Our Services

For Parents

• Helpful consultation and resources on searching for early care and education, evaluating options, and developing a good relationship with your care provider
• Customized lists of programs that match a family’s needs
• Web-based searchable database accessible 24 hours a day
• Links to programs offering financial assistance to pay for child care

For Early Childhood Professionals

• Meaningful training opportunities leading to early childhood credentials
• Accessible on-line training formats and face-to-face training events
• Resource materials and lending library of teaching resource books and videos on working with children and families
• Technical assistance on resolving child-related or family-related early care and education issues
• Scholarships for CDA

For Child Care Programs

• Technical assistance on starting and operating a licensed early childhood program
• Coaching on business planning, budgeting, cash flow and marketing to strengthen child care operations
• Assessment-based quality improvement programs
• Advice from trained child care health consultants to maintain a safe and healthy child care environment

For Communities and Employers

• Current data on child care supply and demand
• Child care recruitment and retention strategies
• Consultation on employer child care benefits