Child Care Resource & Referral is a community based organization that lends a helping hand to people who care for and about children. CCR&R provides a wide variety of services for:
  • Parents
  • Child Care Providers
  • Employers & Community Groups

Please view the links to the left to learn more about CCR&R services.

Due to the uniqueness of child care needs, we provide guidance by phone, in person, via the internet, and in other ways that are tailored to you rather than a one-size-fits-all solution.

Now available:

           Early Childhood Data by County
Includes information such as:

  • Number of Child Care Providers & Spaces
  • Number of Providers participating in ChildNet, QRS, & Accreditation
  • Number of Providers accepting Child Care Assistance
  • Average Rates charged by Registered Homes, Licensed Centers, & Preschools
  • Number of Parent Referral requests CCR&R has received
  • Type of Care Parents are requesting
  • And more

 

 

  • We would like to welcome Sarah Smith as the new Regional Training Coordinator.  For the past year and a half she has been the Professional Development Coordinator for us. She has a BS in Early Childhood Education and Hotel/Restaurant Institution Management. Her minors are in business, economics and special needs education endorsement. Sarah has several years of experience as a lead Head Start Teacher, pre-kindergarten teacher and kindergarten teacher. She also has experience in sales and marketing and has been a lead concierge.
  • Online Classes Now Available
  • Better Kid Care (self-study and group setting)
  • Mandatory Child Abuse Reporter Training
Available Programs:
Child & Adult Care
Food Program		 Iowa Program for Infant &
Toddler Caregivers		 Iowa's Quality Rating
System for Child Care
Healthy Child Care Iowa Toolkit for Home Professionals Mid-Sioux Opportunity
 
 

 

                Funding provided by the Iowa Department of Human Services through

                                          the Child Care Development Fund