Child Care Resource Service

Service Area

 

Map of IL with counties served highlighted

 

We serve these six east central Illinois counties: Champaign, Douglas, Iroquois, Macon, Piatt, and Vermilion

 

Serving Champaign, Douglas, Iroquois, Macon, Piatt and Vermilion, IL Counties

Welcome to the Child Care Resource Service

Our Mission

To make the child care delivery system in local communities responsive to the needs of children, families, providers, employers, and communities at large; and to generate new knowledge about the child care system and contribute to the professional development of students.

Current News

Child Care Assistance Program - Child Care Provider Rates Increase.

Child Care provider rates will increase again as of July 1st.  You must send in a rate sheet to get the new rate.

Center Rates Click this link to see the new center rates.

Home Rates  Click this link to see the new family child care home rates.

Rate Certification Form   Click this link to get the rate certificaiton form that must be completed to get the new rate.

Back-Up Solutions

The Back-up Solutions program is temporarily under construction.  Please call the office for assistance.

New Website Design Launched June 2006

"CCRS Staying Ahead of the Game"

Picture of boy on floor pushing toy carAs fast as technology changes there are always new standards to be upheld. Child Care Resource Service has a fortunate affiliation with the University of Illinois and has made a bold step to "stay ahead of the game" in its efforts to serve a diverse audience and improve the accessibility of its web resources. One new standard for web technology and development is the incorporation of Cascading Style Sheets (CSS) that enable a viewer to take more control in displaying the contents of a web page to meet their needs meeting ADA 503 compliant guidelines.

Picture of Hispanic Mother holding childTo serve the growing population of Spanish Language visitors, a new top navigation menu option will appear on any pages available "en español".

One new feature web visitors will notice is the "display.text.only" option available for each page, located below. This will enable a visitor with visual impairments to remove all the background styling and display only the text in a easy to read one column format that can enhance text color, contrast and size to meet their needs. It can also be used to print the content only of a page in an easier to read format.

Go ahead and try some of our new features and enjoy your web visit. We welcome any comments you want to share about your web visit. Use the "Contact Us" email link below.

For Service Communicating in Spanish

A member of our staff is available to communicate with Latino familes in Spanish.

To contact Milagros by phone in Champaign or Urbana call: (217) 333-3252, option 2.

Toll-free: 1-800-325-5516, option 2.

To communicate by email: ccrs@uiuc.edu (RE: Spanish Help)

Forms in Spanish

To find forms in Spanish that can help you apply for child care assistance, use the menus on the left. First click "Financial Assistance $" and then select "Forms for Assistance".

About Child Care Resource & Referral (CCR&R)

To find more information in Spanish visit:  ChildCareAware

Link to UI Extension Link to DHS Link to NACCRRA Link to INCCRRA