All families want the best start in life for their children. CCR&R informs families and communities about the importance of quality child care and early learning and the range of available choices. CCR&R connects individual families with resources available in the community to help them meet their needs, including options for help paying for child care, agencies that help families meet basic needs, resources for parenting education, and child enrichment opportunities. CCR&R provides data and works with providers, community partners and policymakers to enhance the quality and availability of early learning programs and to increase funding for the early learning system.

• Child Care Resource & Referral Brochure
• Child Care Request Form
• Informative Letter for Parents and Families
• Indicators of High-Quality Child Care
• Child Care Checklist
• Looking for Child Care
• Paying for Child Care
• Child Care Rates
• Using Child Care
• Child Care Guide Brochure
• Child Development
• Preschool Theme Kits from Opportunity Council
• Preschool Theme Kits from Your Public Library

• Locating licensed child care providers in your area - Child Care Resource and Referral provides referrals free of charge to licensed child care programs by maintaining an accurate and current provider database and by supporting families, licensed child care providers, and business through education and available resources. Also, Resource and Referral provides tips on choosing quality child care by supplying parents with child care checklists to take on visits to child care programs. For more information, please contact the Resource and Referral Specialist at (360) 734-5121 ext. 227 or 1-800-649-5121 ext. 227.
• Emergency child care subsidy through our Homeless Child Care Voucher Program. This administers state child care vouchers for children who are homeless in Whatcom County. For more information please contact the Child Care Resource and Referral Specialist at (360) 734-5121 ext. 227 or 1-800-649-5121 ext. 227.
• Early intervention services for infants and toddlers with developmental delays through the Whatcom County Infant Toddler Early Intervention Program. Activities include the Whatcom County ICC, Assessment Clinics, Family Resource Coordination, and Vision Screening. For more information please call (360) 734-5121 ext. 229, or Maureen Godwin at (360) 738-2508.