About Child Care Resource & Referral Services (CCR&Rs)
Ensuring the availability of high-quality care in Minnesota is
a matter of education. The Child Care Resource & Referral
community throughout Minnesota works to educate parents about their child care options, offers professional development and grant opportunities to
child care providers and strives to inform the community at
large regarding child caring issues.
CCR&R is a trusted resource for parents
- This year, 32,962 parents received child care referrals and information on quality through our personalized phone service or through mnchildcare.org.
“I was overwhelmed by the thought of making this
important decision on my own. After talking for a
long time with the CCR&R counselor, I have some
guidelines to use in making our choice and a better understanding of what to expect.”
–Minnesota Parent
CCR&R is an important partner in providing care
- This year CCR&R sponsored or cosponsored 2,220 trainings and conferences for child care professionals. These sessions were attended by 34,128 child care professionals.
- Over $2 million was delivered in grants to improve quality in child care by allowing providers to improve their programs and keep their businesses viable.
CCR&R is an essential community partner and
information source
- This year, 1,657 Family, Friend and Neighbor caregivers
received education and/or grant dollars through their local Child Care R esource & R eferral agency. Family,
Friend and Neighbor caregivers provide legal, unlicensed
care for children who are a part of their extended family,
neighborhood or circle of friends.
- CCR&R staffers created and sustained critical community
relationships across the state. Our goal is to partner with
other organizations to reach out to those in need of
child care/early learning information and ensure that
child care issues are among those addressed by
Minnesota communities.
