Child Care
Child Care
– Sites that provide tips on choosing
Early Childhood Standards
Child Care
– Other Useful Information
Finding Child Care
Healthy Start in Childcare Program
Child Care – Sites that provide tips on choosing
STARS for KIDS NOW is Kentucky's voluntary quality rating system for licensed Type I and Type II child care centers and Certified family child care homes. This system uses a scale of 1 through 4 STARS to identify levels of quality. All STAR levels surpass the minimum licensing requirements that all programs must meet. Programs are assessed in the following areas: staff/child ratios, group size, curriculum, parent involvement, training/education of staff, regulatory compliance, and personnel practices. STARS for KIDS NOW provides parents with a tool to help identify levels of quality when seeking a childcare setting outside of their home.
STARS - The Childcare Quality Rating System
Choose Quality Early Care and Education
5 Steps To Choosing Quality Child Care - Child Care Aware
A Parent's Guide to Choosing Safe and Healthy Child Care - Child Care Aware
The Kentucky Early Childhood Standards were developed to help early childhood programs across the state understand appropriate expectations for children from birth to age five. By using the standards as a guide, programs can provide children with experiences that support their overall growth and development.
Now there are two parent guides to help parents identify activities they can do with their children that will support their children’s achievement of the Early Childhood Standards.
Kentucky Early Childhood Standard Parent Guides
Child Care – Other Useful Information
While they do not provide child care, First Steps, Head Start, Early Head Start and the Early Childhood Mental Health Consultants should all be able to provide you with useful information in choosing child care for your child.
First Steps
is Kentucky’s Early Intervention System. First Steps provides services to
children, from birth to age 3, experiencing developmental delays or a particular
medical condition that is known to cause developmental delay. Services may
include Evaluation, Assessment, Individual Family Service Plan (IFSP), Nutrition
Consultation, Service Coordination, Speech Therapy, Physical Therapy,
Occupational Therapy, Developmental Intervention, Vision and Audiological
Services, Communication Development and Assistive Technology. Anyone can call
and refer a child to First Steps.
Visit
http://chfs.ky.gov/dph/firststeps.htm
for more information on First Steps. Locate the nearest Point of Entry
from the First Steps home page or call: 1-800-442-0087.
Head Start
provides comprehensive developmental services for low-income, preschool children
ages three to five and social services for their families. Head Start provides
diverse services consistent with goals for: education, health, parent
involvement and social services
Early Head Start expands the benefits of Head Start to low-income
families with children under age three and to pregnant women. The Head Start
Family Income Guidelines for 2004 are available at:
http://www.headstartinfo.org/publications/im04/im04_03a.htm
The Early Childhood Mental Health Specialists that are affiliated with each region’s community mental health center: http://mhmr.ky.gov/mhsas/html/PDFs/ECMH%20Specialist%20Contact%20List%20Dec%202005.pdf
Kentucky Child NOW’s flow chart on early childhood: http://www.kychildnow.org/health/flowchart.pdf
ADA - Commonly Asked Questions About Child Care Centers and the Americans with Disabilities Act
Be Sure Your Child Care Setting Is As Safe As It Can Be (Texto Español)
Child Care Assistance Program (CCAP)
Child Care Bureau’s Parent’s Place
Kentucky: Cabinet for Health and Family Services - Complaint Information
Your local Child Care Resource and Referral agency can assist you in locating child care services. They will be able to give you information about available providers in your area. They also provide information on choosing child care and a variety of parenting issues. They also have information about child care assistance programs.
Green River
serves Daviess, Hancock,
Henderson, McLean, Ohio, Union and Webster counties
Contact Information
Nancy Roberts
(270) 686-1668
800-995-2277
Email:
nroberts@audubon-area.com
For more information on the Audubon Area - Green River CCR&R, please click
here.
Audubon Area-Pennyrile CCR&R
serves Caldwell, Christian,
Crittenden, Hopkins, Livingston, Lyon Muhlenberg, Todd, and Trigg
counties
Contact Information
Heather Adams
Phone: 270-886-7374
Fax: 270-707-0428
Email:
hadams@audubon-area.com
For more information on the Audubon Area CCR&R, please click
here.
Bluegrass CCR&R - Child Care
Council of Kentucky
serves
Anderson, Bourbon, Boyle, Clark, Estill, Fayette, Franklin, Garrard, Harrison
Jessamine, Lincoln, Madison, Mercer, Nicholas, Powell, Scott, and Woodford
counties
Contact Information
Bradley Stevenson or Betty Ann Allen
1460 Newtown Pike
Lexington, KY 40511
(859) 367-0455 or
1-800-809-7076
Fax: (859) 225-5435
Email:
bradley.stevenson@ky.gov
For more information on the Child Care Council of Kentucky, please click
here.
4C Louisville: KIPDA CCR&R
serves Bullitt, Henry, Jefferson, Oldham,
Shelby, Spencer and Trimble counties
Contact Information
1215 South Third Street
Louisville, KY 40203
(502) 636-1358 or
(800) 928-1350
fax (502) 636-1488
info@4cforkids.org
For more information on 4C, please click
here.
4C Lincoln Trail serves Breckinridge,
Grayson, Hardin, Larue, Meade, Nelson and Washington counties
Contact Information
Kathy King
(270) 360-9911
800-879-0998
Email:
kathy.king@ky.gov
For more information on 4C, please click
here.
4C Northern Kentucky
serves Boone, Campbell, Carroll,
Gallatin, Grant, Kenton, Owen and Pendleton counties
Contact Information
20 North Grand Avenue
Fort Thomas, KY 41075
Phone: 859-781-3511 or 800-256-1296
Email:
agency@4c-cinci.org
For more information on 4C for children,
please click
here.
Eastern Kentucky Child Care
Coalition: Big Sandy CCR&R
serves
Floyd, Johnson, Magoffin, Martin and Pike counties
Contact Information
CCR&R Director
Carroll Ann Busher
(606) 546-4874
(877) 484-5780
or
Pat Hites
(606)886-1280
888-872-7227
Eastern Kentucky Child Care Coalition
Eastern Kentucky Child
Care Coalition: Cumberland Valley CCR&R
serves
Bell, Clay, Harlan, Jackson, Knox, Laurel, Rockcastle and Whitley Counties
Contact Information
Carroll Ann Busher
(606) 546-4874
877-484-5780
Email:
carrollann.busher@ky.gov
Eastern Kentucky Child Care Coalition
Eastern Kentucky Child Care Coalition : Lake Cumberland CCR&R
serves Adair,
Casey, Clinton, Cumberland, Green, McCreary, Pulaski, Russell, Taylor and Wayne
counties
Contact Information
Carroll Ann Busher
(606) 679-0167
800-354-3703
Email:
carrollann.busher@ky.gov
Eastern Kentucky Child Care Coalition
LKLP Community Action Council:
Kentucky River CCR&R
serves Breathitt, Knott, Lee,
Leslie, Letcher, Owsley, Perry and Wolfe counties
Contact Information
Mona Sammons
(606) 439-1362
800-401-4287
Email:
m.sammons@lklp.net
For more information on the LKLP Community Action Council, please click
here.
Licking Valley CAP, Inc. : Buffalo
Trace CCR&R serves
Bracken, Fleming, Lewis, Mason and Robertson counties
Contact Information
Melissa Saunders Kane
606-845-0081
800-327-5196
Email:
mkane@lvcap.com
For more information on the Buffalo Trace CCR&R, please click
here.
Licking Valley CAP, Inc. : Gateway
CCR&R serves Bath, Menifee, Montgomery, Morgan
and Rowan Counties
Contact Information
Melissa Saunders Kane
800-327-5196
Email:
mkane@lvcap.com
For more information on
the Gateway CCR&R, please click
here.
Northeast Kentucky Area Development Council, Inc. : FIVCO CCR&R
serves
Boyd, Carter, Elliot, Greenup and Lawrence Counties
Contact Information
Nellie Biggs
(606) 286-4443
800-817-4443
Email:
nelliebiggs@atcc.net
For more information on the Northeast Kentucky Area Development Council, Inc.,
please click
here.
Purchase Area CCR&R
serves
Ballard, Calloway, Carlisle, Fulton, Graves, Hickman, McCracken, & Marshall
counties
Contact Information
Beth Carrico
(270) 247-7171
877-352-5183
Barren River Child Care Resource &
Referral serves Allen, Barren,
Butler, Edmonson, Hart, Logan, Metcalfe, Monroe, Simpson & Warren counties
Contact
Information
Jill Norris
Training & Technical Assistance Services
Child Care Resource & Referral
Western Kentucky University
Jones Jaggers 117
Bowling Green, KY 42101
Phone:
800-621-5908
or 270-745-2216
Fax:
270-745-7089
Email:
jill.norris@wku.edu
For more information on the Barren River CCR&R, please click
here.
While the
Kentucky’s Office of Inspector General
does not provide referrals, the website does offer a list of care facilities by
counties. Near the bottom you will find a link to the Daycare Directories.
http://chfs.ky.gov/oig/directories.htm
Healthy Start in Childcare Program
Healthy Start in Childcare Program
One goal of the Healthy Start in Childcare Program is to promote and protect the health and safety of children in and out of home childcare. One way they do this is by providing consultation on health, safety and nutrition to childcare providers.
Some of the services offered:
Outreach
Activities to promote awareness of the
program to childcare providers and early childhood partners. For example,
newsletter, newspaper advertisement and first contact with an enrolled provider.
Consultation
Confer for the purpose of decision making or planning activities to improve
childcare services specific to health, safety and nutrition. Can be provided by
telephone or on-site.
Follow-up
Required for playground safety consultation with identified hazards.
DECA
Interpretation of the Devereux Early Childhood Assessment and recommended
strategies.
Resource/Referral
As needed to following agencies: local health department, community mental
health center, private psychologist, FRYSC, private M.D., social agency, First
Steps, and others.
Collaboration
Group of entities working together toward the common goal of quality childcare.
Education/Information
Provide education/information to childcare providers, parents, and children on
health, safety and nutrition.
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