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Child Care Resource and Referral agencies deliver an interrelated set of “core” services to families, child care providers, and communities. CCR&R Core services include:

Consumer Education and Referral
Professional Development
Technical Assistance
Data Collection, Analysis and Dissemination
Public Awareness

CCR&R Core services address four major areas which include:

Support families and the child care system by gathering supply and demand data to help improve their local early education/school-age system.
Equip families with consumer education materials to assist them in their search for child care.
Assist those interested in starting a child care program or in enhancing their current program operation
Facilitate the development of pathways to higher education for the early childhood workforce.
Provide training and technical assistance to child care providers. Maintain and use a child care/early care and education database, to document child care needs and gaps.
Play a key role in informing the public and affecting child care policy; and
Acts as a partner in community planning for early care and education.

Region 4 Child Care Resource and Referral Services provide all services in an unbiased manner with regard to race, ethnicity, gender, religion, handicap and national origin.