The YWCA Child Care Resource and Referral connects Child Care Providers, Parents, Families and Community members to a number of different resources throughout the 20 counties served.
Supporting the community with efforts to educate everyone on the importance of quality early care and education is not only important for economic development, but also important for school readiness.
In addition, the CCR&R provides a range of business support services to Child Care Providers in order to better assist them in providing quality early care and education. Finally, the CCR&R offers access to the community library where a wide range of resources are available to Child Care Professionals, Parents, Families and the Community.
Quality child care creates a strong community foundation that supports not only children and families, but serves as a catalyst for economic development. The YWCA Child Care Resource and Referral (CCR&R) supports the community with efforts to educate businesses, child care providers, families, and others on the importance of quality early care and education. Businesses need employees. Employees need quality child care. It’s a win-win situation.
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The YWCA CCR&R provides access to multiple business support services for child care providers. Business Center resources available at each CCR&R office location include:
Have you been looking for additional materials to support new and exciting experiences for the children in your program? Need help with parenting strategies? The YWCA CCR&R Community Library can help! We offer a variety of free resources and services to support child care professionals, parents, children and the community in our library.
Library hours at all offices are 9:00 am – 4:30 pm. Please call your local YWCA CCR&R office for more information as scheduling resources vary by locations.
The purpose of the family fun literacy group is to expose parents and children, ages birth to 5 years, to quality literature and coaching for extended early learning in the home. Attendees receive books, at home extension kits, coaching and modeling, a meal and socialization. Groups are held 4 times per month with a maximum of 30 families.
For more information please contact the YWCA CCR&R in Lima at 419-225-5465.
