Causes: Child Day Care, Children & Youth, Education, Preschools

Mission: The mission of Childcare Resources is to make quality care and education of children happen by providing information, education, and assistance to families, providers of child care, and the community.

Results: Childcare Resources makes quality child care happen by partnering with families, child care professionals, and the community.
•For families, we provide child care information and resources to help them choose child care. Child care financial assistance is provided for eligible low-income working parents to help them afford child care.
•For child care professionals, we provide award-winning training on a wide variety of subjects that support their professional development. In addition, child care programs are enhanced by our support services.
•For the community, we educate and inform the public about the importance of early care and education in order to increase support for quality child care.

Geographic areas served: Blount, Jefferson, Shelby and Walker counties of Alabama

Programs: Training and technical assistance - training sessions, courses and conferences are offered for providers to assist them in meeting the needs of chidren in their care. Technical assistance is available to current and potential providers looking to improve the quality of care being provided, open a new child care program or seek cda or national accreditation.

supplemental child care program - provides tuition assistance to working families who are over income to receive state subsidies.

rise - childcare resources offers assistance to child care programs interested in working towards reaching national accreditation standards and improving the quality of early care they offer at their child care center.