Provide financial assistance to cover day care costs on behalf of low income families so they may participate in OWF and/or education or training to maintain employment. This department also certifies day care providers to provide services through subsidized child care program.

Provides child care resources and referrals. Services also include training programs, fingerprinting, and background checks.

Provides a wide range of services for families, including referrals to child care and early education programs that meet their family needs for child care. Provides assistance to parents and families on a variety of parenting topics, including discipline, literacy and special needs. Provides childcare provider training, a lending library with books and supplies for childcare providers, fingerprinting services, and the Step Up To Quality program for type A childcare providers.

Offers information and support for families.

Helping to pay for child care is one of the many supportive services provided by MCDJFS. If a parent or caretaker is working, attending school or taking part in vocational training, the family may qualify for a child care subsidy.

Provides a referral service to help families find appropriate child care resources and schools such as nursery schools, pre-schools, Head Start programs, before and after school care, and in-home care. Offers families information on choosing a child care provider. Provides training for child care providers. Maintains a calendar of child care training opportunities.

Provide free child care referrals to families needing child care options. Trained counselors available by phone, fax, and email to answer parents’ questions about child care licensing, child development, parenting, how to choose quality care, etc.

COAD provides free child care referrals for individuals looking for child care services. COAD has trained counselors to complete and intake with families that will provide the best options for the needs of the families. COAD helps improve the quality of child care in the same 10 county. Staff assist individuals opening a child care program, looking for to star rated or increase a rating. COAD will help individuals walk through the licensing process of becoming a foster family in the same 10 county region. COAD offers parenting wisely parent education classes.

Provides callers information about child care and early learning options.

Provides free child care referrals to families through a comprehensive database of child care centers, preschool programs, family child care homes, Head Start programs and after-school programs. Also provides consumer education materials on what to look for when selecting and evaluating a child care program.

Provides information and referral on available child care resources; information on parenting concerns or issues. Community based support services for families. Support services for persons operating child care businesses and support services for persons interested in starting a child care business.

Provides referrals for child care. Listings of licensed child care providers are on the website. View providers and see their inspection reports before choosing a a specific provider.

Offers resources to support and to answer questions and guide clients through services, benefits, and referrals related to child care, schooling, parenting, wellness, housing, and many other needs. Parent Youth Ambassadors have lived experience.

Child Care Resource and Referral Services include: - free referrals to child care programs and community resources for families - providing information about indicators of quality in child care programs - assistance and classes for parents on a variety of parenting topics, - professional development and technical assistance for early educational professionals - coordinating initiatives that impact child care programs, - collection of data for public awareness, advocacy and workforce development - collaborating with local community organizations to develop services and programs that affect children, families, and early childhood education professionals.

Provides free child care referrals to families through a comprehensive database of child care centers, preschool programs, family child care homes, Head Start programs and after-school programs. Also provides consumer education materials on what to look for when selecting and evaluating a child care program.

Provides child care subsidies for families who are eligible. This department also certifies providers who wish to provide care for children as a vocation.

Provides families with referrals to child care programs that best meet a family's specific needs, offers information on how to choose quality care and provides other family resources.

4C for Children provides free child care referrals to families through a comprehensive database of child care centers, preschool programs, family child care homes, Head Start programs and after-school programs.

Maintains a database of regulated child care and early education programs in Franklin, Delaware, Madison, Union, Fairfield, Licking and Pickaway counties. Provides information and referral free of charge to families in the community. Database includes private and publicly-funded child care centers, preschools, Head Start programs, family child care home providers and school age programs.

Provides assistance finding child care providers. Family Engagement Specialists gather information and help guide through the process.

Provides assistance to pay for part of the cost of childcare for qualifying families as they work toward self-sufficiency. Families receiving this benefit must take their children to childcare providers who are certified or are licensed by the Ohio Department of Job and Family Services. The childcare benefit is paid directly to the childcare provider or center. *JFS can make referrals to certified childcare agencies if needed

Provides consultation and referral to services, including child care, for families and caregivers for their children with social-emotional, developmental, or medical needs. Information available on developmental issues, parenting, health care, and other community resources that serve the needs of this population.

Provides a referral service to help families find the appropriate child care option including centers and in-home child care providers for infants, toddlers, pre-school, and school-age children. Also provides consumer education materials on what to look for when selecting and evaluating a child care program.