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, a children's lending library called "My First Library",  referral services, notary public, free fingerprinting, and reduced cost business services including copier, fax machine, laminator, and the Rochester area's best kept art and craft secret, The Recycle Shop.

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

Community Salary Survey

If you are a Director of a Child Care Center or an owner of a Group Family Day Care in Monroe, Wayne or Livingston County, please fill out our staff salary survey.

You can print it out and mail it in, or complete electronically and e-mail. You may find it here.

JOB OPENINGS at Child Care Council, Inc.  

Child Care Council, Inc. currently has openings for a Family Day Care Registrar who will provide assistance to and monitor child care programs.  Click here for more details.  For other positions resumes may be sent to Michele and will be kept on file for 6 months. 

COURSE CALENDAR- July to December 2008

The entire Course Calendar is available for download using the link below.  It is a large document (about 550kb, 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.

• July to December 2008 Course Calendar
• Course Registration Form

September 18, 2008 - Ginna Nuclear Powerplant Emergency Plan Workshop for Child Care
Child Care Council Inc. and the Wayne and Monroe County Offices of Emergency Management will offer 2 free workshops for child care programs located within 10 miles of Ginna.  Workshops will be from 10 am to 12 noon and 7 pm to 9 pm.  Please click to download an informational flyer  and a Registration Form.

September 20, 2008 - Allergy and Asthma in Children: A Toolkit for the Caregiver
Child Care Council, Inc. and Allergy Asthma Immunology of Rochester (AAIR) present a half-day conference for child care providers who care for children with asthma and/or severe allergies.  Caregivers will learn how to detect, understand, and help manage the care of children with allergies to food or environmental triggers and/or asthma.

Download the AAIR Conference Flyer and Registration Form here!

October 11, 2008 - Tom Copeland as speaker for Odette Lok Memorial Family Child Care Business Conference
Nationally renown expert on Finance for Family and Group Family Child Care, Tom will present topics including:

• Mastering record keeping & tax preparation
• Marketing your business
• Reaching your retirement goals: How to save money

Stay tuned for more details.

October 16, 2008 - Child Care Council's Annual Dinner at The Artisan Works
Keynote Speaker: Jean Claude Brizard, Superintendent of Rochester City Schools

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/August Caring Matters.