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and the availability of the provider (658E(c)(2)(D); 98.33(a)). The website should also provide access to a yearly statewide report on deaths, serious injuries, and the number of cases of substantiated child abuse that have occurred in child care settings. To assist families with any additional questions, the website should provide contact information for local child care resource and referral organizations and any other agencies that can assist families in better understanding the information on the website.

To certify, respond to questions 2.3.1 through 2.3.10 by describing how the Lead Agency meets these requirements and provide the link in 2.3.11. If the Lead Agency has not fully implemented the Consumer Education website elements identified in Section 2.3, then respond to question 2.3.12. Please note that any changes made to the web links provided below in this section after the CCDF Plan is approved will require a CCDF Plan amendment.

2.3.1 Describe how the Lead Agency ensures that its website is consumer-friendly and easily accessible: The Lead Agency provides information on their website organized to meet the specific needs of parents, providers, and the community, with resources related to those specific topics under within. The parent section of the website provides community resources and ways to access different types of assistance including: child care subsidy, information on how to find child care providers in their community, and state regulations describing child care subsidy and child care licensing. The provider section of the website provides information on how to become a child care subsidy provider and how to become licensed, how to apply for various grants, training and resources available for providers, and various forms needed for current child care subsidy providers. The community section of the website includes descriptions of the types of child care in Nebraska, how to file a complaint against a provider, the most current CCDF State Plan, the Market Rate Survey, and the CCDF disaster plan for Nebraska. This website is directly linked to DHHS home page for easy accessibility to the community. All resources and content on this website are directly related to child care, to prevent unnecessary information and allow easy navigation. DHHS has reviewed this website with community and state partners to ensure vital information is available. DHHS is working to make its public site and everything linked to it mobile friendly to increase accessibility to clients, and short headings are used within the website to quickly access information needed.

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