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Looking for Child Care?
We can help! We offer three ways to get Free Child Care referrals, just choose the option that best suits you!
1) Our New Child Care Connector - Instant Child Care Referrals.
Fully customizable search! Gives you results that suit your Child Care needs.
2) Our online form to submit a request.
Fill in the Child Care request form and we will contact you as soon as possible.
3) Personal assistance.
If you are not comfortable using our online services, we would be pleased to assist you in person.
Contact us at 1-580-548-2285, 1-580-548-2318 or 1-800-401-3463 for child care referrals.
Our phones are answered from 8am - 12pm, and 1pm - 5pm, Monday thru Friday & the 2nd Thursday of each month 5:00pm - 8:30pm.
Child Care Finders will provide referrals to licensed centers and/or family child care homes. There is no charge for this service. Referrals will be customized to match your child's age, your work schedule, and your location. Child Care Finders does not evaluate care givers nor recommend one program above another.
We believe that each parent can and should select the child care plan that best meets their needs and the needs of their children.
We encourage you to visit several programs and to make an appointment with the DHS child care licensing office to view child care files.
Choosing Child Care
Choosing child care is an important decision. Good child care arrangements can improve the daily lives of children and parents. Children in high quality care have higher levels of success when they enter school. For more information on the STARS child care rating system visit Reaching For The Stars
To find information on selecting quality child care visit one of the following:
The Parents' Guide to Selecting Quality Child Care - requires free 
* Parent Handbook
Visit the link below to find information on types of Child Care available
* Definitions of types of Child Care
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* OKDHS - Oklahoma Child Care Services
for information on addresses of DHS child care licensing representatives in your county.
Visit
* OKDHS Division of Child Care - Licensing Requirements
for information on Child Care Providers licensing requirements.
Paying for Child Care
DHS may be able to assist with paying your licensed & contracted child care provider.
For information on child care assistance, click here
Parenting Information
There is a great deal of information on the Internet on positive parenting, child development and ways to have fun with your child.
Visit these helpful links below:
* Parent Central - Links to important and helpful resources including Childrens Activities, Child Care Publications, Operation Military Child Care and Choosing Quality Child Care.
* Parent Central Newsletter [subscribe] - Join Parent Central and get connected to information and resources, and become part of a growing network of concerned parents.
* The Daily Parent - Newsletter
* Recalled Child Products and Toys
* Early Childhood.com
* American Academy of Pediatrics
* OSU Family and Consumer Sciences-CES
* Parent Information - Disney Family
* Zero to Three
* Oklahoma Child Care Resource & Referral Association.
* Oklahoma State Legislature
* Old-Fashioned Play Builds Serious Skills
Child Care Finders Newsletter
Child Care Finders Resource and Referral offers its quarterly newsletter to parents and providers free of charge.
This newsletter contains the latest information about child care and training.
Archived copies of our newsletter can be found here
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