YW Child Care Connections
 
We Help You Select & Find Child Care
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YWCA of Greater Toledo
United Way of Greater Toledo
Child Care Aware




Welcome to
YWCA Child Care Resource & Referral

YWCA Child Care Resource & Referral is a service provided to families of all income levels. We help families find child care and recruit and train new child care providers.
 
Search for Child Care
YWCA Child Care Resource & Referral is a service provided to families of all income levels. We help families find child care and recruit and train new child care providers.
Defiance, Fulton, Henry, Lucas, Ottawa, Paulding, Williams, and Wood counties.
 
Allen, Auglaize, Hancock, Hardin, Mercer, Putnam, Van Wert & Wyandot counties.
7 Quality Indicators
Look:
Visit the home or center more than once at different times.
Look:
Is the environment safe & clean?
Listen:
How does the setting sound? Is there positive interaction? Does the provider greet you & your child?
Ask:
Inquire about staff training, education, experience, and turnover rate.
Count:
What is the staff to children ratio?
Find:
What is the provider doing to improve or keep quality child care?
Ask:
What activities are offered to encourage family involvement? Are children allowed to bring items from home (toys, blankets, etc.)?
Parents
We help families to select the best options for their child care needs. We can help you locate care.
To find the correct type of care that you need please click one of links above.
YWCA Child Care Resource & Referral is not responsible for the performance of any child care provider.
Would You Like To
Provide Child Care?

If you enjoy working with children and would like to work in your home then YWCA Childe Care Resource & Referral would like to hear from you. You can earn additional income.
For someone already providing care, we have resource materials available and could have referrals waiting on you.

For more information on how to become registered, call or fill out our:
Provider Form
Community Outreach
YWCA Child Care Resource & Referral advances quality child care by:
Conducting workshops for the community.
Conducting parenting workshops.
Informing the community of local and state child care issues.
Serving as an advocate for families and children.
Training
Training is offered in all sixteen counties. This is to help provider involvement. Training helps maintain quality care.
Community Education
YWCA Child Care Resource & Referral looks for every opportunity to educate the community about child care and issues related to families and children.

The agency sets up displays at community events offering information on children’s behavior issues, newsletters and informational brochures about our services.
Mission Statement

The mission of YWCA Child Care Resource & Referral is to improve the quality, availability, accessibility, and affordability of child care to parents, as well as providing consumer information to parents and providers.

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