Theme: Daffodils for Mom
Letter: D, M
Number: 5
Color: Yellow
Shape: Triangle
Activities:

1. Holidays:
   May Day
   National Pet Week
   Cinco de Mayo
   Mother’s Day
   Memorial Day
2. May Preschool Activities: Science

   Color Changing Milk- For this simple, but fun experiment, you will need a shallow bowl or cake pan, whole or 2% milk, food coloring, dish soap (preferably Dawn), and cotton swabs. Pour milk into bowl or cake pan, then add 1 drop of food coloring from each color near the center of the bowl or pan. Now, using a clean cotton swab, touch one end into the center without stirring or mixing. Does anything happen?
   Now, on the other end of the cotton swab, put a drop of dish soap and place the cotton swab with the dish soap on it into the middle of the milk. What happens now? The colors should burst out everywhere through the milk. Why does this happen? The chemical bonds found in the protein of the milk are broken by the dish soap which allows the color to run around freely in the milk.

3. Social Studies:

   Explain the importance of Memorial Day and why we should all be grateful to all the veterans who have given their lives to keep our nation safe and free. Talk about some of your family traditions that are celebrated during this holiday.

4. Imagination:

   Have the children pretend they are in a mariachi band. Try to find some traditional Mexican style clothing or something similar for the children to wear and let them shake their shakers while listening to some mariachi music.

5. May Preschool Activities: Arts and Crafts:

   To celebrate Cinco de Mayo, make shakers/maracas using any type of cardboard tube (oatmeal canister, plastic container), dry beans, cloth, and rubber bands. Secure a piece of heavy cloth with a rubber band around the bottom of a cardboard tube. Fill the inside about halfway with dry beans, then secure the other end with a piece of cloth and rubber bands.

   Make flowers out of coffee filters for mom to celebrate Mother’s Day. Have the children use washable markers to color any pattern or design on a coffee filter. Using a spray bottle filled with water, spray the coffee filter so that the colors begin to run. Lay the wet coffee filter on a paper towel to dry. When it is dry, gently fold in half, then twist the bottom into a point and wrap a pipe cleaner around the end to make a stem. If the children each make 2 to 4 flowers, they can put them in an empty plastic water bottle that can be used as a vase. Of course, the plastic water bottle/vase can be decorated with paint, construction paper, or other items.

   Use 8 popsicle sticks to create a picture frame for mom. Use 2 sticks per side and glue them together. Place a photo or picture of child’s handprint with a special poem for mom. There are so many poems that can be found on the internet to melt mom’s heart.

   Make May Day baskets. Decorate a flexible paper plate with flowers using paint, stamps, stickers, crayons, etc. Then, fold the paper plate into a cone shape and tape or staple in place. Use a hole punch to make two hole, one on each side at the top. Attach a piece of ribbon or yarn so the basket can hang.

6. May Preschool Activities: Reading

   Read “The Runaway Bunny” by Margaret Wise Brown. It is a lovely story about a mother bunny and her baby bunny.

   Read “Are You My Mother” by P.D. Eastman.

7. May Preschool Activities: Language

   Introduce the letters and letter sounds for D and M. Have the children each bring an object from home that starts with the letter D and the letter M.

8. Math, Thinking Skills:

   Have the children practice stacking cubes using various sizes of cubes. They will have to figure out how to make the stack keep from falling over.

9. Math, Shapes:

   Play red light/green light with 2 different shapes one of which is a triangle. Put several cut-outs of triangles and another shape into a box, hat, etc. Have each child pull out a shape, if the child pulls out a triangle, he moves forward 1 step. If he pulls any other shape, he stays put. Repeat until children cross a pre-determined finish line.Have the child identify as many triangle shapes in the room/house as possible. Reward with a sticker or stamp if the child can identify at least 1.

10. Math, Counting:

    Introduce the number 5 and show everyone how to hold up 5 fingers and count to 5. Let the children use stamps to make groups of 5 stamped pictures on a paper.

11. Coordination and Movement:

    Have the children listen to a word. If it starts with a letter D, they have to do 5 jumping jacks. If it starts with a letter M, they have to bend and touch their toes 5 times.

12. May Preschool Activities: Social Skills

    Since the 4th is National Pet Week, have the children bring in a picture of their pet or they can draw a picture of a pet they would like to have. Have the children share their pictures with everyone.

Theme: Rain, Rain, Go Away
Letter: R, U (rain)
Number: 4
Color: Blue
Shape: Oval (Raindrop)
Activities:

1. Holidays:
   April Fool’s Day (wear something silly)
   Easter
   Earth Day
2. April Preschool Activities: Science
   Teach the children how to use recyclables to make a compost in celebration of Earth Day. Explain the importance of recycling paper, glass, and plastic and how it helps our environment and planet.Make April Fool’s Silly Putty. In a bowl, add some corn starch. Mix in some water until the mixture is the consistency of paste.
   Teach the children about how the mixture goes from a liquid to a solid. (Optional: Add food coloring to mixture. The color of the month is blue.)

   Use the rain gauge made in arts and crafts to record the levels of rain on different days.

   Go on a nature walk and see what plants, flowers, trees, leaves, and insects you can find to celebrate Earth Day. Collect some of your findings along the way.

3. Social Studies:
   Research when the umbrella was first invented (about 4 thousand years ago). Who used them and for what purpose (Egyptians, Greeks, Chinese for the purpose of shade)? The Chinese were the first to make them of waterproof material.
4. Imagination:
   Have the children put on raincoats, rain boots, and grab an umbrella. Pretend it is a rainy day and put down blue carpets or blue paper for puddles. The children can go around the room jumping from puddle to puddle.
5. April Preschool Activities: Arts and Crafts
   Make your own Little Cloud using blue construction paper and white cotton balls. Let the child make an outline of any cloud shape, then pull-apart some cotton balls and glue them to the cloud shape. 

   Make a page of leaf rubbings from leaves collected on your nature walk.

   Make a rain gauge using plastic soda bottles or plastic water bottles. Remove the cap and discard. Cut off the top of the bottle about 1/4 of the way down. Place the cut off top upside down in the top of the bottle. This will allow the rain to travel inside the bottle to be collected. Mark the outside of the bottle using a permanent marker in 1/2 inch increments.

   Use stickers to decorate plastic Easter eggs.

6. Reading:
   Read “Little Cloud” by Eric Carle. Talk about what cloud shape each child would like to be and what they like to do on a rainy day. 

   Read “The Velveteen Rabbit” by Margery Williams. Talk about bunnies and what they like to eat and where they live.

7. April Preschool Activities: Language:
   Sing “Rain, Rain, Go Away” and “It’s Raining, It’s Pouring.” 

   Introduce the letters and letter sounds for R and U. Have the children use blue finger paint to practice tracing over a pre-written R,r and D,d on a piece of paper.

   Use an umbrella to teach the opposites of up, down and open, shut.

8. Math, Thinking Skills:
   Sort plastic Easter eggs by color or have the children match halves of plastic Easter eggs to make a complete set.
9. Math, Shapes:
   Place several shapes on the floor in a circle. Be sure to include a lot of ovals. Play music, as the music plays the children will walk in a circle along the path of the shapes. When the music stops, if the child is not standing on an oval, he or she will have to sit out. The game continues until there is only one child standing on an oval. You may need to remove the number of ovals as the game progresses to reduce the chances of landing on an oval.
10. Math, Counting:
    Introduce the number 4 and show everyone how to hold up 4 fingers and count to 4. Let the children string 4 beads, pieces of cereal, or other objects onto a string.
11. Coordination and Movement:
    Practice hopping on 2 feet like bunnies. Then challenge the children to hop on one foot at a time. This will require some good balancing skills.
12. April Preschool Activities: Social Skills
    Hide the plastic Easter eggs that the children made during arts and crafts. Have each child pair up with a friend to find the Easter eggs. The children will have to cooperate to work together to find the eggs.

CalWORKS is California’s child care assistance program. The California Work Opportunity and Responsibility to Kids (CalWORKS) program is a welfare program that gives cash aid and services to eligible needy California families. Part of this program is to help these families receive quality child care services. There are three stages to the CalWORKS child care program. Stage 1 is administered by the county welfare departments. Stages 2 and 3 are administered by Alternative Payment Program (APP) agencies under contract with the California Department of Education (CDE).

Stage 1 begins when a family enters the CalWORKS program. Families will stay in Stage 1 for 6 months or until their situation is stable and until there is availability in Stage 2 or Stage 3. Stage 2 begins after the 6 month period of Stage 1, after the family’s situation has stabilized, or when the family is transitioning off of aid. Families are able to receive child care in Stage 2 up to two years after they are no longer eligible for aid.
Stage 3 is for former CalWORKS recipients who have transitioned off of aid. It begins when space is available and when the family has acquitted the 24 months of child care.

To be eligible for child care benefits, families receiving CalWORKS aid must also be in one of the following situations:

1. They are attending a county welfare department-approved education or training program.
2. They are working.
3. They are teens participating in Cal-Learn.
4. They choose to refuse a cash aid payment and accept diversion services.
5. They have been receiving cash assistance and have transitioned off, but need child care to retain employment.

To be considered for the program, you must be a U.S. citizen or meet residency requirements, be a California resident, and not be a fleeing felon. You also have to have all of your children under six years old immunized, and children below the age of 16 must be attending school regularly. For CalWORKs, your family must have a “deprived child.” A child is considered deprived if they have at least one parent who is dead, disabled, continuously absent, in jail, or unemployed. Your family must also meet resource and income requirements.

View the CalWORKS Income Requirements table to see the specific resource and income requirements.

If you would like more information or would like to apply for this program, you will need to visit your local county welfare office.

You will need to fill out a form and submit for approval. If basic eligibility requirements are met, you will be contacted by an eligibility specialist who will schedule an appointment with you. At this appointment, you will receive more documents as well as a list of required things such as identification items that you will need to bring at your next appointment which will be an interview to determine acceptance into the program. If you are accepted into the program, you will receive a letter that explains these situations, along with explaining your benefit amount and other program rules.

If you would like to find out if California child care facility is licensed or has any complaints filed against them, please contact the appropriate Child Care Program Office or regional county office as listed below:

DEL NORTE COUNTY DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH & SOCIAL SERVICES
880 Northcrest Drive
Crescent City, CA 95531
(707) 464-3191

INYO COUNTY DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL SERVICES
162 Grove Street, Suite J
Bishop, CA 93514
(760) 872-1727

MENDOCINO COUNTY DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL SERVICES
P.O. Box 839
Ukiah, CA 95482
(707) 463-7939

SACRAMENTO COUNTY
Family Day Care Licensing
7171 Bowling Drive, Suite 400
Sacramento, CA 95823
(916) 875-2808

If you would like to file a complaint or report a violation:
If possible, try to resolve minor concerns and complaints with the child care provider or director of the child care center. If you believe that physical or sexual abuse is involved, you are advised to inform local law enforcement. To file a complaint in Del Norte, Inyo, Mendocino, or Sacramento counties, see the contact information below:

DEL NORTE COUNTY DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH & SOCIAL SERVICES
880 Northcrest Drive
Crescent City, CA 95531
(707) 464-3191

INYO COUNTY DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL SERVICES
162 Grove Street, Suite J
Bishop, CA 93514
(760) 872-1727

MENDOCINO COUNTY DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL SERVICES
P.O. Box 839
Ukiah, CA 95482
(707) 463-7939

SACRAMENTO COUNTY
Family Day Care Licensing
7171 Bowling Drive, Suite 400
Sacramento, CA 95823
(916) 875-2808

To file a complaint in another county, please contact the appropriate Child Care Program Office.

Hello parents! The Arizona child care assistance program can help you get funding for your child care expenses. Read below to also find out if a facility is licensed and where to report violations or file a complaint.

Arizona child care financial assistance is provided to eligible families through the Department of Economic Security (DES). Arizona child care assistance is available to eligible families with children 12 years of age or younger.
You may be eligible if your family income is at or below 165% of the Federal Poverty Level.

Other factors that influence eligibility for Arizona child care assistance are employment, participation in the JOBS (Job Opportunity and Basic Skills) program, participation in education and training activities related to employment when working at least 20 hours per week, participating in high school, GED, or remedial education classes for teen parents, residency in a homeless or domestic violence shelter, determination by a Child Protective Services or Foster Care case plan, the inability or unavailability to care for one’s own children due to a physical, mental, or emotional condition, or participation in a drug treatment, rehabilitation program, or a court-ordered community service program.

To receive Arizona child care financial assistance, you must apply at your local DES office. Be sure to check out these programs as they are readily available. During touch economic times, you should take the opportunity to take advantage of the Arizona child care assistance programs. Arizona child care assistance just might be the help you and your family need.

APACHE COUNTY
St.Johns
395 S. Washington
(928) 337-2215 ext.210 (928) 337-2841

COCHISE COUNTY
Benson
549 W. 4th Street
(520) 586-9034 ext. 123 (520) 586-7685

Bisbee
207 Bisbee Road
(520) 432-5313 (520) 432-5644

Douglas
615 Second Street
(520) 364-7806 (520) 364-1239

Sierra Vista
820 E. Fry Blvd.
(520) 459-7128 (520) 459-0783

*Willcox
256 S. Curtis
(520) 384-4616 ext. 125 (520) 384-4347

COCONINO COUNTY
Flagstaff Main
397 Malpais Lane, #1
(928) 774-5055 (928) 773-1027

Page
1057 Vista Ave
(928) 645-8103 ext. 4246 (928) 645-8136

GILA COUNTY
Globe
605 S. 7th Street
(928) 425-3101 ext. 1041 (928) 402-9003

Payson
122 E. Highway 260, #110
(928) 472-9335 ext. 228 (928) 474-2082

GRAHAM COUNTY
Safford
1938 Thatcher Blvd.
(928) 428-3405 ext. 1177 (928) 428-1206

GREENLEE COUNTY
*Clifton
300 N. Coronado Blvd.
(928) 865-4131 ext. 126 (928) 865-5146

LA PAZ COUNTY
*Parker
1032 Hopi Avenue
(928) 669-8385 (928) 669-6753

MARICOPA COUNTY
Avondale
290 E. La Canada
(623) 925-0095 (623) 925-8265

Mesa
1619 E. Main, Mesa
(480) 834-3343 (480) 834-4382

Phoenix, 67th Avenue
4016 N. 67th Avenue
(623) 846-1046 (623) 846-1328

Phoenix, Provider Certification
1500 E. Thomas
(602) 279-3140 (602) 650-1029

Phoenix, East McKinley
1824 E. McKinley
(602) 254-5823 (602) 253-6923

Phoenix, South Central
4635 S. Central
(602) 276-5527 (602) 276-4456

Phoenix, Union Hills
3150 E. Union Hills
(602) 569-4719 (602) 569-6149

Tempe/Mesa
1619 E. Main, Mesa
(480) 831-1070 (480) 456-6173

MOHAVE COUNTY
Bullhead City
2601 Hwy 95
(928) 704-7776 ext. 2262 (928) 704-7079

Kingman
301 Pine Street
(928) 753-6621 (928) 753-3761

Lake Havasu City
232 London Bridge Road
(928) 680-7409 (928) 680-1882

NAVAJO COUNTY
Holbrook
153 W. Vista Drive
(928) 524-2812 (928) 524-1791

Showlow
2500 E Cooley St, Suite 410
(928) 532-4381 (928) 537-4666

Winslow
319 E. 3rd Street
(928) 289-3807 ext. 8 (928) 289-3614

PIMA COUNTY
Tucson, Craycroft
5441 E. 22nd Street
(520) 584-8226 (520) 584-9515

Tucson, Downtown
250 S. Toole Avenue
(520) 791-2732 (520) 622-1259

Tucson, Fort Lowell
316 W Fort Lowell
(520) 293-0214 (520) 292-2348

Tucson, Irvington
195 W. Irvington
(520) 741-7188 (520) 295-3693

PINAL COUNTY
Apache Junction
2066 W. Apache Trail, Suite 101
(480) 983-0320 ext.6235 (480) 983-3250

Casa Grande
318 N. Florence Street
(520) 836-0093 ext.7152 (520) 421-1387

Coolidge
1155 N. Arizona Blvd.
(520) 723-5351 ext.1069 (520) 723-3208

Eloy
109 N. Sunshine
(520) 464-3783 (520) 466-4382

*Kearny
331 Alden Drive
(520) 363-5569 (520) 363-5435

*Mammoth
228 Main Street
(520) 487-2366 (520) 487-2368

SANTA CRUZ COUNTY
Nogales
1843 N. State Ave.
(520) 377-5907 (520) 761-3046

YAVAPAI COUNTY
Cottonwood
1500 E. Cherry, Suite D
(928) 634-7561 ext.6892 (928) 649-6852

Prescott
1519 W. Gurley St, Suite 4
(928) 277-2850 (928) 277-2793

YUMA COUNTY
Somerton
342 W. Main Street
(928) 627-5493 ext.283 (928) 627-9268

Yuma
1310 S. 3rd Avenue
(928) 783-2863 (928) 783-3468

* Itinerant sites – child care services are offered on a part time basis only. Call ahead for days and hours of service.

If you would like to find out if an Arizona child care center or facility is licensed or has any complaints filed against them, please contact the Department of Health and Social Services at the number below or click here.

Arizona Division of Licensing Services for Arizona Child Care Assistance
Phoenix Office:
150 N. 18th Ave., 4th Floor
Phoenix, AZ 85007
Local Phone: (602) 364-2539
Toll Free: (800) 615-8555

Tucson Office:
400 W. Congress, Suite 100
Tucson, AZ 85701
Local Phone: (520) 628-6540

Flagstaff Office:
1500 E. Cedar Ave., Suite 22
Flagstaff, AZ 86004
Local Phone: (928) 774-2707

Yuma Office:
Local Phone: (520) 628-6541

If you would like to file a complaint or report a violation :

Call the Office of Child Care Licensing in your area between the hours of 8am-5pm, Monday through Friday and ask to speak to a licensing surveyor.

Arizona Division of Licensing Services
Phoenix Office:
150 N. 18th Ave., 4th Floor
Phoenix, AZ 85007
Local Phone: (602) 364-2539
Toll Free: (800) 615-8555

Tucson Office:
400 W. Congress, Suite 100
Tucson, AZ 85701
Local Phone: (520) 628-6540

Flagstaff Office:
1500 E. Cedar Ave., Suite 22
Flagstaff, AZ 86004
Local Phone: (928) 774-2707

Yuma Office:
Local Phone: (520) 628-6541

Hello parents! The Alaska child care assistance program can help families get funding for child care expenses. You can also find information about     where to find out if a child care facility is licensed and where to report violations or file a complaint.

The Child Care Program Office is responsible for administering the Alaska subsidy program for child care. This Child Care Assistance Program provides financial assistance to eligible families to help them have equal access to child care programs. Eligible families are those that are working or participating in an education or training program. This program is called PASS which stands for Parents Achieving Self Sufficiency. There are 3 categories of PASS, PASS I, PASS II, and PASS III.

PASS I is a program offering assistance to parents receiving Alaska Temporary Assistance benefits while they seek work or participate in activities leading them toward employment. Under this program, Alaska child care assistance is available to children under the age of 13, up to 19 if the child has a developmental disability, or for children aged 13-18 if under the supervision of the court and required to be in the care of an adult.

PASS I only provides financial assistance for a certain number of hours of child care. The case manager will determine the number of hours that are covered. Any hours beyond that will not be covered and will need to be paid by the parents. To apply for PASS I benefits, contact your current case manager or a DPA case worker. For a list of DPA contact offices, click here.

The PASS II program provides assistance to families that are transitioning off of the Alaska Temporary Assistance Program. Assistance may be provided for up to twelve months while you work or participate in an education or training program. Financial assistance is eligible for children under the age of 13 or up to 19 if the child has a developmental ability. Eligible families are those that are working, in school, or in job training. Eligibility is also based on your family size and your gross income (before taxes). You will need to submit an application to a local Alaska child Care Assistance office and provide a copy of the PASS II Referral notice you received from your DPA local office. For contact information, click here.

The PASS III program provides assistance to eligible families that are working, in school, or in job training. Alaska child care assistance is available for children under the age of 13 or up to 19 if the child has a developmental disability. To apply for PASS III assistance, you must submit an application to a local Child Care Assistance office. The contact information can be found here.

The Alaska Inclusive Child Care Initiative, or Alaska IN!, works to expand the availability of quality child care for children with special needs. Eligible families are those with a child who has a special need and is under the age of 13 or is between the ages of 13 and 18 and has a developmental disability. The family must also be eligible under the PASS program. To find a representative for Alaska IN! in your area, click here.

If you would like to find out if an Alaska child care facility is licensed or has any complaints filed against them, please contact the Department of Health and Social Services at the number below or click here,

Alaska Child Care Licensing Contact
Department of Health and Social Services
Division of Public Assistance Child Care Programs Office
619 E. Ship Creek Ave., Suite # 230
Anchorage, AK 99567
Phone: (907) 269-4600 or (888) 268-4632 (In-State)

If you would like to file a complaint or report a violation:

Please contact one of the three regional state offices below or by email at dpaccp@health.state.ak.us.

Northern Regional Office

907-451-3198

South Central Regional Office

907-269-4500

Southeastern Regional Office

907-465-4756

Statewide Toll Free

1-888-268-4632

Municipality of Anchorage

907-343-4758

The Office of Child Care Subsidy is responsible for administering the Alabama Child Care Subsidy Program which provides low-income and moderate-income families with equal access to child care programs. If you are interested in the Alabama subsidy program, you must fill out an application and mail it to your local Child Care Management Agency.

Those that will be considered eligible must make their home in Alabama and must be employed and/or enrolled in school or training and make no more income than is allowable. Income is referred to as the gross income before taxes, social security, or any other deductions are made.

Weekly gross income is multiplied by 4.333 to determine monthly income. Depending on the monthly income, you may be able to pay as little as $5.00 per week for child care. To see what fee schedule you may qualify for, go to the Office of Alabama Child Care Subsidy, for an overview of the Alabama subsidy program.

The Department administers the Alabama Child Care Subsidy Program regionally through six (6) Child Care Management Agencies (CMA’s) in nine (9) regions. You will need to contact the appropriate region for specific information. Here is the list of offices to contact about the Alabama Child Care Subsidy Program:

CMA of North Central Alabama

Mary Lynn Carlton – Executive Director

Phone: 256-534-5110
Fax: 256-534-0548
Email: Mary.Carlton@dhr.alabama.gov

Mailing Address:

P.O. Box 18396

Huntsville, AL 35804

Physical Address:

709 Ward Avenue

Huntsville, AL 35804

Counties Served: Colbert, Cullman, Franklin, Lauderdale, Lawrence, Limestone, Madison, Morgan, Winston

Childcare Resource Network

Mary S. Davis – Executive Director

Phone: 256-845-8238

Fax: 256-845-6731

Email: Mary.Davis@dhr.alabama.gov

Mailing Address:

P.O. Box 681025

Ft.Payne, AL 35968-1611

Physical Address:

659-A Wallace Ave., Hwy. 35

Ft. Payne, AL 35967

Counties Served: Cherokee, DeKalb, Etowah, Jackson, Marshall

Child Development Resources

Sally Edwards – Director

Phone: 205-348-2650

Fax: 205-348-0660

Email: sedwards@bama.ua.edu

Physical Address:

1500 Greensboro Avenue, Suite 2

Tuscaloosa, AL 35401

Counties Served: Bibb, Choctaw, Fayette, Greene, Hale, Lamar, Marengo, Marion, Perry, Pickens, Tuscaloosa, Sumter

Child Care Central – Birmingham

Rita Brantley – Executive Director

Kelly Williams – Assistant Program Director

Phone: 205-941-0115

Fax: 205-943-9393

Email: Kelly.Williams@dhr.alabama.gov

Physical Address:

85 Bagby Drive, Suite 100

Birmingham, AL 35209

Counties Served: St. Clair, Blount, Jefferson, Shelby, Walker

Child Care Central – Talladega

Rita Brantley – Executive Director

Regina Parton – Assistant Program Director

Phone: 256-362-3852

Fax: 256-761-1540

Email: Regina.Parton@dhr.alabama.gov

Physical Address:

925 North Street

Talladega, AL 35160

Counties Served: Calhoun, Clay, Cleburne, Coosa, Randolph, Talladega

Child Care Resource Center

Carlyn Tucker-Simmons – Executive Director

Phone: 334-749-0426

Fax: 334-749-9398

Email: Carlyn.Tucker-Simmons@dhr.alabama.gov

Physical Address:

3766 Pepperell Parkway

Opelika, AL 36801

Counties Served: Chambers, Lee, Macon, Russell, Tallapoosa

Family Guidance Center of Alabama – Montgomery Office

Jeanne Sellers – CCM Division Director

Phone: 334-270-4100

Fax: 334-270-4216

Email: Jeanne.Sellers@dhr.alabama.gov

Physical Address:

2358 Fairlane Drive

Montgomery, AL 36116

Counties Served: Autauga, Butler, Chilton, Covington, Dallas, Elmore, Lowndes, Montgomery, Wilcox, Bullock

Family Guidance Center of Alabama – Dothan Office

Jeanne Sellers – CCM Division Director

Joann Carpenter – MIS Coordinator

Phone: 334-712-7777

Fax: 334-712-7788

Email: Joann.Carpenter@dhr.alabama.gov

Physical Address:

2431 W. Main Street, Suite 1102

Dothan, AL 36301

Counties Served: Barbour, Coffee, Crenshaw, Dale, Geneva, Henry, Houston, Pike

Child Care South / TCRC

Rita Brantley – Executive Director

Christie Campbell – Assistant Program Director

Phone: 251-433-2878

Fax: 251-433-2894

Email: Christie.Campbell@dhr.alabama.gov

Physical Address:

1365 Government Street, Suite 5

Mobile, AL 36604

Counties Served: Baldwin, Clarke, Conecuh, Escambia, Mobile, Monroe, Washington

If you would like to find out if an Alabama child care facility is licensed or has any complaints filed against them, please contact the Department of Human Resources at the number below or visit the Department of Human Resources website.

Alabama Licensing and Standards Contact
The State Department of Human Resources
Child Care Services Division
50 Ripley St.
Montgomery, AL 36130
Local Phone: (334) 242-1425
Toll Free: (866) 528-1694

If you would like to file a complaint or report a violation:

Contact the Department of Human Resources Child Care Services Division at (334) 242-1425 or 1-866-528-1694 and request to speak to Child Care Intake. Complaints that are violations of the Child Care Minimum Standards will be investigated by the Department.

The Agency for Workforce Innovation administers the Florida Child Care Subsidy Program. The Florida Partnership for School Readiness contracts with 57 county based Coalitions who then contract with 25 4C non-profit agencies for the operation of school readiness programs. The 4C agencies are responsibilities include intake, eligibility determination, case management, and payment to providers for the program.

Within the Florida Agency for Workforce Innovation is the Office of Early Learning. The Office of Early Learning is dedicated to ensuring the accessibility, affordability and quality of early learning services for Florida’s children and families.

The Office of Early Learning offers one of Florida’s child care subsidy programs known as the School Readiness Program. This program offers qualified parents financial assistance for child care through a variety of services.

Childcare services include extended-day, extended-year, and school age care to support parents in becoming financially self-sufficient. All families that apply for the School Readiness program can receive information on choosing a child care provider and child care provider listings through Child Care Resource and Referral services.

To learn about eligibility, you will need to contact your county’s Early Learning Coalition or contact the Office of Early Learning Child Care Resource Referral Network at 1-866-357-3239 (TTY: 711).

Another Florida Child Care Subsidy Program is 4C. The 4C Florida Child Care Subsidy program is Collier, Glades, Hendry, Lee, Orange, Osceola, and Seminole Counties Child Care Resource and Referral Agency. To receive financial assistance with your child care, eligibility requirements must be met. To find out if you are eligible for child care financial assistance, you can call Central Florida (407) 522-2252 , ext. 6501 or Southwest Florida (239) 935-6100.

Florida also offers the Voluntary Pre-K program (VPK) in which children that are 4 years old on or prior to September 1st may attend a pre-kindergarten program for FREE in order to prepare them for Kindergarten. To find a voluntary Pre-K program in your area, you will need to search by county.

To help answer your questions or concerns about Voluntary Prekindergarten (VPK), staff are available Monday through Friday, from 8:00am until 5:00pm by calling toll free 1-866-357-3239 or 850-921-3180.

If you would like to find out if a Florida child care facility is licensed or has any complaints filed against them, contact

Florida Department of Children and Families
George H. Sheldon, Interim Secretary
1317 Winewood Blvd.
Building 1, Room 202
Tallahassee, Florida 32399-0700
Phone: (850) 487-1111 or Suncom: 277-1111
Fax: (850) 922-2993 or Suncom: 292-2993

Florida Regional Child Care Licensing Offices Contact Information

If you would like to file a complaint or report a violation:

If possible, try to resolve minor concerns and complaints with the child care provider or director of the child care center. If you believe that physical or sexual abuse is involved, you are advised to inform local law enforcement. However, if you have concerns about the facility that cannot be resolved comfortably with the child care provider or director, you may file a complaint with The Department of Children and Families (DCF).

The DCF licenses child care centers in Florida. DCF has district licensing offices throughout the state and staff who conduct routine inspections and complaint investigations at licensed child care facilities. Contact the local DCF licensing office for the county the child care center is located in and follow up with your questions regarding complaints and any noncompliant issues at the center you are considering:

Florida Department of Children and Families
George H. Sheldon, Interim Secretary
1317 Winewood Blvd.
Building 1, Room 202
Tallahassee, Florida 32399-0700
Phone: (850) 487-1111 or Suncom: 277-1111
Fax: (850) 922-2993 or Suncom: 292-2993

Florida Abuse Hotline: 1-800-96-ABUSE