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 the Child Care Workforce (CCW) | www.ccw.org |
| Center for Early Childhood Professionals | www.bnkst.edu/upk |
| Center for Early Education and Development (CEED) | www.cehd.umn.edu/CEED/ |
| Centers of Excellence for Young Children With Disabilities | mndec.org/cec.html |
| Center for Inclusive Child Care (CICC) | www.inclusivechildcare.org |
| Center for Prevention and Early Intervention | www.cpeip.fsu.edu |
| Center for the Study of Child Care Employment | www.iir.berkeley.edu/cscce |
| Centers for Disease Control & Prevention (CDC) | www.cdc.gov/ncbddd/child/development.htm |
| Center for Mentoring and Induction at Mankato State University (CMI) | ed.mnsu.edu/cmi/ |
| 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 |
| 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 |
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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/ |
| Program for Infant/Toddler Care (PITC) | www.pitc.org/ |
| Professional Learning Alternatives | www.pla-inc.org |
| Promoting First Relationships | www.pfrprogram.org |
| Rand Corporation Child Policy Research Area | www.rand.org/research_areas/children/ |
| 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 | |
| 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 |
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Center for the Study of Social Policy |
www.cssp.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 |
| Words Work | |
| Youth Community Connections | www.youthcommunityconnections.org |
| YWCA - Minneapolis | www.ywcampls.org |
| Zero to Three | www.zerotothree.org/site/PageServer |
