Child Care Aware Publications
Child Care Aware® offers families a variety of publications.Parents just beginning their child care search, and those who know what they are looking for, can access take-along resources that allow them to gain a better understand of their child care needs.
Prospective child care providers can gain useful information on marketing their new child care business, as well as learn how to sustain the business they’ve created.
November 28, 2012
Essentials for Your Child Care Visit
This publication includes important steps parents can include in their child care search. Learn more about criminal background checks, site visits and asking for references.
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What's the Plan? Ask Your Child Care Provider Before a Disaster
Parents will be presented with a series of questions to ask their child care provider to learn more about their disaster plan. A great resource to help parents ensure the safety and well-being of their children during an emergency or disaster.
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Is this the Right Place for my Child? 38 Research-Based Indicators of Quality Child Care
This booklet offers parents a checklist of 38 indicators of quality child care. It explains why each item is important and how it relates to the quality of care, based on research about what is important to children’s health, safety, and development.
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Keeping Up With the Times
Child care providers can learn about training opportunities to assist with keeping up to date with the latest information related to the child care field and their profession.
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December 18, 2011
Give Your Child Something That Will Last A Lifetime...
$18.50 per pack of 50
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Choosing Quality Child Care for a Child with Special Needs
$18.50 per pack of 50
In a quality child care environment, caregivers respond positively to differences in children’s...
All in the Family
$18.50 per pack of 50
Using relatives to care for your children while you work or go to school has some...
Matching Your Infant's or Toddler's Style to the Right Child Care Setting
$18.50 per pack of 50
This brochure offers guidelines on how to use what you know about your infant or...
Selecting a High-Quality School-Age Program for Your Child
$18.50 per pack of 50
Concerned about after school care for your child? This brochure will help you in...
Five Steps to Choosing Safe and Healthy Child Care
$8.75 per pack of 50
Provides guidelines for families and consumers in choosing safe and healthy child care...
Finding Help Paying for Child Care
$18.50 per pack of 50
This brochure addresses the difficulties many families face in meeting the cost of...
Learning to Read & Write Begins at Birth: A Guide to Early Literacy in Child Care
$18.50 per pack of 50
This brochure will give you a good start to knowing how you and your child's...
Making the Transition from Child Care to Kindergarten: Working Together for Kindergarten Success
$18.50 per pack of 50
Parents and caregivers play an important role in children’s early learning...
ASAP: Accessing Support for All Parents
$25.00 per pack of 20
The decision to stay at home or return to work is not an easy one. This pamphlet...
Putting the Pieces Together…Solving the Child Care Puzzle
$18.50 per pack of 50
Are you a family looking for child care for the first time? Your child care search...
Jump Chart – 6 Steps to Finding Quality Child Care
$25 per pack of 25
This jump chart encourages parents to follow six steps to finding quality child care. The jump chart...
For Child Care Providers…12 Tips to Market Your Child Care Program
$18.50 per pack of 50
Getting the word out about the child care services you offer is an important part of...
Supporting Your Child Care Business…A Guide to Financial Assistance Opportunities
$18.50 per pack of 50
Looking for financial assistance options to support your child care business? This publication will...
October 20, 2011
Give Your Child Something That Will Last a Lifetime
Is child care something you need? Then this brochure can help. Especially if you’re looking for the one thing that matters most in child care - QUALITY.
This brochure provides parents with five helpful steps to choosing quality child care. It also includes a checklist to use when choosing a child care home or center.
