The Early Childhood Council of La Plata County is dedicated to increasing the availability, accessibility, and reliability of affordable, high-quality comprehensive services for all young children and families.
Child Care
…helping families find the quality care they need for their children.
The local Southwest Office of Child Care Resource & Referral, keeps a thorough, up-to-date database of all childcare providers in the five county region (Archuleta, Dolores, La Plata, Montezuma and San Juan Counties). The Resource and Referral Coordinator is able to provide
guidance by phone, email, and in person providing parents referrals to local child care providers: including cost of care, philosophies of programs, and information on individual providers Qualistar Quality Ratings, and Environmental Rating Scale assessments.
Finding the right child care program for your kids can be an overwhelming process. To help, The Working Your Way through the Child Care Maze publication is a tool for parents to use when searching for quality child care. In partnership with Bright Beginnings Colorado, this publication includes information about types of child care, licensing information, why quality child care is important, questions to ask child care providers, and much more. It is emailed or mailed with every childcare referral. You can download the entire publication at www.qualistar.org/parents/maze.php.
For more information contact:
Shannon Bassett, Child Care Resource and Referral Coordinator
Southwest Colorado Office of Child Care Resource and Referral
Early Childhood Council of La Plata County
Phone-970-247-5960 X2
Email shannonb@earlychildhoodprograms.org or call toll free: 1-877-338-CARE
These services, all offered free of charge, also include:
– consultation and assistance for persons looking to become Colorado licensed home child care providers
– Information on State licensing requirements
Other agencies that help make this service possible – see links below:
Qualistar Colorado (statewide network) NACCRRA (National Network of Child Care Resource/ Referral)
