CHILDREN* of Northcentral Arkansas

ChildrenCHILDREN* of Northcentral Arkansas is a community child care resource and referral program providing services in eight Northcentral Arkansas counties. The program helps parents locate child care through a database of licensed and registered child care facilities with vacancies meeting parents needs --FREE OF CHARGE.

This service is designed to:

  • Empower parents by providing information on child development and criteria to use in choosing appropriate, high quality child care for their children.

  • Facilitate parent choice through appropriate referrals to licensed or registered child care providers.

  • Enhance quality of available child care through provider education/training.

  • Increase supply of care by helping to recruit providers to meet identified community needs.

  • Provide technical assistance to present and prospective providers with the objective of promoting quality.

  • Be a trend spotter through careful data collection.

  • Be a Community Change Agent through advocacy and partnership building.

Upcoming Events:

Arkansas Fit Kids Training
Date: Thursday, February 23, 2012
Time: 6:30 p.m. till 8:30 p.m.
Location: White River Planning and Development District, Resource Room (1652 White Drive, Batesville)

Please call 1-800-737-2237 or email regan@wrpdd.org to register for this event. CEU's and TAPP training hours will be provided.  

Child Care Food Program Training
Date: Saturday, March 3, 2012
Time: 9:00 a.m. till 12:00 p.m.
Location: Harrison Street Church of Christ (Corner of Harrison and Sidney Street in Batesville)

Training is for providers who participate in the CCFP program with White River Planning and Development District only. Attendees should be registered with Jill Dockins (jill@wrpdd.org, 1-800-737-2237) prior to the training.

Disaster Preparation Training
Date: Thursday, March 29, 2012
Time: 6:00 p.m. till 9:00 p.m.
Location: White River Planning and Development District, Resource Room (1652 White Drive, Batesville)

Please call 1-800-737-2237 or email regan@wrpdd.org to register for this event. CEU's and TAPP training hours will be provided.

Thirteenth Annual Spring Concert featuring David Kisor at UACCB
Date: Wednesday, May 2nd, 2012
Time: 9:30 a.m.
Location: UACCB's Independence Hall Auditorium (University of Arkansas Community College at Batesville)

Please call 1-800-737-2237 or email regan@wrpdd.org to register your school or facility. Tickets are $4.00 per person (child or adult) and reservations can be changed only until April 18, 2012. Seating is limited so call today!!

Thirteenth Annual Spring Concert featuring David Kisor at Harding
Date: Thursday, May 3rd, 2012
Time: 11:30 a.m.
Location: Harding's Benson Auditorium in Searcy

Please call 1-800-737-2237 or email regan@wrpdd.org to register your school or facility. Tickets are $4.00 per person (child or adult) and reservations can be changed only until April 18, 2012. Seating is limited so call today!!

Money Matters Trainings (statewide)
Date: Various Dates

Please check back for upcoming classes.

Please call 1-800-737-2237 or email regan@wrpdd.org to register for this event.

                                      

The 15th Annual Northcentral Arkansas Fall Child Care Conference
Date: Saturday, September 29, 2012
Time: Conference registration will begin at 8:15 a.m. with the opening remarks at 8:45 a.m. and dismiss at 4:15 p.m.
Location: UACCB's (University of Arkansas Community College at Batesville) Campus

 

More information on the conference and downloadable registration forms will be posted in upcoming months.

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