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Resource & Referral

 

 

 

Child Care Resource and Referral (CCR&R) Network

 

 

 

 

  • Assists parents in finding and selecting quality child care
  • Builds the supply of child care in Marion County by assisting new child care businesses
  • Improves the quality of child care
  • Bridges child care and education
  • Supports families in raising healthy children
  • Documents child care needs and trends
  • Collaborates with community partner

The current contract for the CCR&R Network is with the Agency for Workforce Innovation, Office of Early Learning. CCR&R responds to the needs of families, child care and early education providers, communities and policy makers with information, referrals, strategies and solutions related to child care and early education issues and concerns.

Choosing a child care provider or an early education program for a child is one of the most important decisions a parent will ever make. Standards were developed to ensure that all families in Florida have access to quality resource and referral services to help them make informed child care decisions.

The Early Learning Coalition of Marion County is responsible for administering CCR&R in our community. The Coalition contracts this service with Childhood Development Services, Inc. (CDS). For more information on CCR&R, contact CDS, 1601 NE 25th Ave., Suite 900, Ocala, FL 34470, (352) 629-0055, ext. 200, www.childhooddevelopment.org. The CCR&R office hours are Monday through Friday, 7:30 a.m. to 6:00 p.m.