Child Care Resource
and Referral
For Providers
Did you know that according to our Child Care Resource
and Referral Needs Assessment, Schoharie County has a desperate
need for infant child care? This means that there are infants
out there who still need a quality child care provider to care
for them. By visiting our Child Care Resource and Referral
Website, you have taken the first step in becoming a licensed
or registered child care provider and we hope to have more providers
like you willing to care for infants in the future!
Our dedicated staff is here to assist you in completing
the steps needed to start your own child care business, whether
it’s infant, toddler, preschool or school age care.
The following are just a few of the benefits of becoming a licensed
and registered provider.
Provider Recognition
Benefits
- Stay at home with your own children while running a business
- Access to education, training and funding resources that
will help get your business started and maintain your business
- Tax deductions related to running a home business
- An opportunity for a good self-sufficient or second income
- Referrals from our department to help build your business
and its clientele
- A lending library –which offers a variety of books,
videos and other valuable resources for you to borrow. Library
is open during regular hours of operation: Monday-Friday 8 a.m.
-4:30 p.m.
- Training for your family or group family child care program
- Technical Support Services
- Assistance with registration process, including fingerprint
services. Fingerprinting services are Mondays, Wednesdays
and Fridays 8-10 a.m. or by appointment.
- Best of all, our services are no cost to providers
For information on financial assistance, contact the Department of Social Services (295-8334) and ask for the Social Welfare Examiner.
To become a provider, contact the CCRR team at 234-2568 and start the process.
Outside Links
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