Find A Child Caregiver

Listings By Organizations

Membership search and resource locator.

• Illinois Network of Child Care Resource & Referral
-- Find Your Local CCR&R
• Child Care Aware -- The Child Care Connector
• Child Care Association of Illinois -- Find A CCAI Member
• National Association for the Education of Young Children -- Find A NAEYC-Accredited Child Care Program
• National Association for Family Child Care -- Find A NAFCC Child Care Provider
• Find A Montessori School

Listings By Companies

Childcare providers with multiple facilities have an online locator.

• KinderCare Centers In Illinois
• Bright Horizons Child Care Centers

ChildCare Directory Listings

Yellow pages and specialized directories are good sources.

• Biz-By-Category search
• FingerWalk directory
• "Chicagoland Child Care Connections Book"

Child Care Evaluator Checklists

Checklists to help you in the selection of a child care facility:

• U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission
• Child Care Aware
• American Academy of Pediatrics
• Illinois Network of Child Care Resource & Referral Agencies

Child Care Online Resources

Roadmaps to child care and resource links:

• Knowledge Path: Locating Community-Based Services to Support Children and Families -- National Center for Education in Maternal and Child Health
• Healthy Child Care America -- American Academy Of Pediatrics
• Illinois Child Care Regulation -- National Resource Center for Health and Safety in Child Care
• DCFS Rules and Regulations-- Illinois Department of Children and Family Services
• Day Care Universe resources