Child Care Resources

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Child Care Resources leads efforts to promote equity for children, community stability, and school readiness.
20th Anniversary Luncheon
Stepping Up For Children INDEED!
Child Care Resources annual benefit luncheon was a huge success! 800 people joined together at the Seattle Westin to celebrate as King County Executive Dow Constantine proclaimed Child Care Resources 20th Anniversary Day. $210,000 was raised to help families find quality child care and to work with providers to improve the quality of care.

Washington State University President Elson Floyd spoke of his own childhood where he was cared for by a neighbor while his parents both worked to see that he would get the education he deserved. He cited the research showing that early learning is so important to later success in higher education.

Former Boeing VP Bob Watt pointed out that investing in the first five years of a childs life is not only the right thing to do, it brings tremendous financial and social dividends.

The luncheon was presented by the Boeing Company. Other top sponsors included the Muckleshoot Indian Tribe, Bright Horizons, Bank of America, amazon.com, and Foster Pepper.

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

Read stories here about our challenges and accomplishments in our Summer 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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Information for providers about potential flooding in the Green River Watershed

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:

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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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)

We offer an online database of
licensed child care programs in King County and Resource Specialists available
by phone to assist you in your search.
Find Out More

View Licensing Information
How to apply for a license and how to prepare and complete the licensing process.

Update Your Provider Listing
Click update if you are listed in our referral database of child care providers, but want to make a change. Licensed providers who would like to be listed: Click to add new.

Family Friend Neighbor
Family, Friend & Neighbors as Care Givers
Learn about using family, friends and neighbors as care givers.

Ways to Help
There are many ways you can make a difference for children and families.

Seattle/North King County 1225 South Weller - Suite 300, Seattle, WA 98144
(206) 329-1011 or 1-877-543-0059 Toll Free - FAX (206) 461-3726
Hours: M-F 8:30-5:00
Referral Line (206) 329-5544 or 1-877-512-3948 Toll Free
Provider Line (206) 329-5333 or 1-877-512-3949 Toll Free
TTY Line (206) 461-4571

East King County - Redmond 16315 NE 87th Street - Building B, Redmond, WA 98052
Hours: By Appointment

South King County - Kent 232 2nd Ave South - Suite 104, Kent, WA 98032

by contacting the following:
Snohomish County Resource and Referral

Washington State Resource and Referral
1-800-446-1114