The Child Care Resource & Referral of Southeast Georgia serves the following counties:

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:

• Parent and Consumer education 
• Inclusion services for families of children with special needs

 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 and Georgia Quality Rated

·    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 

      Announcements