Child Care Resource and Referral

1910 E. Meadowmere

Springfield, MO 65804

Phone: 417-887-3545

Toll Free: 800-743-8497

Fax: 417-823-9459

Child Care Resource and Referral (CCRR) is a not-for-profit program and an operating agency of the Council of Churches of the Ozarks. CCRR staff provide the following services:

Assist families in their search for quality child care by providing child care information and referrals based upon their specific needs. Through personal consultation, CCRR helps to make families more informed child care consumers.
Offer an Enhanced Inclusion Referral Service. This service is in place to specifically help families of children with special needs locate accessible child care and support child care providers who provide care for children with special needs.
Provide technical support to early care professionals through newsletters, training calendars, technical assistance, and training opportunities.
Serve employers and community organizations/agencies through child care data, early care and education advocacy and technical assistance.

CCRR has been in operation since 1992 and serves 28 counties in Southcentral and Southwest Missouri. Funding is provided by Missouri Departments of: Health and Senior Services and Social Services. CCRR is a member of the Missouri Child Care Resource and Referral Network.

An equal opportunity/affirmative action employer. Services provided on a nondiscriminatory basis. An operating Agency of the Council of Churches of the Ozarks. Member of the Missouri Child Care Resource and Referral Network. Funding provided through the Missouri Department of Social Services, Children's Division, Early Childhood and Prevention Services Section, in conjunction with the Department of Health and Senior Services, Section for Child Care Regulation.