Care for Nebraska's children and your business- find important resources to help you prepare and increase quality within your program.
Federal Mandate Requires National Criminal History Record Checks - Fingerprints for All Child Care Workers: Click on the website for the Requirements and Instructions.
If you strive to live an intentionally kind lifestyle, you’ve come to the right place to learn more. Here are seven ideas for random acts of kindness.
USDA Launches Breastfeeding Campaign, Website
USDA launched a new breastfeeding campaign entitled "WIC Breastfeeding Support - Learn Together, Grow Together". Each month, WIC serves over 7 million low-income pregnant, breastfeeding, and postpartum women and their young children, Food, Nutrition, and Consumer Services. The new WIC Breastfeeding Support campaign will educate new moms on the many benefits of breastfeeding and connect them with helpful resources and support.
Have you ever wondered why this or that family decided to leave your child care business? Take a look at what one business owner did when she thought about this important question.
Midwest Women and Children’s Services Board Member Receives National Honor
Nutrition Training for Calmer Children and a Better-Performing You
Is sunscreen safe for babies? How much physical activity minimum is healthy for children? Test your knowledge with this fun and interesting Kid's Health quiz.
Help for families struggling to pay for quality child care, such as the federal Child Care and Development Block Grant (CCDBG), is, pivotal to supporting quality child care in the nation. Strategically, states are already investing CCDBG funds in raising the quality of child care programs, as well as in efforts to improve affordability of and access to child care that support workforce participation throughout the economy.
Today, Senator Patty Murray (D-WA) and Congressman Bobby Scott (D-VA) introduced the “Child Care for Working Families Act of 2017.” This legislation would greatly assist millions of families in gaining access to quality and affordable care.
Starting October 1, all child and adult care centers and child care homes receiving federal funds from the Child and Adult Care Food Program (CACFP) must implement new nutrition standards that include a greater variety of vegetables and fruit, more whole grains, and less added sugar and saturated fat. The new standards also encourage breastfeeding and better align with WIC and other child nutrition programs, such as school breakfast and lunch.
"One of the biggest safety concerns parents have is that children are safe in the care of child care providers." - Child Care Aware of America
Looking for Food Program Menu information/tips? This section of our site has tips and information to help you navigate Food Program requirements with ease.
Quality care is difficult to afford for working families as increases in the cost of child care outpace increases in family income.
Arlington, VA, November 4, 2013 - The cost of child care continues to rise while families struggle to afford quality care, according to a new report from Child Care Aware® of America.
Today, a number of forces are competing for the play time and physical activity so essential to children’s health. A fast-paced lifestyle, changes in family structure and increased attention to academics and enrichment activities all encroach on physical-play time.
Child Care Aware® of America’s recently released a research paper found that state policies related to the inspection of child care programs are lax in many states.
