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.

Provides Babysitter's Training and certification through the American Red Cross.

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.

Provides a class where teens can learn skills of infant care, first aid, handling emergencies, accident prevention and other topics dealing with the care of babies and small children.

Provides programming and information on nutrition, food safety, budgeting, babysitting, worksite wellness, sun safety, mental health first aid, and food preservation.

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.

We offer over 50 trainings annually, including Health & Safety trainings twice annually and Child Development throughout the year. All are Ohio Approved trainings.

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

Provides a wide variety of personal enrichment activities. Activities for children include acting, public speaking, baby-sitting, dining etiquette, dance/movement, science, arts and crafts, and computers. Classes for adults include acting, arts and crafts, computers, dancing, cooking, yoga, and body sculpting.

Provides safety education courses. Courses may include the following: First aid and CPR/AED, babysitter training, advanced Child Care training. Many courses offer a partial online training option.

Provides babysitting instruction for youth.

Models and teaches skills to enhance the capacities of all caregivers working directly with young children who present significant social, emotional and/or behavioral challenges. When further services are needed, connects child care settings and families to appropriate education and community mental health services and assists with care coordination.

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.

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.

Provides opportunities for people to learn the basic skills and emergency procedures that are required for the care of infants and small children.

Provides a program that teaches responsible and safe babysitting techniques to grandparents. Participants will learn how to provide the best and safest care for their grandchildren. They will also learn the latest information on how to safely care for infants and children and how to manage the behavior of children of all ages, in addition to life-saving skills such as choking rescue, first aid, and injury management. Grandparents will learning tips on creating a good relationship from the start as well as learning to say no to every request to babysit. This will enhance their relationship with their children and create lasting memories with their grandchildren.

Designed for students ages 11 and older, this online training provides the knowledge and skills necessary to safely and responsibly care for infants and children up to the age of 10, as well as to manage a babysitting business. It takes about 4 hours to complete and makes learning fun with lots of videos and interactive games. A score of 80% or higher on the final exam is required to receive a printable Diploma. Dozens of downloadable resources provide: - Step-by-step instructions for skills, such as spoon-feeding - Summaries of each lesson - Templates for resumes and business cards - Forms to aid parent interviews and more. Course Outline: - The Business of Babysitting - You’re the Boss - Safe and Sound on the Job - Playing with Kids of All Ages - From Feeding to Bedtime: Caring for Kids - It’s an Emergency … Now What - Final Exam.

Designed for students ages 11 and older, this online training provides the knowledge and skills necessary to safely and responsibly care for infants and children up to the age of 10, as well as to manage a babysitting business. It takes about 4 hours to complete and makes learning fun with lots of videos and interactive games. A score of 80% or higher on the final exam is required to receive a printable Diploma. Dozens of downloadable resources provide: - Step-by-step instructions for skills, such as spoon-feeding - Summaries of each lesson - Templates for resumes and business cards - Forms to aid parent interviews and more. Course Outline: - The Business of Babysitting - You’re the Boss - Safe and Sound on the Job - Playing with Kids of All Ages - From Feeding to Bedtime: Caring for Kids - It’s an Emergency … Now What - Final Exam.

Course provides information on how to care for infants and children, how handle emergency situations, and how to handle a variety of behaviors. Classes are offered online.

Teaches responsible and safe babysitting techniques to adolescents. Topics include, but not limited to, infant and child care, basic first aid, rescue skills, injury prevention, behavior management, and nurturing techniques. All participants receive a manual and a test is given at the end of the course. Provides instructional materials and training to enable organizations to offer the Safe Sitter course.

Red Cross CPR/AED Training: Provides CPR training that teaches basic life-saving training including CPR, the use of an AED, and the relief of choking for adults, children, and infants. Babysitting Course: Designed for participants 11 and older, this babysitting course teaches the skills and concepts necessary to provide high-quality care. Provides information on caring for infants and children up to age 12, choosing age-appropriate activities, child behavior and more.

Provides professional development workshops for home and center-based childcare providers. Offers assistance to individuals and groups wanting to start childcare programs (center, home or after school programs), provides center accreditation, Child Development Associate, and Step Up to Quality support and training.

Provides coaching and technical assistance supports to child care providers to enhance the quality of care for children and to help them achieve or increase a Step Up To Quality rating in the state's quality rating system. Coaching is meant to enhance existing skills while helping develop new skills for administrators, classroom teachers, or family child care providers.