National Child Care Consumer Education Referral Hotline and Website

The Administration for Children and Families (ACF), Office of Child Care (OCC) announces the availability of funds to operate the National Child Care Consumer Education Referral Hotline and Website. The National Child Care Consumer Education Referral Hotline and Website will provide high quality, child care consumer education information to families searching for child care, and help families access child care in their local communities.Through the activities of this cooperative agreement, the OCC's National Child Care Consumer Education Referral Hotline and Website will promote a central point of entry for families to locate child care services and provide resources to support them in making informed choices by providing consumer information and educational materials, including provider-specific information about the quality of child care, and where feasible, linking to local agencies.