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INFORMATION FOR PARENTS

Looking for quality child care that meets your families' needs? Childcare Resources can help by providing:

Answers to your questions about choosing child care
A free, customized, online listing of child care programs
Advice on what to look for when you visit child care programs
Information about child health and safety and child development.

Childcare Resources serves four central Alabama counties - Blount, Jefferson, Shelby and Walker. If you live in this area and are looking for childcare, our Family and Community Services Consultant is available weekdays from 9 am-4 pm at (205) 252-1991 ext. 317 to provide you with a customized listing of providers. This free service provides a convenient, easy way to narrow down your child care choices or you can start your search online. If you live outside our service area, visit the Child Care Aware web site at www.childcareaware.org.

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Blueprint for School Readiness, a guide that shows what children need to be successful in kindergarten and a Parent's Checklist for helping a child succeed in kindergarten.

Child Care Aware, a program of the National Association of Resource and Referral Agencies (NACCRRA), is committed to helping parents find the best information on locating quality childcare and childcare resources in their community. For Parent Resources visit www.naccrra.org.

The Daily Parent is a newsletter that offers the latest information on child development issues and gives practical everyday suggestions for busy parents and child care professionals.

Reprinted with permission from The Daily Parent, a newsletter for parents partly funded by the Child Care Bureau, Office of Family Assistance, Administration for Children and Families, and the US Department of Health and Human Services and produced by NACCRRA. Copyright 2008, NACCRRA, Arlington, VA. All rights reserved.

This information is intended for referral purposes only. Childcare Resources does not warrant the information concerning any provider nor do we license, endorse, rate or recommend any particular provider. Only you can determine whether the quality of care is appropriate for your child(ren).