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

Important Announcements!   

Summer hours effective June 1st-August 31st

Monday-Thursday 8:30 am to 4:30 pm
Fridays 8:30 am to 2:00 pm

Closed July 3rd for the holiday

The Illinois General Assembly recently passed a budget that cuts state agencies by 50% for the fiscal year 2010.

With this level of funding, there will be drastic cuts in child care assistance.


For more information, click here.


**Effective  7/1/09**
New Policy Change For Citizenship Status of the Child    (En Español)      

The Citizenship status of each child for whom care is requested must be verified in order to be eligible.


Effective July 1st, 2009, eligibility for a non-citizen or non-qualified child must be denied.

For more information see DHS Manual Policy 01.01.03

For questions, please call Child Care Resource Serivce at 1 (800)325-5516 or 217-333-3252, option #1 (ofrecemos servicios en español)

                          

Rectangular Callout: Did you know:  The Swine Flu is now called Influenza A H1N1 Virus.

Please see link below regarding the most recent update (updated 5/1/09) from
the CDC (Center for Disease Control and Prevention).

Update on School (K-12) Dismissal and Childcare Facilities:
Interim CDC Guidance in Response to Human Infection with 2009 Influenza A H1N1 Virus

For more information please contact http://www.cdc.gov/h1n1flu/

                                           A New Way to Provide Customer Service to You!

Beginning May 11th, 2009- CCAP Resource Specialists answering
calls will transfer you to your specialist depending on the
first letter of the client's (parent) last name.

    We appreciate your patience during this new system!
Our goal is to provide you with great customer service
by increasing our consistency!

                                                                                                                                                                        

Other Announcements: Click on selection to learn more.

Clarification of Policy for Licensed Exempt Providers

Child Care Assistance Program - Child Care Provider Rates.

 

For Service Communicating in Spanish

Members of our staff are 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 to click "Financial Assistance" and then "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