Links & Resources
1. Alabama Quality STARS
Alabama’s Quality Rating and Improvement System (QRIS), is part of a national systematic approach to assess, improve, and communicate the level of quality in early care and education programs.
2. National Association for the Education of Young Children
The National Association for the Education of Young Children (NAEYC) is a professional membership organization that works to promote high-quality early learning for all young children, birth through age 8, by connecting early childhood practice, policy, and research
3. Alabama state department of education - child nutrition programs
Alabama Child Nutrition Staff manage and implement United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) Child Nutrition Programs operating in Alabama’s schools and preschool facilities.
Childcare Tuition Assistance Resources
1. FAMILY GUIDANCE CENTER OF ALABAMA
Financial assistance is available through Family Guidance Center of Alabama to help parents pay for child care. The funds, which are a combination of federal and state funds, are locally administered through Family Guidance Center and other Child Care Management Programs. Each family chooses the type of child care arrangement they feel is best for their child. Click below to read about program eligibility for subsidized childcare.
2. alabama department of human resources
The Office of Child Care Subsidy administers the subsidized child care program funded through the Child Care and Development Fund (CCDF).The mission of the program is to provide Alabama’s low and moderate-income families with equal access to affordable and quality child care services as they participate in work, educational or training activities.
Phone & Email:
- (334) 242-1425 or 1-866-528-1694
- childcare.subsidy@dhr.alabama.gov
Mailing Address:
The State Department of Human Resources
Child Care Services Division
50 Ripley Street
Montgomery, AL 36130
3. MILITARY FAMILIES: PROGRAMS ADMINISTERED THROUGH CHILD CARE AWARE OF AMERICA
Eligibility varies by program. For more information, click on any of the links below to take you directly to each site:
- Air Force Fee Assistance
- Army Fee Assistance
- Marine Corps Fee Assistance
- Navy Fee Assistance
- National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency (NGA) Fee Assistance
Contact Child Care Aware of America
- To speak with a Child Care Aware of America specialist about the Military and DoD child care programs, call 1 (800) 424-2246, option 6.
- Child Care Aware of America’s Military and DoD programs are open Monday through Friday, 8:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m. EST
4. federal families: CHILD CARE SUBSIDY PROGRAMS ADMINISTERED THROUGH THE USDA
Eligibility varies by program. For more information, click on any of the links below to take you directly to each site:
- U.S. Coast Guard (USCG) Child Care Subsidy Program
- U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) Child Care Subsidy Program
- U.S. National Park Services (NPS) Child Care Subsidy Program
- General Services Administration (GSA) Child Care Subsidy Program
Contact the USDA
Toll Free: 1-866-508-0371
- General Services Administration (GSA) Employees - Option 1, then 3
- National Park Service (NPS) Employees - Option 1, then 3
- U.S. Coast Guard (USCG) Members - Option 1, then 2
- U.S. Customs and Border Protection - Option 1, then 3
Email:
- General Services Administration (GSA) Employees - childcare@gsa.gov
- National Park Service (NPS) Employees - npschildcare@gsa.gov
- U.S. Coast Guard (USCG) Members - uscgchildcare@gsa.gov
- U.S. Customs and Border Protection - cbp.childcare@gsa.gov
Hours of Operation: 6:30 AM to 5:30 PM Central Time, Monday through Friday (except for Federal holidays)
Mailing Address:
USDA Child Care Administration Program
2300 Main, 2 SE
Kansas City, MO 64108