Walla Walla Community College

Walla Walla Community College Child Care Resource & Referral offers a variety of information and services for child care providers, including:

Referring parents who are seeking child care to licensed programs with vacancies, thereby helping local child care centers and homes achieve full enrollment.

Offering training programs for child care providers through Walla Walla Community College-Department of Family and Consumer Studies.

Helping providers meet STARS training requirements, including information about scholarships.

Helping family child care providers prepare for licensing in Washington.

Technical assistance available to child care providers by telephone 35 hours each week.

Informative quarterly newsletter with information about upcoming events, current child care information and interesting activity ideas.

Provider Nights Out: A chance to obtain free training about important, timely child care issues and opportunity to network with other child care providers.

Information on career development and professional opportunities.

A variety of printed resources on many issues pertaining to quality child care including child development, child guidance, small business administration, communication, and more.

A Lending Library for licensed child care providers, full of great resources including books, toys, periodicals, and equipment.

A Mentor Program, in which new and prospective child care providers are linked with an experienced provider who can help them navigate the process of getting a license and beginning their business.

Quarterly data reports assessing local and statewide child care supply and demand information are available to interested parties upon request.



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