Resources for Providers
National Database | Training | Child Nutrition Program
Technical Assistance | Resource Library | Links
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