Child Care Connection / Family Services of Central MA
31 Harvard Street
Worcester, MA 01609
Toll Free: (800) 278-1503
Fax: (508) 849-2089
Web Site: http://www.cccfscm.org
Information Specialist: Rhonda DiMatteo
E-mail: rdimatteo@cccfscm.org
Hours: Monday - Friday 8:30 AM - 4:30 PM
Organization: Child Care Connection / Family Services of Central MA is a program of Family Services of Central Massachusetts. Through special funding from the Department of Early Education and Care, CCC offers an enhanced child care referral service to families of children with disabilities. CCC's Children with Disabilities Program seeks to promote the inclusion of children with diverse abilities by providing parents and child care providers with information support and technical assistance.
Additional Locations: None.
Population(s) Served: Families in Central Massachusetts
Language(s): Spanish,
Services:
- Child care resource & referral
- Child care provider training
- Technical assistance to families, providers, agencies and community
- Data collection related to child care
- Referral for financial assistance
Families & child care providers can receive:
- Personal consultation on enrolling a child with a disability
- Information on specific disabilities and adaptation if needed
- Workshop trainings and courses on topics such as identifying special needs in young children
- Access to the CCC Resource Library
- Info. on support groups, disabilities resource agencies, food subsidy programs and other community resources.
Eligibility/Criteria/Enrollment: Must reside in Central Mass catchment areas.
Fees: No information.
Other Information: New regulations of the ADA require that all group child care providers and family child care homes accept applications from families regardless of the ability level of the children.
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CCS/FS last responded to our request for an update on 6/11/2009.
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