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1.7.1 Does the Lead Agency fund a system of local or regional CCR&R organizations? Effective Date: 10/01/2018

No. The state/territory does not fund a CCR&R organization(s) and has no plans

to establish one. Yes. The state/territory funds a CCR&R system. If yes, describe the following: a) What services are provided through the CCR&R organization? The CCR&R provides information and resources to families looking for child care. The CCR&R operates a toll-free information line out of the Early Childhood Training Center (ECTC). The staff of the CCR&R toll free information line assists callers in finding licensed child care which meets their needs. Callers to the CCR&R resource line are asked questions to help refine the search. The information provided then covers the options for child care that is offered evenings, overnights, and weekends, (non-traditional times), any information about the provider's knowledge and resources for providing for children with disabilities, and whether or not the provider accepts child care subsidy. There are very few emergency child care providers in the state. The CCR&R does provide information on drop-in care as is it reported by the provider to the CCR&R.The CCR&R keeps records which are included in the quarterly report to the lead agency about the number of calls, breakdown by location (parent, provider, service provider, other), the purpose of the call broken down by topic. Topics include:o

Seeking child care for: age of child, gender, special needs, hours of care needed; o Preference of type of care: center based, Family Child Care Home (I, or II), Preschool, no preference, n-home, etc.; and o Looking for data (i.e. child care providers writing for grant funds needing to know capacity in their zip code etc. The call is also recorded based on the service provided (phone consultation only, phone consultation including assistance with the online data system, whether a mailed provider list was requested, and whether additional materials regarding tips for choosing appropriate child care was distributed to the caller. The CCR&R tracks consumers access to licensed child care and inquiries in which childcare requests and needs cannot be satisfied by the current supply in the requestor's community.The regional Early Learning Connection Partnerships (ELCs) operate on a local/regional level and provide parent focused training, family engagement training for early education professionals, and marketing training for child care providers to ensure that they can reach families with appropriate information about available child care openings. The ELC's partner at a regional level with community based) providers, faith based providers, school-based programs, and Head Start. Representatives from these programs are active on Nebraska Page 31 of 314