For Parents

Searching for child care can be very stressful. Believe in yourself, and understand that as a parent, you are best able to evaluate and choose care for your child. Child Care Resource & Referral is here to assist in that evaluation.

What is a Child Care Referral?
During a 15 minute phone conversation we will record your child care needs, as well as review the process for finding child care including how to determine the quality of a program. We will also discuss where (location) child care is needed, what type of child care will work best for your family, how soon you need care and any other needs that may affect your child care search. Then, we use the information you provide to run a search of our child care database and identify child care providers who may meet your child care needs. Referrals may be provided in a variety of ways including email, fax, or mail. If for any reason the original referrals do not work, you are welcome to call back for another search and we will expand the search area and/or change your search criteria.

A Referral is Not a Recommendation
Child Care Resource and Referral makes child care referrals, not recommendations. We refer parents to licensed programs; however, some preschools and school age programs are exempt from licensing. We do not guarantee the accuracy of the information concerning any provider in our files. We do not license, endorse, or recommend any particular provider, nor do we make any judgment about the quality of care given by any provider. Consequently, we urge parents to interview a provider and to check the provider’s references carefully before leaving a child in that provider’s care.