Program Description

The CCR&R Program provides a directory of child care resources and referrals to families needing child care services, regardless of income or age. If you are searching for child care in Cumberland or Salem County contact your local Child Care Resource & Referral office.
The program also provides training opportunities and assistance to child care providers, as well as information for prospective child care providers while working to increase public awareness of child care issues.

The Child Care Resource and Referral Coordinator sends out questionnaires periodically to Family Child Care providers and Licensed Child Care Centers to keep referral information updated. It is very important to us, that when giving families referrals, we are providing them with accurate information. If you would like to be added to our referral database please contact Quality Care Resource and Referral Service Inc. or visit our office.

What is quality Child Care?

Quality Care Resource & Referral Services, Inc. works with the Licensed Child Care Centers and Register Family Child Care Providers in the county to ensure a warm, caring, sanitary, and safe environment for your children. Quality Childcare  meets the needs of children, helping them grow physically, socially, emotionally, and educationally. In a quality child care setting, caregivers are attentive to the children, providing fun and developmental appropriate activities while supervising at all times. When looking for quality child care there are a number of things to ask, look for and steps to take. Click here to download the checklist and click here to download a free brochure that may help determine what’s right for your child and 38 research-based indicators of high-quality child care.

Types of Child Care to consider:

Child Care Centers
are programs licensed by the State that provide care for children in a facility other than a home, caring for 6 or more children, less than 13 years of age.

Child Care Centers Provider/Child Ratios

Age of Children	Provider/Child Ratio
0- 1 ½	1:4
1 ½ - 2 ½	1:6
2 ½ - 4	1:10
4	1:12
5	1:15

Family Child Care
are providers licensed throug the local CCR&R that provide care in a private residence and only caring for up to 5 children per shift.  

Family Child Care Provider/Child Ratios

• In a Family Child Care setting the maximum number of infants that can be care for at any time, unless a second caregiver is present are 3 children below the age of 1. 
• The maximum number of toddlers that can be cared for at any time, unless a second caregiver is present is 4 children below 2 years old, and no more than 2 children shall be younger than 1 years old.

School Age Child Care (SACC)
are programs that provides care for children in a facility for children attending school and need before and after school care.

Types of Staff Members Required at SACC Programs

 
Summer Camp Care
are programs licensed by the State that provide care for children in a facility for children during the summer months while children are out of school.
Families are able to choose and utilize any type of care that best suit their needs.

Accreditation 
Accreditation is beneficial to a child care program. It is a way of measuring a program and its’ performance. Family Child Care Providers (FCC), License Child Care Centers, and School-Age Child Care programs (SACC) can become accredited; however they must meet certain standards. Programs that obtain accreditation offer parents/families high-quality child care while providing children with age appropriate activities and experiences that will help with their growth and development, while also preparing them for school. For more information about becoming accredited and organizations that conduct the accreditation process click here   

HealthCare
New Jersey FamilyCare offers free or low-cost health insurance to uninsured children 18 and younger and certain low-income parents. To find out if you are eligible, or for more information visit www.njfamilycare.org or call 1-800-701-0710.

Tax Refund 
Get a tax refund from the IRS and the state of New Jersey. Apply for the Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC). Filing your taxes is FREE, call NJ’s hotline at 2-1-1. Volunteers at a free tax preparation site in your community will help you file your taxes and EITC forms. To obtain general information, contact the Internal Revenue Service toll-free at 1-800-829-1040 or visit www.irs.gov/eitc or the New Jersey Division of Taxation toll-free at 1-866-698-9065 or visit www.njtaxation.org.  

For more information on child care resources and referral please contact Quality Care Resource & Referral Services Inc. contact:

Cumberland County Office
Peggi Trusty, CCR&R Coordinator Ext. 2533
415 West Landis Ave. Suite 202
Vineland, NJ 08360
Phone: (856)462-6800 - Fax: (856)462-6801
8:30 – 4:30 M-F


Salem County Office 
Lakea Nicholson, CCR&R Coordinator Ext. 2406
5 Route 45, Suite 100
Mannington, NJ 08079
Phone: (856)469-6100 – Fax: (856)469-6101
8:30 – 4:30 M-F

Gloucester County
Juliet Jones, CCR&R Coordinator Ext. 2618
6 North Broad Street, Suite 300
Woodbury, NJ 08096
Phone: (856) 628-8600 – Fax: (856) 628- 8601
8:30-4:30 M-F

Cape May County
Christa Weis, CCR&R Coordinator Ext. 2702
1065 State Hwy 47 South, Suite A
Rio Grande, NJ 08242
Phone: (609) 898-5500 – Fax: (609) 898-5501
8:30 – 4:30 M-F