Resources for Providers
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National Database
If you would like to be listed on the Resource & Referral database which will allow you to receive referrals for child care from our office and updates regarding child care services in the local area, please fill out the registration form. A Child Care Specialist will contact you within the next few days to complete your registration.
Our contract requires that we update provider information twice a year (once January through June and once July through December). If you have not updated your information recently, or if you information has changed, please complete the Provider Update Form and send it to your local Resource and Referral office by email, mail, fax or drop it by.
Personal Development Opportunities
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Please visit our Training/Events for information regarding upcoming trainings and events related to Early Childhood Education and child care in our service region.
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REWARD provides education-based salary supplements to teachers, directors, and family child care providers working with young children in child care settings.
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Oklahoma Child Care Resource & Referral Association (OCCRRA)
Technical Assistance
Our Resource & Referral Specialists are available to provide technical assistance on-site and by telephone to enhance the quality of care. Examples of technical assistance include: room arrangement, developing policies and procedures, playground safety, state licensing regulations and STARS information, accreditation procedures, or other specific needs of your child care facility. Please call the Resource & Referral office at 866-254-9864 to request technical assistance or email R&R.
Resource Library
Each Resource & Referral office houses a Resource Library available for child care providers and parent's use. The Libraries contain a laminating machine, a die cutting machine, a computer with internet access, a copier, and a multitude of information regarding child development, career enhancement, and learning kits for use in your child care setting. Locations.
Links
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Reach for the Stars - Child Care rating system by Oklahoma DHS
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Operation Child Care - Child Care assistance for Military Families
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Center for Early Childhood Professional Development (CECPD), College of Continuing Education, University of Oklahoma
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Afterschool.gov is a one-stop website connecting the public, and particularly afterschool providers, to federal resources that support children and youth during out-of-school time.
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US Consumer Product Safety Commission Toy Recall List
- WARMLINE: The Warmline for Oklahoma Child Care Providers offers free telephone consultations to child care providers on numerous health topics. Prerecorded topics can be accessed anytime, 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, at toll free 1-888-574-5437. Consultants answer the phone during normal business hours.
- OEPIC: If you are a provider with employees who work for your facility, you may be able to get assistance in providing them with health insurance. The State of Oklahoma can share your costs when employees meet certain income criteria.
HEALTH CARE CONSULTATIONS:
In some parts of Oklahoma, the Oklahoma Child Care Resource & Referral Association has contracted with registered nurses to serve as health care consultants for child care centers. These consultants helps centers by:
- Arranging for immunizations
- Referring children for needed health care
- Teaching adults and children about hygiene
- Giving parents infromation
- Helping providers develop and implement sound policies and procedures for health and safety in their facilities
In other words, these health caare consultants help child care facilities to do more than meet the minimum standards.
If your child care program is in the Oklahoma City or Tulsa area. contact your local Resource & Referral agency for more information. If you are not located in those areas, you may contact your county health department to find out what type of health care consultations they can provide.