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CU CARES: Childcare Answers, Resources & Educational Services
Childcare Resources & Referral Services
Boulder County Parenting Place
Location: 1235-A Pine St
Boulder CO 80302
Contact: 303-449-0177
http://www.boulderparenting.org/
Brief Description of Services: Parenting Place is a non-profit organization which provides support, education, and community for parents of Boulder County in order to reduce isolation and the stress of parenting and to promote healthy parent-child relationships. They provide support groups for parents, play groups for children, and a wide range of resources and referral services.
Children’s Services Childcare Resources and Referrals of Boulder
Location: 2160 Spruce Street
Boulder, CO 80306
Contact: 303-441-3544 or 303-441-3564
http://www.ci.boulder.co.us/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=2522&Itemid=859
Brief Description of Services: The Children's Services Community Resource and Referral Service provides information and referrals to licensed (homes and centers) child care, preschools, and other services for children and families. This is a free service and is available to all residents of Boulder County.
Colorado Association for the Education of Young Children
Contact: 303-791-2772
http://www.coloradoaeyc.org/
Brief Description of Services: Information on accreditation standards for childcare professionals, and what to look for in early childhood education programs and preschools.
Colorado Bright Beginnings
Location: 2505 18th St, Suite 100
Denver, CO 80211-3907
Contact: 303-433-6200
http://www.brightbeginningsco.org/
Brief description of services: Colorado Bright Beginnings is a non-profit organization with free services for Colorado families to aid healthy growth and development of children in the first three years of their lives. They work with parents and families through home visits, resources, and referral sources to promote children’s physical, emotional, and intellectual development in the first three years.
Qualistar/ Colorado Office of Resources and Referral Agencies (formerly CORRA)
Location: 3607 Martin Luther King Blvd
Denver, CO 80205-4976
Contact: 303-339-6800
http://www.qualistar.org/
Brief Description of Services: Qualistar is a non-profit organization which manages a statewide network of resource and referral agencies that serve Colorado families by providing tips for choosing quality childcare and helping families find suitable care. To search for free online referrals, visit their website at: http://www.qualistar.org/child_care/. Qualistar also offers an excellent guide, “Working Your Way Through the Childcare Maze,” at http://www.qualistar.org/pdf/Working_Your_Way_through_the_Child_Care_Maze.pdf.
National Women’s Law Center
Contact: (202) 588-5180
http://www.nwlc.org/details.cfm?id=348§ion=childcare
Brief Description of Services: The National Women’s Law Center addresses frequently asked questions on issues of childcare and the law.
National Network for Child Care
Contact: http://www.nncc.org/
Brief description of services: The National Network for Child Care provides a wealth of resources include Information Station (research, guidance, discipline, special needs child, nutrition), KIDCARE Discussion Group for parents, CYFERnet (Children, Youth & Family Education and Research Network), and articles about evaluating childcare.
Disclaimer: Information and references
provided here are the latest available at last website update. CU-Boulder
does not endorse any particular service, but merely provides information
about various resources available to assist parents in making decisions
about child and family services. 12/2006.
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