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Useful Website Links

Supporting Families Together Association (SFTA)

The Supporting Families Together Association was created in 2007 with a merger of the Wisconsin Child Care Resource & Referral Network, the Wisconsin Child Care Improvement Project and a network of Family Resource Centers. SFTA’s mission is to support those groups that promote quality care, resources and education to enrich the lives of children.

Child Care Resource & Referral, Inc. (CCR&R Hub)

Child Care Resource & Referral Inc. is the CCR&R agency that provides child care referrals for families and careigvers in need of regulated child care programs to the following counties: Manitowoc, Sheboygan, Fond du Lac, Calumet, Waupaca, Outagamie, Winnebago, & Green Lake. Contact SFTA (website information listed above) for information on child care referrals to other counties in Wisconsin.

Family Connections works closely with Child Care Resource & Referral to serve early care and education providers in Sheboygan, Manitowoc, and Fond du Lac Counties. Note, please call Family Connections for specific professional development opportunities and technical assistance/consulting for prospective or current providers if you reside or work in Sheboygan, Manitowoc, and Fond du Lac Counties. (#920.457.1999 or #1.800.322.2046).

Wisconsin Department of Children and Families (DCF)

The mission of the Department of Children and Families is to promote the economic and social well-being of Wisconsin's children and Families. The Department is committed to protecting children, strengthening families, and building communities. It also approves and maintains the licenses of child care providers throughout the state. Visit this website to learn more about early care and education, licensing rules and regulations for child care programs, and YoungStar, Wisconsin's Quality Rating & Improvement System for child care programs.

Wisconsin Early Childhood Collaborating Partners (WECCP)

The mission of WECCP is that Wisconsin communities, agencies, associations, and state government will work together as a system of high quality comprehensive early childhood services for every child and family who wants to access them. Learn more about the

>Wisconsin Model Early Learning Standards,

>Social Emotional Foundations of Early Learning (SEFEL),

>4K Community Approaches and

and much more, by visiting this website.

The Registry

The Registry is Wisconsin's professional development recognition system for early care and education professionals since 1991. A Registry Certificate is required for all teachers, directors, and administrators in licensed child care programs. Visit the website to learn more and to find all Registry approved trainings.

Child Care Information Center

The Child Care Information Center is a mail-order lending library and information clearing house serving anyone in Wisconsin in the field of child care and early childhood education. Their goal is to help Wisconsin's child care professionals give the best possible start to Wisconsin's children.

Wisconsin Council on Children & Families (WCCF)

The WCCF is a nonprofit, multi-issue child and family advocacy agency. The Council's mission is to ensure that every child in Wisconsin grows up in a just and nurturing family and community. They are continually advocating for effective health, economic security, safety, education and human service delivery systems.

NACCRRA

Looking for child care or early childhood career information anywhere in the United States? Visit the National Association of Child Care Resource & Referral Agencies website.

National Association for the Education of Young Children (NAEYC)

The National Association for the Eduction of Young Children (NAEYC), is a nonprofit professional organization of more than 100,000 members dedicated to improving the quality of care and education provided to our nation's young children.

Wisconsin Early Childhood Association (WECA)

Wisconsin's Early Childhood Association (WECA) is a statewide nonprofit organization serving as a professional associaiotn whose members care for and educae Wisconsin's children, aged birth to eight. They are an affiliate of NAEYC.

National Association for Family Child Care

NAFCC is the national membership organization working with more than 400 state and local family child care provider associations in the United States.

Wisconsin Family Child Care Association (WFCCA)

WFCCA is a statewide organization of family child care providers and their supporters, formed to provide support, involvement and communication with others in the profession since 1982.

Wisconsin Child Care Administrators Association (WCCAA)

Wisconsin Child Care Administrators Association is a group of administrators in early childhood who work together to improve the well-being of administrators, staff, and the children they care for across the state of Wisconsin.

Redleaf National Institute

This web site is for family child care providers who want to be more successful as business owners. It is also for trainers, tax preparers, and organizations that assist providers in dealing with business issues.

Child and Adult Care Food Programs

Serving Sheboygan, Manitowoc, or Fond du Lac Counties...

Please contact WECA (1.800.783.9322) or Horizons Unlimited, Inc. (1.800.261.9176) if you would like to be a part of a Child and Adult Food Program, a federal program that helps assure that children and adults in child care settings receive nutritious meals and snacks.