Additional Resources
Child Care Aware:
Child Care Aware is a non-profit initiative committed to helping parents find the best information on locating quality child care and child care resources in their community.
Health Kids Healthy Care:
This website is for parents of children who attend child care programs. Good health and safety practices are important in all early care and educational settings. This website is to help meet your needs for current, export information and lead you to other useful resources.
Zero to Three:
You probably have questions about your child’s development-that’s normal. Or you may just want to know what you can do to ensure your child’s happy and healthy development. We can help you navigate this critical period. We’ve brought together the fields of medicine, child development, research science and human behavior, to focus exclusively on the first three years of life.
National Childcare Information Center:
The National Child Care Information Center (NCCIC), a service of the Child Care Bureau, is a national clearinghouse and technical assistance center that links parents, providers, policy-makers, researchers, and the public to early care and education information.
National Association for the Education of Young Children:
Here you may access the facts that underlie debates surrounding early childhood education as well as informative new studies from other organizations.
American Academy of Pediatrics
If you are looking for general information related to child health or for more specific guidelines concerning a pediatric issue.
After School Alliance
The Afterschool Alliance is a nonprofit organization dedicated to raising awareness of the importance of afterschool programs and advocating for quality, affordable programs for all children.
Summer Camps
Here’s some information to help you find and evaluate camping opportunities.
National After School Association
Here you can locate information that is dedicated to the development, education, and care of children and youth during their out-of-school hours.
4H Club
To advance the 4-H youth development movement to build a world in which youth and adults learn, grow and work together as catalysts for positive change.
Staying Home Alone
Here is some information that can help you decide if your child is ready to stay home alone. There are some safety tips for parents and children if they do decide to stay home alone.
Family Education:
http://www.familyeducation.com/home
Pregnancy and Parenting:
http://parenting.ivillage.com/jump
I am Your Child:
http://www.iamyourchild.org/
National Head Start Association (NHSA):
http://www.nhsa.org/
Children’s Defense Fund:
http://www.childrensdefense.org/site/PageServer
United States Department of Health and Human Services:
http://www.os.dhhs.gov/
Child Care Bureau:
http://www.acf.hhs.gov/programs/ccb/
National Association of Child Care Resource and Referral Agencies:
http://www.naccrra.org/parent/index.php
KidsSource Online:
http://www.kidsource.com/
LaLeche League:
http://www.lalecheleague.org/
Food and Nutrition Center:
http://fnic.nal.usda.gov/nal_display/index.php?info_center=4&tax_level=2&tax_subject=256&topic_id=1348&placement_default=0
Safe Kids World Wide:
http://www.safekids.org/
Minnesota CCR&R:
http://www.mnchildcare.org
Minnesota Training Information:
http://www.mnstreams.org/info/training.html
Minnesota T.E.A.C.H./RETAIN:
http://www.mnchildcare.org/providers/financialaid.php
North Dakota CCR&R:
http://www.ndchildcare.org
North Dakota Training Information:
http://www.ndchildcare.org/training/training.htm
Environmental Rating Scales:
http://www.fpg.unc.edu/~ecers/
Program for Infant Toddler Caregivers:
http://www.pitc.org/
Child Development Associate (CDA) Council:
http://www.cdacouncil.org/
Redleaf Center for the Business of Family Child Care:
http://www.redleafinstitute.org/
Children’s Defense Fund:
http://www.childrensdefense.org
National Association for Family Child Care:
www.nafcc.org
Consumer Product Safety Commission:
www.cpsc.gov
Lakes & Prairies Child Care Resource & Referral
715 11th Street North, Suite 402, Moorhead, MN 56560
(218) 299-7026 or 800-941-7003
(218)299-7547 Fax
Child Care Resource & Referral is a program of Lakes & Prairies Community Action Partnership, Inc.
a 501c3 nonprofit corporation
Child Care Resource and Referral staff may receive concerns and/or complaints about providers via numerous routes. When Child Care Resource and Referral determines that the contact ins unveiling a licensing violation or an abuse or neglect situation, CCR&R informs the individual that we are not involved in the licensing process, does not issue, deny, or revoke child care license, and does not investigate concerns or complaints. These concerns and/or complaints will be addressed by licensing staff or child protective staff in your county. Please contact your local agency regarding these matters.
Confidentiality policy: All information given to create appropriate referrals will be kept confidential and will not be shared with any other organization.
Complaint policy: Should a customer be dissatisfied with a service provided, or have another type of concern or complaint, an employee is expected to give the matter immediate attention.
Monday through Friday 8:00am - 4:30pm
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http://parentsknow.mn.gov
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