Our mission is to strengthen the community by providing education on early childhood development and the importance of quality child care, as well as offering resources and referrals to families, businesses, and child care professionals. We provide families with referrals to legal child care programs as well as information on financial support. We recruit and regulate legal child care programs to
ensure the health, safety and quality of care for children. We sponsor child care programs participating in Child and Adult Care Food Programs (CACFP). We educate and advocate for child care professionals, families and the community on the importance of early childhood development.