Need Affordable Child Care?
Make informed decisions when choosing a child care provider, and get help paying for costs.
What is Child Care Resource and Referral?
Child Care Resource and Referral (CCR&R) services are free to all families who live, work, or plan to relocate to the Big Bend Region. CCR&R is an informational program that provides access to quality child care providers, partnerships, and community resources. Additionally, ELC supports potential and current child care providers with information on starting a child care business or enhancing your program. There is no charge for our services to families or providers. The Coalition offers referrals, not recommendations.
CCR&R is available from 8am – 6pm Monday thru Thursday, 8am – noon Fridays by calling 1-866-973-9030 or emailing ccrr@elcbigbend.org. You can submit a CCR&R intake form 24/7 by clicking here.
All families receiving Child Care Resource and Referral services will be contacted to complete a voluntary survey to gauge your customer service experience with our office. All responses are anonymous and confidential and will not affect your services.
The Early Learning Coalition of the Big Bend Region (ELC) is a private not-for-profit organization that provides services to families, children, and child care providers in the seven counties that comprise northern Florida’s Big Bend Region: Gadsden, Jefferson, Leon, Liberty, Madison, Taylor, and Wakulla.
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2023-2024 Impact
25.9
Economic investment on quality early education
2204
Children enrolled in VPK
7174
Children enrolled in School Readiness
263
Contracted Child care providers
3705
Books distributed to support literacy
Join the Fight for Literacy
Tuesday February 4, 2025FSU and FAMU Men’s Basketball are teaming up with Champions for Literacy to help every child in the Big Bend region learn to read – and you can join them.
Cultivating Curiosity: ELC’s Early Learning Conference
Tuesday February 4, 2025ELC of the Big Bend invites you to join us for Cultivating Curiosity, an all-day professional development conference designed exclusively for early learning educators.
How Are We Doing?
Tuesday February 4, 2025Our Customer Feedback Survey takes less than a minute to complete.
