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Resource for child care and early learning services for child care providers in central Ohio.
Offers support to families in finding a child care placement. Works with families on an individual basis to determine specific child care needs such as financial, location, type of care, and so forth. Provides a free online database of child care professionals and preschool programs.

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Child Care Provider Referrals
Preschool Referral Programs
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.

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Child Care Provider Training
Preschool Referral Programs
Child Care Provider Referrals
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.

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Developmental Disabilities
Physical Disabilities
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 Referrals
Child Care Provider Training
Offers child care provider referrals for in-home day care providers and day care centers.

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Child Care Provider Referrals
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.

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Child Care Issues
Child Care Provider Referrals
Specialized Information and Referral
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.

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Child Care Providers
Child Care Provider Referrals
Drop In Child Care
Parenting Skills Classes
Foster Home Placement
Visit jfs.ohio.gov/CDC to view a listing of licensed child care providers and see their inspection reports before choosing a specific provider.
Provides assistance finding child care providers. Family Engagement Specialists gather information and help guide through the process.
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 Issues
Child Care Provider Referrals
Specialized Information and Referral
Program provides initial assessment and referrals for counseling. Includes individual, family, budget, and substance abuse counseling.

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Individual Counseling
Child Care Provider Referrals
Family Counseling
Employment Preparation
General Counseling Services
Case/Care Management Referrals
Achievement Testing
Career Exploration
Job Finding Assistance
Substance Use Disorder Counseling
On the Job Training
Career Counseling
Personal Financial Counseling

Provides assistance to families who are in need of of child care services with finding and evaluating child care centers, licensed child care homes, and other providers. Also assists families with finding assistance to pay for child care.

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.
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 Expense Assistance
Child Care Provider Referrals
Child Care Provider Training
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.

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Child Care Issues
Family Resource Centers/Outreach
Child Care Provider Referrals
Specialized Information and Referral
Child Care Provider Training
Provides a list of child care providers within the county.
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.

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Child Care Providers
Parenting Skills Classes
Child Care Provider Referrals
Drop In Child Care
Foster Home Placement
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.

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Preschool Referral Programs
Child Care Provider Referrals
Offers asearchable network of partner agencies offering after-school and summer time programs designed to promote youth development and success.

Assists families with finding suitable child care. Staff provide assistance by phone with locating local providers and share information about state licensing requirements, payment assistance options, and service options for children with special needs.

Helps 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.

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Child Care Provider Recruitment
Child Care Provider Training
Child Care Provider Referrals
Child Care Expense Assistance
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 Referrals
Child Care Provider Training
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 Applications
Provides searchable online database of licensed and certified publicly funded child care providers.