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"A good place to begin a serious search is with your local child care resource and referral agency. They know a lot about local choices, and they can save you a lot of time."

Links to services

	Looking for child care? Referrals to licensed/registered child care homes and centers.
	Free Summer Meals for Kids - The Summer Food Program offers summer activities and FREE nutritious meals to children ages 18 years and younger! For more information on SFSP sites and other nutrition programs that may help your family, call (800) 481-4989. Link to a flyer. En Español (800) 481-4989.
	Self Care Booklet - Is your child ready to stay home alone?
	Schedule of Events for Children and Families
	Looking for workshops and trainings for parents? Check out the training schedule!
	Information about your child care options. Centers, licensed homes or your home - which is the best for you? Click here to see rules manual for HOME child care. Click here to see rules manual for CENTER child care.
	Questions about your child care options? Need a Referral? Contact the Referral team at Child Care Resources with any questions regarding child care. The Referral team is available 8:00am to 7:00pm on Mondays and 8:00am to 5:00pm on Tuesdays through Fridays. Call 1-866-4CHILDCARE (1-866-424-4532), extension 4 or e-mail the Referral team coordinator Stephanie Buszka.
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	Cost of Child Care Report - Average weekly rates (Minimum and Maximum) by County by Type of Care (Home or Center) by Age
	Quality child care checklist.
	Average local costs -  Call us at 1-866-424-4532, ext. 4.
	Financial Aid - programs that can help pay for child care: Michigan Department of Human Services Child Day Care   Child Care Commitment Grant
	Where do your child care dollars go? Read more in this article from NAEYC.
	Your child care rights and responsibilities
	Child Care Expulsion Prevention - Is your child experiencing problems in child care? Is he at risk of being expelled? There are programs to help.
	Nationally Accredited child care programs in southwestern Michigan
	Military families: Are you or your spouse serving in the military? Click here for NACCRRA Military Partnerships.
	Partner with CCR - Advocate for QUALITY child care and more!
	"Child Care News" - Current and Past Issues of the CCR newsletter for parents, providers and the community.
	Parenting articles - Zero to Five in 60 Seconds
	CCR Complaint Policy

Information from the State of Michigan about Child Day Care programs and Licensing:

	Information about Child Day Care Licensing:   Family/Group Home child care programs and Center/Preschool child care programs are licensed by the State of Michigan Department of Human Services' Office of Children and Adult Licensing.  Frequently asked questions. Day Care CENTER Rules Center and Home Rules are Adobe PDF files and require the Adobe Acrobat Reader. Click here for free download. Family and Group HOME Rules
	Complaints about Licensed Child Care Programs or Reporting Unlicensed programs
	Looking for information about specific child care programs? You can request information though the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) from the Office of Children and Adult Licensing. Click here. Investigation Reports completed on or after July 1, 2002 are available online. Click here.

More Links and Information for Parents

• American Association of Pediatrics - just for Parents!

• Accessing Support for All Parents, a Family Decision Making Tool: The decision to stay at home or return to work is not easy. Child Care Aware’s Accessing Support for All Parents (ASAP) project will help families look at factors involved in making decisions about child care.

• Autism - 

  • Interactive Autism Network

  • Autism Speaks

• Born Learning campaign

• Child Care Aware

  • "Child Care Connector" - Search for your local Resource & Referral Agency

  • Are You Aware - Free bi-weekly articles emailed to you! Check out past articles and register here.

• Child Passenger Safety Brochures, Flyers, Coloring Books and more from the Michigan Office of Highway Safety

• Consumer Product Safety Commission - Recall and Product Safety Information

  • KEEP CHILDREN (and yourself) SAFE - Sign up for recall information to be emailed to you.

• Literacy Link - Kellogg Community College

• Meijer: Leading Antibiotics are now FREE at your Meijer Pharmacy

• MiAEYC - Michigan Association for the Education of Young Children

• Michigan's Children - "Your Eyes and Ears at the State Capitol for Children's Issues"

• NAEYC - National Association for the Education of Young Children

  • NAEYC Develops 10 Standards of High-Quality Early Childhood Education

• NAFCC - National Association for Family Child Care

• NAA - National After-School Association

• NACCRRA - National Association of Child Care Resource & Referral Agencies

  • Check out the "38 Indicators Checklist." Click link on far right of page. 

  • Daily Parent Newsletters with many great topics for parents

• TOLERANCE: Fight Hate and Promote Tolerance

• Tragedy

  • Learn some simple steps to  help your children deal with tragedy. 

  • More simple steps to help children cope with tragedy.

  • Other Links with resources to help children deal with tragedies.