Western Kentucky University
Child Care Resource & Referral
1906 College Heights Blvd.
#11098
Bowling Green, KY 42101
270-745-2216
800-621-5908
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Office Hours
Monday-Friday
8:00 am - 4:30 pm
Directions to WKU
For location of the building, please see the Campus
Map
Download the
WKU CCR&R Informational Brochure
The Western Kentucky University Child Care Resource
and Referral is a community based organization that is dedicated
to increasing the quality and accessibility of early care and education
services for children. We work with families, early care and education
programs, businesses and industry, and the
community.
For families
we:
* help you find child care that meets your needs
* provide information about resources to pay for child care
* give you information to help you as you make decisions about child care
* connect you with advocacy activities
* answer your questions about young children
For early childhood professionals we:
* provide monthly workshops
* have a resource library of books, videos, and toys
* provide consultation on quality initiatives, such as accreditation
* publish a monthly newsletter
* answer your questions about working with young children
For business and industry we:
* conduct a needs assessment of your employees.
* provide training on parenting and child care issues for your employees
* provide articles about parenting and child care to include in your company newsletter or bulletin boards
* provide enhanced referrals to help your employees find dependable and high quality child care
* assist you with setting up a company child care program or building partnerships with existing child care programs
For our communities we:
* gather information about child care needs and resources.
* collaborate with other agencies by serving on committees and boards, including announcements in our newsletter or web page, connecting parents and professionals to the right agency for services, and co-sponsoring events.
* provide information about how to start a child care business.
* submit early care and education related articles to newspapers and newsletters
* create early care and education related public service announcements
The professionals and staff of the CCR&R at WKU are ready to provide
assistance in a number of areas.
Our staff includes:
Dr. Connie Jo Smith, Director
Jill Norris, Manager
Heather Alms, Office Coordinator
Sherri Meyer, Early Childhood Coordinator
Dr. Amy Hood Hooten, Training Specialist
Dennis Angle, Publishing Consultant
Are you interesting volunteering? Please contact our office
to discuss volunteer opportunities.
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