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Douglas County Child Care Association

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The Douglas County Child Care Association (DCCCA) is a private, non-profit organization which consists of licensed family child care providers who have an interest in the development and safety of children.  The purpose of DCCCA is to help cultivate high quality child care through the education, support, and guidance to providers and parents and to increase community awareness of the importance of professional high quality child care which will enhance every Childs life.

How we can help Parents: 

Good quality in-home child care has become an issue of great importance today with so many mothers working outside the home. We hope this childcare site will assist you by providing the information you need to help you choose the best daycare environment for your child/children when you can’t be there.

·     You have two options for free referrals for local licensed in-home child care providers. You can either call one of our volunteers, or you can use our Electronic Referral System located on this site which will give you more detailed information about each of the providers (just click on the "search" icon above). We provide names for all of  Douglas County including but not limited to Highlands, Lone Tree, Acres Green, Elizabeth, Parker, Castle Rock, Surrey Ridge, Castle Pines North, etc.

·      Articles and information about children’s health, safety and the in home childcare industry. 

·         Educational workshops for both parents and providers with emphasis on in home child care services.

How we can help Providers: 

·         Support from other providers. 

·         Articles and information about children’s health, safety and the childcare industry. 

·         Educational workshops to satisfy Human Services yearly continuing education

requirements. 

·         Inclusion in our referral database and phone line. 

·         A quarterly newsletter to keep you updated on licensing rules and regulations as well as to what is happening in the child care industry in Douglas County. 

·         We offer a link to your website through our online referral system. 

·         Most important; a voice in our industry!  We help to enhance and promote professionalism among home child care providers. 

(We do not recommend or endorse any individual child care provider.  Parents seeking child care should carefully screen each prospective provider and select the one which best fits their child rearing philosophy and the needs of their family.)