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THIS MONTH

Early Head Start Family Child Care program featured on national Head Start website
Enroll in SACC's Summer program Camp Discovery
Kindergarten Readiness Online Chat transcript.
May 6 - 12 is Child Care Professionals Week in Fairfax County.

Proposed changes to the child care ordinance.
Help for parents seeking quality child care.
Help your child love to learn.
Find news and photos on Facebook.

FAMILIES

Choose a child care provider with a permit.
Learn current child care rates.
Learn the signs of quality child care.
Find afterschool care for middle-school students.
Learn tips for keeping children safe during emergencies.
Support child care at the workplace.

Get assistance with paying for child care.
Explore child care options.
Make sure your child care provider gives your child healthy food.
Maintain your child care arrangements.
Start a family child care business or a child care center.

CHILD CARE PROFESSIONALS

Renew your family child care permit.
Register for training.
Review emergency planning information.
Have your child care program listed here.
Use these business forms if you have a county permit for your family child care business.
File reimbursements online with Provider Access.

Join the USDA Food Program.
Find out how the Infant and Toddler Specialist Network can help your program.
Join a state or local family child care association.
Find helpful websites for your child care business.
See suggestions for businesses that offer CPR, first aid and MAT training.

RESEARCH AND PUBLICATIONS

Fairfax Futures' booklet "Helping Your Child Love to Learn." (English) (Español) (PDF)
The "Update" newsletter for child care professionals.
Fairfax Futures' community planning guide "Paving the Way to Kindergarten." (PDF)
Information about the Office for Children in nine languages.

Early Learning Guidelines. (English) (Español) (PDF)
The June - August catalog of training classes for child care professionals. (PDF)
Coping with the cost of child care: Findings from the Westat Survey on Affordability Study. (PDF)
Findings from the Fairfax County Child Care Workforce Study Caring for Our Children. (PDF)

For general questions or information about child care,
email: Office for Children

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