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 What
is Child Care Resources (CCR)?
Child Care Resources is a child care resource and referral
service for sixteen parishes in Southeast Louisiana, including the New Orleans, Northshore, and Houma/Thibodaux regions. It is a program of Agenda for Children, a statewide, non-profit
child advocacy agency.
What services does Child Care Resources offer?
Child Care Resources provides parents with information about
their child care options, including child care centers, family
child care homes, summer camps, nursery schools, and before/after
school programs. CCR also counsels parents about evaluating
and locating quality child care. It conducts public education
campaigns about the value of good child care and offers technical
assistance to child care providers.
Who provides the information?
Referral specialists at Child Care Resources are trained, experienced
early childhood professionals who have first-hand knowledge
of child care in the New Orleans area.
How does the service work?
- When a parent calls Child Care Resources, a counselor
discusses the kind of care the parent wants, where and when
it is needed, and any other requirements of the family of
the child.
- The counselor then refers the parent to at least three
child care programs from a database.
Child Care Resources does not recommend or endorse any agency
or individual. We believe that parents are best able to choose
the care they want for their children. Child Care Resources
enables them to make an informed choice.
Click
here for a Child Care Referral Form that you can fill
out and email back to Agenda for Children to receive an online
referral. Please remember that you can always call Agenda
for Children if you have any questions, or if you prefer to
have a phone consultation.
Who pays for the service?
Parents receive child care referrals free of charge.
Child Care Resources was founded in 1989 through support from
Mervyn’s, the Greater New Orleans Section of the National
Council of Jewish Women, and The Greater New Orleans Foundation. Current sources of program funding include the Louisiana
State Department of Children and Family Services and individual and corporate
contributions.
How can the business community support this service?
Employers may contract with Child Care Resources to provide
expert, fast child care referrals for their employees. Since
child care problems are a major cause of work-force tardiness
and absenteeism, many employers across the country have recognized
the value of such a service to help employees find good care
for their children.
For more information, please call (504) 586-8509 or e-mail:
Information@agendaforchildren.org.
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