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- EIN 14-1648493
- (518) 426-7181
- 91 Broadway Menands NY 12204-2759 USA
- www.cdcccc.org
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Nonprofit Overview
Causes: Child Day Care, Children & Youth
Mission: The capital district child care council is a resource and referral agency dedicated to promoting quality, accessible child care for all of the capital region's diverse communities. The council assumes a leadership role in supporting families, child care professionals, and employers through referral counseling, education, training, and advocacy.
Programs: The council administers the federal child and adult care food program (cacfp) for child care homes and educates providers about how to serve nutritious meals according to united states department of agriculture guidelines.
the council is a resource and referral agency which provides resources to the community by improving the availability and quality of child care and assists parents in finding child care. Resource development involves recruiting, training, and assisting child care providers in meeting state registration and licensing requirements. It also consists of providing technical assistance to individuals and agencies interested in starting centers, family child care, and school-age child care programs.
the council contracts with the departments of social services in albany, schenectady, and rensselaer counties to provide registration services for family child care and school-age programs. Under these contracts, the council processes registration applications, conducts inspections of family child care and school-age programs, and investigates complaints.