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Parent Services from Child Care Finders
Servicios para Padres

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Looking for Child Care

Choosing Child Care

Paying for Child Care

Parenting Information links

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.

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

Visit
* 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.
*  Early Childhood Development and Parent Education Program - Parenting tip sheets in English and en Español
*  Child Care Provider Training
*  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
*  Teaching Strategies, Inc.
*  Zero to Three
*  Oklahoma Child Care Resource & Referral Association.
*  Oklahoma Child Care Resource & Referral Association - Bulletin Board [presently down for maintenance]
*  Flower Thumbnail - Representation of Early Childhood Professionals in Oklahoma [presently down for maintenance]
*  Oklahoma State Legislature