Resources
Child Care Resource & Referral Services (CCR&Rs)
Child Care Resource & Referral (CCR&R) programs across the state are responsible for four main functions:
- Supporting parental choice with information and education
- Compiling, analyzing and distributing data about child care supply and demand
- Expanding and strengthening the child care delivery system
- Building community through partnership, coordination and working together with other organizations.
CCR&R is contracted by the Minnesota Department of Human Services to provide training and educational opportunities that are anchored in Minnesota's Core Competencies for Early Childhood Education and School-Age Care Practitioners, and to provide practitioners with the knowledge and skills needed to ensure that all children and youth are ready for and succeed in school.
The Minnesota Child Care Resource and Referral Network is host to MNStreams.org. MNStreams is designed to put trainings, educational opportunities, grants and financial incentives at your fingertips. A training registry with many additional features, the site offers searchable trainer listings; REETAIN and CCR&R grant applications, and conference details. The site will serve family child care providers, child care center staff, Head Start, school-age/out of school-time program staff, parent educators, parents, and all others interested in the health and development of children.
Other Resources available at the CCR&Rs:
T.E.A.C.H. - Early Childhood® MINNESOTA seeks to improve education and compensation for child care providers, while reducing turnover rates.
- Eager-to-Learn - offers online classes for people who care for children.
- Parent Aware - Minnesota’s Quality Rating System
- Minnesota Child Care Resource and Referral Network Service Areas
Trainers Resources
Other Resources
- ACEI-The Association for Childhood Education International www.acei.org
- Alliance of Early Childhood Professionals www.earlychildpro.org
- American Academy of Pediatrics www.healthychildcare.org
- American Montessori Society (AMS) www.amshq.org
- Amherst H. Wilder Foundation www.wilder.org
- Association of Supervision & Curriculum Development www.ascd.org
- Basics of Caring for Children in your home www.betterkidcare.psu.edu/page02.html
- Better Kid Care Program www.betterkidcare.psu.edu/page05b.html
- Bright Futures www.brightfutures.org
- CAP Agency www.capagency.org
- CAPI-The Center for Asians and Pacific Islanders www.capiusa.org
- Caring for Kids www.betterkidcare.psu.edu/page02i.html
- Carver County Licensed Child Care Association www.cclchildcare.org
- Center for Advanced Research of Language Acquisition www.carla.umn.edu
- Center for Early Education and Development (CEED) www.cehd.umn.edu/CEED/
- Center for Inclusive Child Care (CICC) www.inclusivechildcare.org
- Center for Mentoring and Induction at Mankato State University (CMI) http://ed.mnsu.edu/cmi/
- Center for Prevention and Early Intervention www.cpeip.fsu.edu
- Center for the Child Care Workforce (CCW) www.ccw.org
- Center for the Study of Child Care Employment www.iir.berkeley.edu/cscce
- Center for the Study of Social Policy www.cssp.org
- Centers for Disease Control & Prevention (CDC) www.cdc.gov/ncbddd/child/development.htm
- Centers of Excellence for Young Children With Disabilities http://mndec.org/cec.html
- Child Care and Early Education Research Connections www.childcareresearch.org
- Child Care Choices www.childcarechoices.net
- Child Care Exchange www.childcareexchange.com
- Child Care Law Center (CCLC) www.childcarelaw.org
- Child Care Nutrition Resource System www.nal.usda.gov/childcare
- Child Care Resources www.childcaretraining.org
- Child Care Services Association www.childcareservices.org
- Child Care WORKS Coalition (The) www.childcareworks.nonprofitoffice.com
- Child Trauma www.childtrauma.org
- Child Trends, Inc. www.childtrends.org
- Child Welfare League of America (CWLA) www.cwla.org
- Children, Youth and Families Education Network (CYFERnet) www.cyfernet.org
- Children, Youth and Family Consortium www.cyfc.umn.edu/index.html
- Children's Defense Fund www.childrensdefense.org
- Council for Adult Experiential Learning (CAEL) www.cael.org
- Council for Exceptional Children www.cec.sped.org
- Council for Professional Recognition www.cdacouncil.org
- Dakota County Family Child Care Association (DCFCCA) www.dcfcca.org
- Defense Fund Minnesota www.cdf-mn.org
- Dodge County Licensed Child Care Association www.dclcca.homestead.com
- Eager-to-Learn www.etl.mnchildcare.org/
- Early Childhood & School-Age Trainers Association (ECSATA) www.ecsata.org
- Early Childhood Australia www.earlychildhoodaustralia.org.au
- Early Childhood CDA Help www.easycda.com
- Early Childhood Resource and Training Center (ECRTC) www.ecrc1.org/
- Education Atlas www.educationatlas.com/early-childhood-education.html
- Educational Resources Information Center www.eric.ed.gov
- E-LECT (elearning for early childhood teachers) www.elect.mnscu.edu
- Families and Work Institute www.familiesandwork.org
- Family Communications www.fci.org
- Family Day Care Radio www.radiochildcare.org
- First Children's Finance www.firstchildrensfinance.org
- Heartland Community Action Agency www.heartlandcaa.org
- Homeinsurance.org www.homeinsurance.org/resource-guide-on-home-safety/
- Info-U Consumer Link (Families & Parenting) www.extension.umn.edu/info-u
- Kids Count www.aecf.org/kidscount
- Lakes and Prairies Community Action Partnership www.lakesandprairies.net
- Licensed Child Care Providers of Anoka County www.lccpac.org
- Lifetrack Resources www.lifetrackresources.org
- Meeker County Child Care Association www.mlfcca.org
- Men Teach www.menteach.org
- Minnesota - Parents Know www.parentsknow.state.mn.us/
- Minnesota Association for Children's Mental Health www.macmh.org
- Minnesota Association for Family& Early Education (MNAFEE) www.mnafee.org
- Minnesota Association for the Education of the Young Children (MnAEYC) www.mnaeyc.org
- Minnesota Autism Center (MAC) www.mnautism.org
- Minnesota Child Care Resource & Referral Network www.mnchildcare.org
- Minnesota Children's Museum www.mcm.org/
- Minnesota Department of Education www.education.state.mn.us/mde/index.html
- Minnesota Department of Human Services www.dhs.state.mn.us
- Minnesota Early Learning Foundation www.melf.us
- Minnesota Head Start Association www.mnheadstart.org
- Minnesota House Web Site www.house.leg.state.mn.us/
- Minnesota Licensed Family Child Care Association, Inc. (MLFCCA) www.mlfcca.org
- Minnesota Office of the Governor www.governor.state.mn.us/
- Minnesota Office of the Revisor of Statutes www.revisor.leg.state.mn.us
- Minnesota School-Age Care Alliance (MnSACA) www.mnsaca.org
- Minnesota Senate Web Site www.senate.leg.state.mn.us
- Minnesota STREAMS to Quality www.mnstreams.org
- Minnesota Tribal Resources for Early Childhood Care (MN TRECC) www.mntrecc.net
- Montessori Training Center of Minnesota www.mtcm.org
- National Association for Family Child Care (NAFCC) www.nafcc.org
- National Association for the Education of Young Children (NAEYC) www.naeyc.org
- National Association of Child Care Professionals www.naccp.org
- National Association of Child Care Resource and Agencies (NACCRRA) www.naccrra.net
- National Association of Early Childhood Teacher Educators (NAECTE) www.naecte.org
- National Black Child Development Institute (NBCDI) www.nbcdi.org
- National Center for Education in Maternal & Child Health www.ncemch.org
- National Center on Fathers and Families www.healthfinder.gov/orgs/hr2906.htm
- National Center on Shaken Baby Syndrome (NCSBS) www.dontshake.org
- National Child Care Association (NCCA) www.nccanet.org
- National Child Care Information Center (NCCIC) www.nccic.org/
- National Fire Prevention Association (NFPA) www.nfpa.org
- National Head Start Association (NHSA) www.nhsa.org
- National Institute for Early Education Research (NIEER) www.nieer.org
- National Institute on Media and the Family www.mediafamily.org
- National Poverty Center www.npc.umich.edu
- National Women's Law Center www.nwlc.org
- Network for the Development of Children of African Descent www.ndcad.org
- NNCC--The National Network for Child Care www.nncc.org
- North American Reggio Emilia Alliance www.reggioalliance.org
- Office of Minority and Multicultural Health www.health.state.mn.us/ommh
- Ounce of Prevention www.ounceofprevention.org
- Pacer Center Champions for Children with Disabilities www.pacer.org
- Parent Aware www.parentawareratings.org
- Parents Action for Children www.parentsaction.org
- ParentsKnow www.parentsknow.state.mn.us
- PBS TeacherSource www.pbs.org/teachersource
- PICA Headstart: Parents in Community Action www.picaheadstart.org/
- Professional Learning Alternatives www.pla-inc.org
- Program for Infant/Toddler Care (PITC) www.pitc.org/
- Promoting First Relationships www.pfrprogram.org
- Rand Corporation Child Policy Research Area www.rand.org/topics/children-and-families.html
- Ready 4 K Minnesota www.ready4k.org
- Resources for Child Caring www.resourcesforchildcare.org
- Rule II for Family Child Care www.revisor.leg.state.mn.us/rules/?id=9502
- Rule III for Family Child Care www.revisor.leg.state.mn.us/rules/?id=9503
- Safe Kids Worldwide www.safekids.org
- School Grants, College Scholarships, Financial Aid and More www.schoolgrantsblog.com/
- Sesame Workshop www.sesameworkshop.org/
- Sheltering Arms Foundation www.sheltering-arms.org
- Stand for Children www.stand.org
- Talaris Research Institute www.talaris.org
- TeamWorks International www.teamworksintl.net
- Touchpoints www.touchpoints.org
- Training Center on Family Support & Children's Mental Health www.rtc.pdx.edu/
- Tri-Valley Opportunity Council www.tvoc.org
- Tufts University Child & Family WebGuide www.cfw.tufts.edu
- U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission www.cpsc.gov
- U.S. Department of Education Publications www.edpubs.ed.gov
- University of Minnesota - Center for Early Education and Development www.cehd.umn.edu/ceed/default.html
- University of Minnesota Extension Service www.extension.umn.edu
- Voices for America's Children www.childadvocacy.org
- Youth Community Connections www.youthcommunityconnections.org
- YWCA - Minneapolis www.ywcampls.org
- Zero to Three www.zerotothree.org/site/PageServer
