Child Care Resource & Referral

Parent Tool Kit

Why quality care is so important to your child's growth and development:

Research has shown that children who have a quality preschool experience arrive in Kindergarten with larger vocabularies, they are better able to managen on their own, they are more aware of their environment, and they ask more questions.

According to "The Carolina Abecedarian Project" (2002) learning begins in infancy. Every child deserves a good start in an environment that is safe, healthy, emotionally supportive, and cognitively stimulation.

High quality child care is an important element in achieving the national goal of having all children ready for school.

The effects of quality child care are long term.

Below are links to tools that you can use to aid in your search to find quality child care:

• Working Your Way Through the Child Care Maze

If you would like to do your own search for child care, please visit our internet search option at www.qualistar.org.