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As you think about Child Care (English & Spanish)  
Providing general tips and guidelines to help parents and guardians decide which child care options are right for their family’s needs

As you think about child care for your infant or toddler
 (English & Spanish
)
Providing  tips and guidelines for parents and guardians of infants and toddlers ages 6 weeks to 2 years of age to help decide which care options are right for their family’s needs

As you think about child care for your 3 to 5
 year old (English & Spanish)
Providing tips and guidelines for parents and guardians of toddlers and children ages 3 years to 5 years of age to help decide which child care options are right for their family’s needs
 
As you think about child care for your school age
 child (English & Spanish)
Providing tips and guidelines for parents and guardians of the school age child, ages 5  to 12 years of age to help decide which care options are right for their family’s needs

Become a Child Care Provider

Have you considered doing child care in your home?

Child and Adult Care Food Program Brochure
Child care providers can receive reimbursement for serving healthy foods.

Child Care Affordability Brochure

Tips for making child care affordable.

Child Care Referral Flyer

A service of Child Care Resource Network.

Child Care Resource Network Brochure

Information of services available to parents/guardians, child care providers and the community provided by Child Care Resource Network

Making Child Care Affordable Brochure

Information on available financial assistance to help families pay for child care

Quality at a Glance: A Family’s Guide to Choosing Child Care for Infants and Toddlers
Questions to ask yourself when visiting different child careproviders.

Indicators of Quality Child Care

Six indicators of high quality child care are described.

Kierans's Law
Information of the law allowing parents and guardians to access criminal history information of child care providers in New York State  

Staff to Child Ratio and Maximum Group Sizes Brochure
Charts showing the maximum number of children per caregiver in different child care settings

Supporting Membership Brochure
Become a supporting member of the Child Care Resource Network.

WNY Infant Toddler Resource Network Brochure
Offering information and services to child care professionals, families and community organizations that are caring for infants and toddlers 

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More Helpful Resources...
Accreditation
Information on licensing rules and regulations on becoming a child care provider

Acting Up, Acting Out
Help for parents that are being asked to remove or have been asked to remove their child from day care (English or Spanish)

Ask A Working Parent...Is My Child Safe?
Tips on Parental concerns of child safety in child care (English or Spanish)

Biting by Child Care Aware
Strategies to reduce biting in child care (English or Spanish)

Child Care for Non- Traditional Work Schedules by Child Care Aware
Information/tips on choosing child care for non traditional work hours (really early or really late hours) in 
English or Spanish

Child's Play: It’s Not Just For Fun by Child Care Aware
Information on the benefits of age appropriate play for children in a child care setting and/or at home 

Choosing private child  care in your home: a guide for families
Tips on how to choose private child care in your home. Nannies, Au Pair, etc...

Fatherhood by Child Care Aware

Dads are parents too! This brochure offers dads information on help with day to day functions while caring for their children (in 
English or Spanish) 

Grandparents as Caregivers by Child Care Aware
Grandparents have taken on a new role as primary caregivers in some cases. This brochure offers information on looking at child care from a grandparent’s point of view (in English or Spanish) 

Help for Parents of children with challenging behavior by Child Care Aware

This brochures helps answer the question “why is my child acting this way?” 
(in
English or Spanish) 

Is Your Child Ready to Stay Home by Child Care Aware
Tips on deciding what is an appropriate age and if your child is ready to stay home alone (in 
English or Spanish)
 
It’s a Win - Win Situation by Child Care Aware
Tips and Information showing the benefits of what can happen when parents and providers work together to ensure quality child care (in 
English or Spanish) 

Parent Caregiver Communication by Child Care Aware
Tips on the importance of having and maintaining of good parent and provider communication in a child care setting (in 
English or Spanish)

Parents as Voices by Child Care Aware

Information on being a positive voice and advocate for your child during each stage of development in a child care setting (in 
English or Spanish)

Poison Help
Contact information and tips on poison prevention in and around the home
(in
English or Spanish) 

Quality Child Care by Child Care Aware

Information and check lists of things parents/guardians should be aware of in a child care setting (in 
English or Spanish) 

Safety

Conversation starters. Flyer supplied by National Center for Missing and Exploited Children. Talking to your children about safety.

Safe Sleep
- What does a safe sleep environment look like?
Tips to reduce the risk of Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS)
English or Spanish

The Wonder Year: Your Baby's First Year by Child Care Aware
Information and tips on bonding with baby during the important first year of life (in 
English or Spanish) 

Track Your Child Developmental Milestones

Child Development Assessment (in English or Spanish)

Transitions to and from Child Care by Child Care Aware
This brochure recognizes that getting ready for the day can be very stressful and offers tips on organizing your departures (in 
English or Spanish) 

 

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Breastfeeding Friendly
Trainings
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November 1 and 2
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New Online Trainings

 

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