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

Please join us to celebrate our work for children and families at the Seattle Sheraton
on Friday, October 11th 2013. Register Now

Early Achievers is designed to support child care providers to provide high-quality care by providing resources including training, coaching and incentives. Early Achievers will also help parents and caregivers find high-quality care with an easy-to-understand rating system and ensures children have access to high-quality learning experiences.  To learn more, and register for Early Achievers Orientation or Level 2 training click here.

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Spring 2013 Family Child Care Conference  June 1, 2013  Bellevue
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Kathryn Flores of Child Care Resources was named the Executive Excellence Chief Financial Officer of the Year on January 31, 2013 at the Four Seasons hotel by Seattle Business magazine. What is exceptional about Kathryn’s candidacy is that she beat out so many corporate CFOs; but that is how the Executive Excellence Awards were designed in the first place – not only to recognize the best in their professions, but to consider community and significant civic contribution. She is pictured with CCR’s Accounting team.

Important early learning issues are being considered in the legislature NOW. Please join us in advocating for high quality early learning for all children
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Gifts to Child Care Resources are tax-deductible.
Our not-for-profit tax identification
number is 91-1465046.
You should take some comfort in knowing your contribution is helping families which are hit the hardest. Here is a letter from CEO Deeann Puffert highlighting CCR activities in 2011 and some interesting prospects for this year.
 

Ask Dr. Terry

Meet Dr. Michelle Terry, one of Seattle's top pediatricians and parenting experts (and CCR Board of Directors Member). Children's Trust is proud to announce our newest partnership - Ask Dr. Terry - we hope you'll enjoy our new interactive blog.

To receive weekly updates from Ask Dr. Terry - sign up for our Parent eTIPs to receive weekly ideas about fun ways to connect with the kids in your life, help them succeed in school, and become the parent you want to be.   http://askdrterry.wordpress.com/
 

Connect with other early learning professions and parents to discuss the early learning, birth through age five”  

Visit the Foundation for Early Learning’s Early Learning Community page and CCR’s Facebook page

CCR Stands Against Racism

CCR knows that becoming an anti-racist organization is a process which takes time and is often achieved through small steps. As these steps are achieved, we move closer to our vision that all children will have a great start in school and in life. All of us at CCR envision a society and educational system free of racism and bias, and offering an equal chance to succeed to all children no matter what their economic status, race or culture.

What You Can Do to Combat Racism
Stand Against Racism

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..

Donor Newsletter

Read stories here about our challenges and accomplishments in our Spring 2011 Issue

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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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!
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!

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)

Supported by United Way of King County
http://unitedwayofkingcounty.org