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Provides a referral service to help families find appropriate child care options, including child care centers, and licensed individuals who provide child care in their own homes. Also provides consumer education materials on what to look for when selecting and evaluating a child care program. Organization cannot provide referrals for child care in the client's home (not the same as care in the home of a child care provider). However, if a client has an emergency situation AND has an open case with the county department of children and family services, the county department may be able to make arrangements for service in the home of the client.

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Specialized Information and Referral
Child Care Provider Referrals
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

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Child Care Provider Referrals
Child Care Expense Assistance Appeals/Complaints
Child Care Expense Assistance Applications
Offers child care provider referrals for in-home day care providers and day care centers.
4C for Children specialists provide 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.

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Child Care Provider Referrals
Provides a current list of home child care providers and centers to assist clients in finding the child care that is right for their needs. Offers guidelines for choosing a provider and what types of providers are available.
Program provides initial assessment and referrals for counseling. Includes individual, family, budget, and substance abuse counseling.

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Case/Care Management
On the Job Training
Employment Preparation
Substance Use Disorder Counseling
Job Finding Assistance
Career Exploration
Career Counseling
General Counseling Services
Achievement Testing
Case/Care Management Referrals
Child Care Provider Referrals
Family Counseling
Individual Counseling
Personal Financial Counseling
Assists families in finding child care or preschool. Families are able to work with staff by phone and email or search online for providers. Also assists families in find options for paying for child care.

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Preschool Referral Programs
Child Care Provider Referrals
Provides child care resources and referrals. Services also include training programs, fingerprinting, and background checks.

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Child Care Provider Training
Child Care Provider Referrals
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.

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Child Care Provider Referrals
Specialized Information and Referral
Provides a list of child care providers within the county.
Provides child care subsidies for families who are eligible. This department also certifies providers who wish to provide care for children as a vocation.

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Child Care Provider Recruitment
Child Care Provider Referrals
Child Care Provider Training
Child Care Expense Assistance
Child care provider referrals
Provides callers information about child care and early learning options.
Provides a referral service to help families find appropriate child care options, including child care centers, and licensed individuals who provide child care in their own homes. Also provides consumer education materials on what to look for when selecting and evaluating a child care program. Organization cannot provide referrals for child care in the client's home (not the same as care in the home of a child care provider). However, if a client has an emergency situation AND has an open case with the county department of children and family services, the county department may be able to make arrangements for service in the home of the client.

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Specialized Information and Referral
Child Care Provider Referrals
The MeadWestvaco Family Resource Center offers information and support for families.

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Information Clearinghouses
Printed/Printable Materials
Referral to Physicians Accepting Medicaid
Nutrition Education
Parenting Skills Classes
Community Wellness Programs
Health Education
Wellness Programs
Child Care Provider Referrals
Family Resource Centers/Outreach
Medical Social Work
CCR&R provides and maintains lists of licensed child care resources.
Provides a list of child care providers within the county.
Resource for child care and early learning services for child care providers in central Ohio.
Educates parents and care givers on quality indicators of child care, makes referrals to child care providers, helps link families to community resources, provides general and Step Up to Quality approved trainings to early care and education professionals, offers CDA credential training, and supports child care programs through technical assistance and resources.

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Child Care Provider Training
Child Care Provider Referrals
Child care resources and referrals for parents and child care professionals; provides information and referrals
Assists families in finding child care or preschool. Families are able to work with staff by phone and email or search online for providers. Also assists families in find options for paying for child care.

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Child Care Provider Referrals
Preschool Referral Programs
ChildCareSearch.Ohio.gov is a joint venture between ODJFS and ODE to assist families in the search for quality child care and offers a search engine that will help you locate the type of early care and education program that meets your needs. You also can learn more about programs' licensing status, Step Up To Quality rating, and inspection results.
Types of Child Care: 1. Child Care Centers: Your child receives care in a setting designed for groups of children. Child care centers are licensed by the Ohio Department of Job and Family Services or the Ohio Department of Education. 2. Family Child Care Homes: • Type B Homes: Anyone can operate a Type B Home without a license. However, care for more than six children requires a license. Type B Homes must be licensed by the Ohio Department of Job and Family Services if the child care is paid for with public funds. • Licensed Type B Homes: Your child is cared for in the home of a family child care provider who has met state minimum health and safety requirements and is licensed by the Ohio Department of Job and Family Services. • Type A Homes: Your child is cared for in the home of a family child care provider who is licensed by the Ohio Department of Job and Family Services. The family child care provider may care for seven to twelve children (or four to twelve children if four children are under two years of age). The family child care provider's own children under six years of age must be included in the total count.

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Child Care Provider Referrals
Child Care Expense Assistance
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 indivudals 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.

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Child Care Providers
Child Care Provider Referrals
Parenting Skills Classes
Drop In Child Care
Foster Home Placement
Child care resources and referrals for parents and child care professionals; provides information and referrals