CCR&R Hotline: (202) 829-2500 Monday - Friday: 9 a.m. - 5
p.m. Translation services provided
CCR&R Email address:
osse.dcchildcareconnections@dc.gov
CCR&R Service Center Locations:
Point of Contact: Dale Brown
209 Upshur St. NW
Washington, DC 20011
(202) 829-2500
Monday - Friday: 9 a.m. - 5 p.m.
Point of Contact: Brenda Harris
2041 Martin Luther King Jr. Ave. SE
Suite 236, Washington, DC 20020
(202) 678-0027
Monday - Friday: 9 a.m. - 5 p.m.
District of Columbia Child Care Resource and Referral (CCR&R)
Introduction to Kids Comprehensive
Services (KCS), LLC and Child Care
Resource and Referral (CCR&R)
Kids Comprehensive Services (KCS), LLC
was awarded the Child Care Resource and
Referral (CCR&R) grant through the Office
of the State Superintendent of Education’s
(OSSE) Division of Early Learning. KCS has
partnered with the Division of Early Learning
in the leadership and management
of a comprehensive CCR&R system. The
purpose of the CCR&R system is to create
an integrated and effective system of supports
and services for families and child
care providers in the District of Columbia.
The CCR&R system will provide responsive
services and evidence-based supports that
promote high-quality early care and education
in DC. These services and supports
include, but are not limited to:
Helping connect families with early
care and education opportunities,
including information on how to access
educational and financial resources,
understand quality child care and the
importance of quality in promoting
positive child development, and other
referrals for supports needed by families
seeking child care assistance;
Connecting early care and education
providers to professional development
that adheres to the mission and
priorities of the Division of Early
Learning, and provide information to
respond to local and federal regulatory
requirements to support the early
childhood workforce;
Providing technical assistance,
consultation and coaching to child
development facilities on how to
provide inclusive child care settings
and meet the needs of children with
disabilities and special health care
needs surrounding the implementation
of high-quality, evidence-based early
childhood practices;
Providing and maintaining access to
a resource-rich CCR&R lending library
that allows families and early childhood
educators to borrow quality literature
and books, digital resources, and
curriculum resources in person and
online; and
Creating and maintaining collaborative
relationships with other agencies within
the District government.
CCR&R Supports Families
CCR&R is a free service that takes the
guesswork out of locating child care by
providing the following services:
An unbiased customized list of child
care providers based on families’
individual child care needs;
Trained specialists to provide guidance
by phone, in person, and the internet
that enables the family to make
informed choices;
Information on financial assistance
strategies for child care payment
options;
Centrally located and public
transportation accessible service
centers that have a resource library;
Parent workshops and early child
development training; and
Collaboration with other family support
services to promote a holistic vision that
includes health, literacy, and special needs.
CCR&R Supports Child Care
Providers
CCR&R supports providers to create child
care settings that help children grow and
learn by offering:
Child care business owners the
opportunity to be listed in the CCR&R
database;
Free professional development in
diverse topics and core knowledge
areas of health & safety, child growth
and development, inclusion, and sound
business practices;
Information on available financial
assistance strategies to support access
to higher education resources and
technical assistance to promote highquality
early childhood education; and
Centrally located and public
transportation accessible service
centers including a resource library
CCR&R Service Center
CCR&R collaborates to build an integrated
system of supports and services for families
and early child care educators that:
Administers an early childhood call
center and walk-in resource center;
Manages the trainer approval program
and publishes the trainer resource
guide;
Produces the Early Learning
Foundations Catalog; and
Supports continuous quality
improvement through diverse
professional development opportunities
and tiered levels of technical assistance.