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Child Care Referrals

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Consumer Education and Referral Service

If you are looking for child care in the southwestern Michigan counties of Barry, Berrien, Branch, Calhoun, Cass, Kalamazoo, St. Joseph or Van Buren, Child Care Resources, Southwest Michigan 4C, can provide you with referrals for licensed/regulated child care homes and centers and other helpful information.  Read our confidentiality statement.

Check out the THREE ways you can access licensed/registered child care programs:
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COMMUNITY LISTS 
for Child Care: 
Child Care Resources will mail or e-mail a list of licensed home and center child care options and other helpful information to you.
Time:  
  • Mailed within one business day.
Cost: 
  • Free
Questions or Concerns about the Referral Service: Contact Stephanie Buszka at 866-424-4532, ext. 225.
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IMMEDIATE ACCESS - 
Online Referral Search: 

For a small fee, you can now gain immediate access to more than 1700 active licensed/registered child care programs though Child Care Resources' online database! 
  • Here is what one user had to say about it: 

    "We were impressed by the amount of information we could access!" 
Time:  
  • Immediate online access.
Cost: 
  • $14.95 for 30 days
  • $9.95 for 30 day renewal within the year

Buy (Renew) Now:   

Direct Access to Search:  

Online Referral Search Benefits:  
  • Immediate Access to Child Care Resources' database
  • Search in private from any computer at any time!
  • Database updated regularly
  • Search by Type of Care
    • Family Homes 
    • Group Homes
    • Centers 
  • Search by Location
    • Zip Code
    • City/Town
    • SW Michigan counties include:
      • Barry
      • Berrien
      • Branch
      • Calhoun
      • Cass
      • Kalamazoo
      • St. Joseph
      • Van Buren
  • Search by the following Criteria
    • Days of the Week
    • Ages of Children
    • Hours of Care
    • Pets (or NO Pets)
    • Program is Smoke Free all the time
    • Bilingual caregiver
    • DHS Direct Payments
    • Sibling Discount
  • Two ways to view each program:

    View a "Summary" of program and see limited current program information and the Child Care Select© icons or view "Full Profile" of any program (icons limited at this time).

  • Access to Parent Resources including (but not limited to):

    • Child Day Care Options: Homes & Centers

    • Different Ages/Stages: Questions For Caregivers

    • Different Ages/Stages: Special Considerations

    • Why Brain Development Is Important For Your Child

  • Unlimited searches for up to 30 days 

Online Referral Search Fee - $14.95 for 30 days:   

  • Reduced fee if accessed within one year (You will need your previous Account and Password information.)

Renewal Fee - $9.95 for 30 days:  

Questions about the Online Referral Search? Contact Renee@WorkFamilySolutions.com.
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Businesses -  Online Referral Search & Enhanced Referrals: 
Child Care Resources provides a special service for employees of our corporate partners. 
Cost: 

Immediate Online Access to Referrals for Employees:

  • Immediate Access to Child Care Resources' database
  • All the benefits of the paid Online Referral  Search (see benefits to left) and many more
    • May also include access to Elder Care information

    Currently available for Employees of 

    • Bronson HealthCare Group 

    • City of Kalamazoo employees

    • Denso Manufacturing of Michigan

    • Greenleaf Trust

    • Kellogg Company 

Don't have your user name and password? Contact your HR department.

Enhanced Referral Benefits:  

  • Don't have the time to search for child care on your own? 
  • Not certain what you are looking for in a child care program?

We can help! The Enhanced Referral provides all of the benefits of the Online Referral Search (see benefits to left) and more: 

  • Confirmed Enhanced Referrals within one business day
  • Personalized Technical Assistance
  • Referral Specialist makes call for you
  • Ongoing Consultation
  • Increases YOUR Productivity
  • Saves YOU Time!
Your Enhanced Referral for child care is just a phone call away! 
  • Call Child Care Resources' Referral Specialists at 800-343-3470, ext. 4. 
  • They are ready to talk with you from 8:00am to 7:00pm on Mondays and 8:00am to 5:00pm on Tuesdays through Friday.

Interested in learning more about the Corporate Services provided by Child Care Resources or have questions? 

Contact Corporate Services coordinator Renee Diaz at 800-343-3470, extension 222.
Confidentiality - Any notes made during the referral process concerning a family's needs or circumstances should be considered confidential and recorded in the database only when it impacts the nature of the referral. Staff may only share a child’s special needs information with providers during an enhanced referral with the parent’s permission. Internet access to the provider database is on a contractual basis only.

Provider information collected by Child Care Resources staff related to the referral database will be kept for staff and/or parent utilization only. CCR does not sell or share child care provider/program or parent names, addresses, phone numbers, or any other personal information to any outside agencies for solicitation purposes.