Child & Family Resources, Inc.
2800 E. Broadway
Tucson, Arizona 85716
(520) 881-8940
(fax 520-325-8780)
Arizona Infant/Toddler Institute (AITI)
(no cost to provider)
1,400 child care providers served statewide
620 hours of infant-toddler training provided annually
160 hours of technical assistance provided annually
The Arizona Infant Toddler Institute (AITI) is a comprehensive training program available to any individual caring for children ages birth to three years old. Our staff teaches them how to offer responsive care giving to each child, partner effectively with the parents of the children they care for, and most importantly, ensure that the environment is suitable for healthy physical, social, and emotional growth for the children. Learn more about AITI: Brochure
Child Care Food Program (CCFP)
(no cost to provider)
518 child care providers served
3,240 children served
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The Child Care Food Program is a nutrition education and meal reimbursement program helping providers serve nutritious and safely prepared meals and snacks to children in care centers and home settings. Providers turn in monthly menus and are reimbursed by the state/federal government for serving nutritious meals to children.
- 98% of child care providers are receiving 90% or more reimbursement for serving the correct meal components for meals served to children in their care.
Child Care Home Recruitment
(no cost to provider)
100 providers certified each year
450 existing providers monitored each year
The staff recruits, trains, and monitors child care offered in private homes for the Arizona Department of Economic Security/Child Care Administration. We help providers fulfill all the state licensing requirements to ensure their home is safe and a healthy environment for children. Monitoring visits occur quarterly to check for compliance of the imposed licensing regulations. Training is offered to all newly certified providers within the first 90 days of certification.
Child Care Resource & Referral (CCR&R)
(no cost to provider)
Thousands of Internet searches each year
500 calls per month
CCR&R is a statewide program that helps families find quality child care. The staff fields phone calls and internet inquiries from parents. Once we know the child’s age, personality, special needs, and the general vicinity the parents are looking in, we can give them a list of child care centers and homes to research. We also give parents a checklist to use when visiting a child care center or home. Legally, we cannot personally recommend any child care center or home. Brochure
- 90% of customers say the service helped them identify quality child care
- 70% of customers enrolled their child in a center/home referred by CCR&R
- 92% of customers said that they would use the service again if needed
Call 1-800-308-9000 or click on www.azchildcare.org.
FREE Training Calendar for Early Care and Education Practitioners
Hands on Quality Accreditation Support
(need referral)
45 child care centers
10 family child care homes
2,700 children served
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Hands on Quality was designed to assist centers and family child care programs in achieving the highest level of quality. Through technical assistance and mentoring of staff, help is provided to the programs to attain or maintain a level of quality in line with the standards established by the National Association for the Education of Young Children (NAEYC). The children in these programs will have access to the type of programming which will promote school readiness. Brochure
- 95% of centers applying for reaccreditation with NAEYC have been reaccredited in the last two years.
- 90% of all centers showed an improvement in their program based on Environment Rating Scale scores.
Quality First!
(must apply to First Things First)
45 providers
Arizona's voluntary quality improvement program for early care and education programs serving children birth through age five. Child care centers and family child care providers may apply for the program. They will receive financial incentives, professional development, access to child care health consultants, and coaching. |
