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  • Child Care Circuit is a Massachusetts based private non-profit organization providing child care referrals, training and parent & provider services locally and nationwide. Our agency has been featured on the Today Show, ABC World News Tonight and in Working Mother magazine.  Featured services include:  Free on-line search for Child Care, building partnerships to help families,  collecting accurate statistical information on Massachusetts child care, providing information on state vouchers & training to parents and providers to name just a few.
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    Massachusetts Child Care Regulations

    Information on the new EEC regulations that were effective January 2010

     

    Provider Handout on New Mandatory Crib Standards

    Information on the new Consumer Product Safety Commission regulations that are effective June 2011

     

    The Child Care Food Program Information

     

    Council for Professional Recognition (CDA)
     

    Center for the Child Care Workforce

     

    Department of Early Education and Care (EEC)

     

    EEC Professional Development Course Catalogue FY '12

     

    Family Child Care Systems in Region 3

     

    Guidelines for Preschool Learning Experiences

     

    Informative Guide to Children’s Safety Resources

    Massachusetts Food Programs
     

    Massachusetts Early Childhood Program Standards
     

    National Association of Child Care Resource & Referral Agencies

     

    National Association for the Education of Young Children
     

    National Association for Family Child Care (NAFCC)
     

    National Child Care Information Center
     

    National Resource Center for Health and Safety in Child Care
     

    The National After-School Association
     

    Tax Credit Resources for Providers

     

    How to Become a Certified Assistant

     

    How to Become a Regular Assistant

     

    How to Become a Child Care Provider

     

     

    • If you are a provider in one of the following towns:
    • Amesbury - Andover - Beverly - Billerica - Boxford - Bradford - Byfield - Chelmsford - Danvers - Dracut - Dunstable - Essex - Everett - Georgetown - Gloucester - Groveland - Hamilton - Haverhill - Ipswich - Lawrence Lowell - Lynn - Lynnfield - Magnolia - Malden - Manchester - Marblehead - Medford - Melrose - Merrimac - Methuen - Middleton - Nahant - Newburyport - Newbury - North Andover - North Reading - Peabody - Reading Rockport - Rowley - Salem - Salisbury - Saugus - Stoneham - Swampscott - Tewksbury - Topsfield - Tyngsboro Wakefield - Wenham - West Newbury - Westford
    • You can list your program, free of charge, in the Child Care Circuit database. Parents can then access information about your program via the Child Care Circuit web site or direct from our family specialists.
      Over 6,000 parents used Child Care Circuit for child care referrals last year and over 5,000 of those parents used the Child Care Circuit web site.

      New Providers & Providers needing to do an ANNUAL Update

      To list your program or update all of your program information, just choose the appropriate survey below.

        Family Child Care                       Center Based Program

      Child Care Circuit specialists will update your vacancy information every 4 -6 weeks. Please choose whether you prefer to be contacted by e-mail or telephone.

       

      Current Providers

      If you are already listed with the Child Care Circuit and would just like to update your basic information, choose the appropriate button below. To update additional information, use the links above or the on-line portal link below.

        Family Child Care Update             Center Based Program Update    

       

     Providers with a User ID & Password

    Online Portal Access Link ( e-mail Corrine to get YOUR on-line access TODAY!!!)

    2 tips: 1) when you enter your User ID and Password the first time, you CAN copy and paste the user name, but you have to TYPE the password or it will not work. After you enter the first time, you can create your own password, etc... 2) The program is CASE Sensitive - i.e capitals must be entered as capitals etc..
     

    Remember, the information you see on the EEC web site (other than licensing information) is from the CCC database and the information that you give us.

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