provide child development information, including age-appropriate expectations and activities and positive parenting practices.

• Training sessions, courses and conferences are offered for providers to assist them in meeting the needs of children in their care.
• Technical Assistance is available to current and potential providers looking to improve the quality of care being provided, open a new child care program or seek CDA or national accreditation.
  • Early Learning Library and Resource Van offers an array of resources and services for early care educators
  • Parents as Teachers Program is a parent education and family support program.
  • RISE Assistance to Accreditation offers assistance to child care programs interested in working towards reaching national accreditation standards and improving the quality of early care they offer at their child care center.
  • Infant Toddler Outreach offers assistance to child care centers that want to improve the quality of care in their infant and toddler classrooms.

• Meeting the demand for child care: Childcare Resources recruits, trains, and provides technical assistance to child care providers so that parents have access to quality care and are able to be successful in the workplace. We also offer referral services to match child care needs with available resources. Through these referrals, we educate families about their options for quality child care relative to cost, location and enhancement services. Providing families with tools to help them identify indicators for quality child care is an essential component of our referral services.
• Education: Childcare Resources provides employers and the community information surrounding quality child care issues through the Status of Child Care Report, which is published periodically and provides data on early care and education in Blount, Jefferson, Shelby and Walker counties.
• Public Awareness: Childcare Resources educates parents and providers so they can serve as advocates for child care issues and support quality care locally, statewide and nationally. We encourage families, providers and their community to educate their legislators on issues important for young children. Since children cannot vote, we must be their voice.
• The Resource: Agency newsletter for the community published each fall, winter, spring and summer.

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