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Local Child Care and Baby-sitting Referral Agencies

Provider Name Provider Description Category Description Address City Location Description Location Phone Contact Contact Phone Provider Phone Provider EMail Provider URL
WFI Office of Early Learning Helps families find answers to their questions regarding how to identify quality child-care and early education programs and how to locate a provider that meets the needs of each family 107 E. Madison St, MSC 100-Caldwell Building 850-921-3180 www.flready.com
All About Daycare All About Daycare is the Internet’s largest premier daycare directory, sharing vital information on daycare facilities across the nation. These critical details make the difficult job of finding the best daycare so much easier. N/A www.allaboutdaycare.com
American Red Cross Babysitter Training: Fun/fast-paced course w/ hands-on activities, exciting video, role-plays, and lively discussion; Learn to supervise children and infants, perform basic child-care skills like diapering and feeding, choose safe, age-appropriate games/toys, handle bedtime and discipline issues, identify safety hazards/prevent injuries, care for common injuries and emergencies like choking, burns, cuts, and bee stings, communicate effectively w/ parents, and find/interview for babysitting jobs Capital Area Chapter, 1115 Easterwood Dr. 878-6080 850-878-6080 chrys.goodmyn@tallyredcross.org www.tallyredcross.org
Early Learning Coalition - Madison County Child Care Resource and Referral is a free service that provides information to families about choosing child care, generates child care referrals, and helps families understand their early care and education options in order to make an informed choice about their child care. The referrals generated by the Child Care Resource and Referral system are computer generated based on the needs expressed by a family, and are not recommendations by the Early Learning Coalition. 309 S.W. Range Avenue Madison 850-973-2512 850-385-0504 info@elcbigbend.org www.elcbigbend.org
Early Learning Coalition of the Big Bend Region Childcare resource and referral providing the community with one number to call to access information about early learning programs; Customers receive referrals for childcare services, consumer information, and program information 1940 N. Monroe Street, Suite 70 Northwood Centre 850-385-0504 info@elcbigbend.org www.elcbigbend.org
Florida Department of Children and Families Regulates licensed child-care facilities, family daycare homes, large family childcare homes, and mildly-ill care facilities; Florida's ChildCare Licensing Information System-Comprehensive web-based resource for parents interested in finding quality child-care arrangements; Parents can access child-care provider demographic data, maps with the location of child-care resources within each community, and the actual inspection report history of licensed child-care facilities and homes statewide 1317 Winewood Blvd, Bldg 1, Rm. 202 850-414-5093 www.dcf.state.fl.us
Heavenly Helpers 'We're there when you need us most.' Local agency that offers professional sitter service from Birth to elder care; 3-hour minimum per booking; Sitters are CPR certified and bonded with background checks and some have CNAs; Available 24/7 N/A 544-0335 lauren@heavenlyhelpers.org www.heavenlyhelpers.org
Kidznplay Sitters, LLC Local agency serving families; Your anytime baby-sitting, child-care solution, in-your-own-home child-care; available 24/7, 'No late night pick-ups, please!' Offers sick child-care, and care for date night, teacher planning days, summer and winter breaks, and football games (Go Noles!) N/A 591-3233 kidznplays@aol.com www.Kidznplays.com
Seminole Sitters, LLC Local agency offering babysitting, nannying, mother’s helpers, date nights, and limited tutoring; 24/7/365 child-care service for Newborns to 12-year-olds; CPR/First Aid certified sitters, all 18 years old, most majoring in child-related fields at local universities; Must meet with owner beforehand to become a client N/A 205-3161 seminolesitters@gmail.com www.seminolesitters.com