The Child Care Resource & Referral of Southeast Georgia serves the following counties in Region 5:
Appling, Bacon, Brantley, Bryan, Bulloch, Burke, Camden, Candler, Charlton, Chatham, Clinch, Columbia, Echols, Effingham, Emanuel, Evans, Glynn, Jeff Davis, Jenkins, Johnson, Laurens, Liberty, Long, McIntosh, Montgomery, Pierce, Richmond, Screven, Tattnall, Toombs, Treutlen, Ware, Wayne and Wheeler
Our Mission
Early Start Child Care Resource & Referral is committed to the
promotion of high quality early care and learning in Southeast Georgia through education and collaborative efforts with families, early childhood professionals and members of the community.
Our Vision
All children have access to quality early care and learning
opportunities that will provide the foundation for a promising future.
Our Services
For Parents:
- Free Child Care referrals, (not recommendations) for military families seeking child care, before and after school care and summer camps through Parent Referral Counseling services
- Parent and Consumer education
- Inclusion services for families of children with special needs
- Quarterly parent newsletter
For Providers:
· Quality improvement consultations to child care professionals on-site or via the telephone
· State approved training opportunities
· Career counseling
· Training and technical assistance in caring for children with special needs
· Support and assistance to child care programs seeking National child care accreditation
· Mentoring Projects for family and group child care
professionals pairing seasoned professionals with new
business owners
· Quarterly Newsletter
For Business and Community Partners:
· Source for demographic and statistical information on
child care and parent needs
· Conducts seminars and public awareness activities in the
community to inform the public about quality child care
and child care options
· Fostering community solutions through community agency participation
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