Child Care Resources leads efforts to promote equity for children, community stability, and school readiness.

20th Anniversary Luncheon – Register Here!

Register today for our Annual Benefit Luncheon. You won’t want to miss this year as we celebrate our 20th Anniversary! Register here for the luncheon on Wed, Oct 6th, doors open at 11:30 am with our program from noon – 1:15 pm. Location: The Westin Seattle, Grand Ballroom. We’re honored to have President Elson S. Floyd of Washington State University as our Keynote Speaker who will address the importance of the continuum of learning from birth to college graduation and the link to success as an adult. Think about it: some of those babies who benefitted from CCR’s mission 20 years ago are those young men and women who are graduating this year!

How would you like to participate by being a Table Captain? You could play an important role in the celebration and we support you all along the way! Contact Elizabeth Benedict

A Resource for All Families Seeking Child Care

CCR helps all families find answers to child care questions. CCR assistance is especially valuable to families in challenging situations, including those who work evenings or weekends, children with special needs, families struggling to manage the cost of care and homeless families can all find personalized and in-depth information, referrals and help here on this website and by calling our office at the contact information at the bottom of this page. 

A Partner to Child Care Providers to Improve Quality

Child Care Resources offers providers training, technical assistance, supplies and mentorship to increase the quality of care.  CCR also trains low-income women transitioning from welfare to work to start home-based child care businesses or begin a career as a teacher in a child care program. Read more..

Plain Talk About Childhood Immunization 

Revised in 2009, the sixth edition includes information on vaccine safety, current updated statistics, and questions about delaying immunizations.

First developed in 1996 in response to requests by parents, health care professionals, school nurses, child care providers and others, this 54-page booklet provides parents and child care providers with accurate information about immunizations and the diseases they prevent, benefits and risks and vaccine safety and effectiveness.

Available in both English and Spanish.

To order copies of this FREE resource visit: https://fortress.wa.gov/prt/printwa/wsprt/default.asp
Or call the Family Health Hotline at 1-800-322-2588.
It is also available online at: http://here.doh.wa.gov/materials/plain-talk-about-childhood-immunizations
 

Donor Newsletter

Read stories here about our challenges and accomplishments in our Summer Issue

City of Seattle Priorities

If YOU want high quality early learning to be a priority, go to the City of Seattle Youth and Family Initiative Ideas webpage and give 3 votes for “Invest in high quality early learning to improve high school graduation rates and prevent violence.” It’s a quick and easy way to advocate for your child.

Welcome to Kaleidoscope Play & Learn!

Kaleidoscope Play & Learn groups are organized play groups for young children and the people who take care of them – grandparents, aunts, uncles, brothers and sisters, other family members, friends and parents. At Kaleidoscope Play & Learn, young children and their caregivers participate in fun, educational play activities and get to know other people in their neighborhood. Caregivers also learn more about child development and what they can do at home to support growth and early learning of the children in their care. These weekly groups meet all over King County in libraries, family centers, schools, community centers and other neighborhood locations. Most are free or low-cost, and groups are offered in a variety of languages.   Find a Kaleidoscope Play & Learn group

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Information for providers about potential flooding in the Green River Watershed


Important Announcement

Child Care Resources is committed to helping families find quality care, and to working with providers to continually improve the quality of early learning experiences for children. The current economic situation is challenging for all of us. In an effort to be proactive, Child Care Resources has implemented five furlough days for all CCR staff. The offices will be closed:
Tuesday, Feb 16, 2010
Tuesday, June 1, 2010
Friday, July 2, 2010
Tuesday, Sept 7, 2010
Thursday, Dec 23, 2010
to save resources. These steps will help CCR continue to meet the needs of families, providers, caregivers, and most of all, children who need quality experiences birth to five to be ready for success in school and in life.

Consider these ways to do your shopping online AND have a percentage of your sale go to CCR

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Click here to install the iGive Toolbar!
No purchase necessary! Between 10am, Wednesday March 24th and 9:59am, Thursday, March 25th: 1. Join iGive.com. 2. Create a "joinLink." 3. While logged in to iGive, visit a participating iGive store (there are 750+ stores-Amazon, Zazzle, eBay, HSN, QVC). 4. iGive will donate $1 to Child Care Resources for each new member who visits a store!

KING 5 TV - Quality Child Care

See KING 5 TV's report on the characteristics of quality child care. You'll see an interview with former CEO Nina Auerbach as she gives the Top 5 List for choosing quality child care.

It can be one of the hardest decisions a parent has to make: Who will watch my child while I'm at work? KING 5's Carolyn Douglas shows us what to look for when choosing a childcare facility for your little one. KING 5 Link...

Every Child Deserves a Great Start

At least 125,000 children in King County spend time in child care every week, but much of that care is not as good as it should be.  Surveys by state education officials show that 55 percent of children entering Washington's kindergarten classes are not completely ready to enter school.  Among low-income children, the percentage is even higher.  Not only are too many youngsters unprepared for school, but thousands of families in King County struggle to find affordable, quality child care.  High-quality early learning programs set the foundation for children to learn the skills thy need to succeed in school.

Read this brochure  (PDF)