Welcome to Child Care Council, Inc.  

What we do.

Child Care Council is a Child Care Aware ^®  Quality Assured agency that provides information, training, and resources to child care providers and parents  in  Livingston, Monroe, and Wayne counties near Rochester, New York. 

Current and potential child  care providers utilize Child Care Council's professional staff for information ranging from how to start their program and become licensed to training on how to develop a child care program that nurtures each child's unique physical, social, emotional, and intellectual development.   Child Care Council registers Family Child Care providers in Monroe, Livingston, and Wayne counties.

Child Care Council also offers coordinated services to support child care programs including a Professional Library,  referral services, notary public, free fingerprinting waivers, and reduced cost business services including copier, fax machine, laminator, and the Rochester area's best kept art and craft secret, The Recycle Shop. For a council membership form, click here.

Parents can request free child care referrals by calling 585-654-4720, emailing, or using our on-line referral request form. 

Annual Conference 2010

"Building Children's Brains through Music and Movement" presented by Jean Blaydes Madigan, is the topic of our annual conference this year on Saturday, April 10th. Click here for a flyer and registration form.

Guidance for Child Care on H1N1 (Swine) Influenza

For the latest information about how to plan and protect yourself and those in your care from H1N1 or Swine flu go to our Health News page by clicking on the link.

Infant Toddler Specialist- Click here for posting.

Family Day Care Registrar-Click here for posting.   For other positions resumes may be sent to Michele and will be kept on file for 6 months. 

Children's Art Project for Advocacy

We're asking parents and early care and learning programs to send in artwork from children under age 5 to Winning Beginning.  The artwork will be on display at the Legislative Office Building in Albany during Winning Beginning NY Advocacy Week from March 1st - 5th. Deadline for submission is February 22nd - so, get your young Picassos busy and participate! Project instructions and drawing form are here. 

COURSE CALENDAR- January-June 2010

The entire Course Calendar is available for download using the link below.  It is a large document (about 550 KB, so it may be slow).  You may download a Course Registration form below or access individual pages via the Professional Development area of the web site.

• Course Registration Form  
• January to June 2010 Course Calendar

NEWSLETTER

Child Care Council Newsletters are now available On-line! 

• Click the link to see January Caring Matters.
• Click the link to see February Caring Matters.
• Click the link to see March Caring Matters.
• Click the link to see April Caring Matters.
• Click the link to see May Caring Matters.
• Click the link to see June Caring Matters.
• Click the link to see July Caring Matters.
•  Click the link to see August Caring Matters.
• Click the link to see September Caring Matters.
• Click the link to see October Caring Matters.
• Click the link to see November Caring Matters.
• Click the link to see December Caring Matters.
• Click the link to see January 2010 Caring Matters.
• Click the link to see February 2010 Caring Matters.