Finding/Paying for Care

• Finding child care and early education programs
• Finding help paying for child care

Finding child care and early education programs

The child care resource and referral agency (CCR&R) in the area where you now live can help you find available and affordable child care and early education in your location. Contact Child Care Aware, a free, Federally funded service, at http://www.childcareaware.org or at 800-424-2246 to find a local CCR&R. The local CCR&R may also be able to help you find out if you qualify for free or subsidized child care. Links to State CCR&R agencies are available on the NCCIC Web site at http://nccic.acf.hhs.gov/statedata/dirs/display.cfm?title=ccrr

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Finding help paying for child care

A child care resource and referral agency (CCR&R) in the area where you now live may have information about child care programs that have special funding options or sliding fee scales. Links to State CCR&R agencies are available on the NCCIC Web site at http://nccic.acf.hhs.gov/statedata/dirs/display.cfm?title=ccrr. You can also contact Child Care Aware, a free, Federally funded service, at http://www.childcareaware.org or at 800-424-2246 to find a local CCR&R. Child Care Aware's brochures are available on the Web:
"Finding Help Paying for Child Care"
http://www.childcareaware.org/docs/pubs/110e.pdf (English)
"Cómo encontrar ayuda para cubrir el costo del servicio de cuidado de niños"
http://www.childcareaware.org/docs/pubs/110s.pdf (Spanish)

Early Head Start serves infants and toddlers, and Head Start serves children ages 3-5. In general, Head Start serves children whose family income is at or below the Federal Poverty Level. To find a Early Head Start program in your area, visit the EHS Program Locator Web site at http://www.ehsnrc.org/programs/index.htm. To find a Head Start program in your area, use the online Head Start Program Search Tool at http://eclkc.ohs.acf.hhs.gov/hslc/HeadStartOffices.

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