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Visit ChildCareSearch
to Find Before- and After-School Care
With many children heading back to school this month, the Ohio
Department of Job and Family Services (ODJFS) and Ohio Department of
Education (ODE) remind parents to visit ChildCareSearch.Ohio.gov when
searching for before- and after-school care for their children.
Families can search for child care providers by county, city, zip code,
program type and Step Up To Quality rating. Step Up To Quality is
Ohio's five-star tiered quality rating and improvement system, which
recognizes programs that exceed minimum health and safety standards and
promote children's learning and development.
“Finding high-quality child care is one of the most important choices
parents can make,” said ODJFS Director Cynthia Dungey. “It also can be
one of the most difficult choices. ChildCareSearch.Ohio.gov can help
make it easier. Parents can use it to find highly rated child care in
their area, including home-based care, school-based care and care at
child care centers. They can view past inspection reports for programs
they’re interested in and then visit those programs to see firsthand
whether they’re right for their children.”
“High quality before- and after-school care can expand upon the
learning and growth that happens during the school day,” said Paolo
DeMaria, superintendent of public instruction.
“ChildCareSearch.Ohio.gov is a great resource for parents to find
high-quality programs in their neighborhoods and see important
information that helps them make the best decisions for their children.”
Programs listed at ChildCareSearch.Ohio.gov serve children of all ages,
including infants and preschoolers. All child care programs in Ohio
serving more than six children – or more than three children under age
2 – must be licensed. ODJFS and county departments of job and family
services are responsible for licensing and inspecting nearly 3,000
family child care homes and more than 4,000 child care facilities
throughout the state. ODE is responsible for licensing school-age child
care programs operated by public schools, educational service centers,
community schools, boards of developmental disabilities and chartered
nonpublic schools.
Both ODJFS and ODE programs may participate in Step Up To Quality.
Starting in 2020, all programs that provide publicly funded child care
must participate in Step Up To Quality.
Click here for ChildCareSearch.Ohio.gov
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