| Child Care Resource and Referral (R&R) agencies like CCRC ensure that families of all incomes have access to quality, affordable child care and strengthen the capacity and quality of the child care system. Specifically, R&Rs: |
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Connect families with quality licensed child care in their community by providing consumer education, counseling, referrals to local licensed child care programs and information on subsidy programs. |
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Strengthen the field of child care by providing recruitment, training and technical assistance to child care providers. |
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Administer the state's voucher child care program including outreach and counseling to eligible parents, recruitment of providers to the voucher system, and management of the voucher waitlist. |
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Collect and share child care data for community planning purposes . |
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Some R&Rs, including CCRC: |
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Assist employers in developing work/family benefits packages, and support employees with information, referrals, workshops and other services that can help them to balance work and family life. |
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Provide information, advocacy, and advocacy training so that families, child care professionals and others can make their voices heard within the child care system. |
