Iowa Community Action Association - Child Care Resource and Referral
Iowa Community Action Association - Child Care Resource and Referral
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Child Care Resource and Referral

Funding provided by the Iowa Department of Human Services through the Child Care Development Fund.
Over 60% of the 20 million U.S. children under age 5 are in some kind of child care arrangement. This allows parents to work. In Iowa

  • 84% of single parent families and
  • 74% of two-parent families have all parents employed.

Quality child care is essential for any community’s long-term success.

Child Care Resource & Referral (CCR&R) is a nationwide network of community-based agencies that brings parents, child care providers and employers together. CCR&R connects parents in need of child care and local providers. Our referrals are free and confidential.

CCR&R supports early care and education providers through assistance in:

  • Registration,
  • Licensing,
  • Applying for the Iowa Quality Rating System,
  • Professional growth, and
  • Free referrals to parents.

See the attachments below for the latest version of Caring Imprints Newsletter and more training information.

CCR&R serves as an information resource about child care concerns for any one in the community with funding provided by the Iowa Departments of Human Services through the Child Care Development Block Grant. CCR&R is not a regulatory agency.

The lead agency for CCR&R in eastern Iowa is Community Action of Eastern Iowa. The HACAP service area includes Benton, Iowa, Jackson, Jones and Linn Counties. We are committed to serving by informing, enriching and supporting the child care needs of families.

Parents and families looking for child care may call the HACAP CCR&R number at 1-800-233-0054 or access free web referrals through the Community Action of Eastern Iowa website at:

https://www.naccrraware.net/naccrrajsp/servlet/naccrra.servlets.MaskSearchServlet?pid=mo2897awnlmgz1h

Families in Johnson and Washington Counties may contact 4Cs Community Coordinated Child Care Resource & Referral at: http://www.iowa4cs.com/

PDF Caring Imprints (2.5 mb) HACAP Child Care Resource and Referral Newsletter Jan - April 2011
PDF Take Care of Yourself Retreat 2011 (406 k) 16th Annual Conference on May 20 and May 21, 2011
PDF Caring Imprints (4.3 mb) Newsletter and training for May - August 2011