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The Provider Services department offers a wide range of services that support and assist child care centers, family child care programs and early childhood professionals. Early childhood training’s, professional development grants, resource library and technical assistance are offered to child care center staff and family child care providers. In addition, support and orientation training’s are provided to individuals who have an interest in starting a family child care business or child care center program. Child Care Resource & Referral (CCR&R) is dedicated to supporting child care professionals.

Benefits to providers listed with CCR&R include:

Available Services

  • Training Opportunities Dealing With Topics Related to Early Childhood Care & Education. Some examples: CPR/First Aid, Infant/Toddler training, Curriculum, School Age training, Accreditation information, etc…
  • Available to provide a specific training to a child care program through a “training package”. This particular service has an additional fee.
  • Scholarships Available: To achieve Early Childhood Credentials, Program Accreditation, College Courses and other Early Childhood professional development opportunities.
  • Providers listed on the CCR&R database are eligible to apply for the “Quality Counts Grant”.
  • Newsletters and training info provided to family child care providers and child care centers on CCR&R database for free.
  • Technical assistance available to providers regarding Early Childhood Care & Education issues/concerns.
  • Resource center available to providers on the CCR&R database for free. The resources include written materials and learning kits. These are resources that the providers may check out for a month at a time. The providers will also have access to an accu-cut machine and a laminator. Laminating service does include a fee.
 

Child Care Referrals:
In Joliet
(815)741-1179

Outside Joliet
(800)552-5526

Provider Services:
Training
(815)741-1163 ext 226

Recruitment
(815)741-1163 ext 227

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