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Finding Your Child Care
Parents and child care
providers form an important partnership in the healthy development of children.
Choose a provider that meets your family's needs. Child
Care Information Services is here to help you.
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Free Resource and Referral Services are
available to all families, regardless of income. |
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CCIS provides information to families on
how to select a child care provider. |
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CCIS provides listings of registered and
certified child care providers. The lists are customized for each family
based on their child care needs with regard to location, ages of children,
type of facility preferred, hours and days child care is needed, etc. |
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It is important to choose
a child care provider that meets your family’s needs. See
the list below for different types of child care facilities:
Family Day Care Home: |
A
state registered family residence with one caregiver providing care
for up to six children not related to the caregiver. |
Group Daycare Home: |
A
state certified facility providing care for seven to twelve children.
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Day Care Center: |
A state certified
facility providing care for seven or more children. |
Relative/Neighbor
Care: |
A person who
cares for three or fewer children at any one time who are not related to the caregiver. |
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There are other early care options available
to families:
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Head
Start: |
A preschool child
and family development program. This service is available at NO
COST to eligible families. |
Nursery
and Preschool Programs: |
Part-time programs that provide
services to preschool children.
Fees to attend
Nursery and Preschool programs CANNOT be subsidized by CCIS.
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CCIS can make referrals to other service
organizations that may be able to meet other needs a family may have. |
IMPORTANT NOTE:
Community Action, Inc. and the Child Care
Information Services (CCIS) Project does not endorse, recommend, or underwrite
the service of any child care facility, nor does it comment on the quality
of care rendered.
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Community Action, Inc.
105 Grace Way
Punxsutawney, PA 15767-1209
Contact us today! Local calls (814) 938-3302
Toll Free 1-800-648-3381
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