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The Center for Child Care Resources is
a community-based organization providing resources, education and advocacy
to help meet our community's need for affordable and accessible child care.
CCR provides a wide variety of services for parents, child care providers,
employers, and community groups.
| Hardin
County Office |
| 503
1/2 Washington Avenue |
| Iowa
Falls, IA 50126 |
| Child Care Provider
Services |
Parent Referral
Services |
| (641) 648-4201 |
1-800-437-8599 |
Services
for Child Care Providers
1) Recruitment and
Retention of Child Care Providers
2) Referrals for Families
Needing Child Care
3) Coordination
and Implementation of Professional Development Opportunities
- 1st Aid, CPR, Mandatory
Reporter of Child Abuse, Universal Precautions
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- Training Series
including ChildNet Training/Certification, Business Basics, Program
for Infant Toddler Care giving (PITC), Every Child Reads (co-sponsor)
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- Single Topic Workshops
including health & safety, guidance, nutrition, school readiness,
developmentally appropriate practice, etc.
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Scholarships - CCR Provides Training Scholarships to Qualified Providers
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- Professional Development Conferences
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Technical
Assistance
- State registration, Child & Adult Care
Food Program, county agencies and organizations, child care & business
related issues, etc.
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- Healthy Child Care Iowa services
accessible to providers
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Lending
Library
- Resource Materials - books and videos
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Home
Consultant Services
- Individual home consultation service
to new home providers
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- Assistance in meeting state
registration health & safety requirements
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- Materials, resources, and supplies to
meet state registration requirements
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Services
for Parents
- Referrals to child care providers
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- Information on child care, child
development, early childhood education, etc.
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- Advocacy and support in working with
child care providers
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- All provider training opportunities
are available to parents as well
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Services
for Employers
- Technical support for exploring work
and family issues or developing child care options
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- Information on child care availability
and cost factors
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- Parent educational services
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Services
for Our Community
- Information on child development,
early childhood education, quality child care, and professional
organizations
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- Advocacy for providers, children and
families
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- Data collection to determine community
services, needs, and gaps in the system
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- Coordination of statewide child care
programs and resources
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Child Care Nurse
Consultant
A local CCNC is available to conduct onsite assessments,
to offer training or technical assistance and to supply resource materials
to raise the level of health and safety practice in early childhood
programs. This health professional will aid programs in meeting Iowa
regulation and in moving to best practice. The CCNC identifies potential
concerns for child development, nutrition, physical activity, needed
preventive health services including immunization, potential for spread of
communicable disease among specific age groups, and potential age-related
injury hazards. Programs who wish to participate in the Iowa DHS voluntary
Quality Rating System must utilize the support services of the CCNC to
complete requirements for a Level 2 through Level 5 rating.
Elaine Lawrence, Child Care Consultant, 641-751-5050,
lawrenceege@mchsi.com
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