* Child Care
Children's healthy development depends on safe and positive experiences when they are very young. You may choose to have the caregiver come to your home, send your child to the caregiver's home, or send your child to a child care center. You need to choose the one that works for your family.
You may contact the Child Care Bureau by phone at 1.202.690.6782 for more information.
Resources for Child Care
It is important to get to know your child's caregivers. They will be a big part of your child's life. The caregiver's training should involve:
- Knowledge of how young children learn and grow
- Positive, consistent discipline
- Knowledge of the signs that a child is sick
- Cleanliness and safety practices to help keep kids from getting sick or hurt
- Basic first aid
Head Start
For information on Head Start, you may contact one of the Head Start programs in your area, or call the Early Childhood Learning and Knowledge Center at 1.866.763.6481. Head Start programs focus on helping child development in low-income families.
Additional Resources:
- Child Care Aware program
- Tools for Child and Day Care Centers
- Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF)
- HHS Poverty Guidelines for 2012
- Poverty Guidelines - Frequently Asked Questions
- Supplemental Security Income (SSI)
- Adoption and Foster Care
- WomensHealth.gov
The short link for this FAQ is http://1.usa.gov/rqa1PK
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