A. The Department of Human Services shall, as funds become available, work with local communities to establish a statewide system of child care resource and referral centers.
B. The child care resource and referral centers shall be responsible for:
1. Providing consumer education;
2. Maintaining child care databases and linking working families to relevant services available in their communities;
3. Developing child care supply and demand reports;
4. Fostering partnerships between Head Start programs, churches, schools, government and nonprofit agencies;
5. Providing information and technical assistance to individuals and groups wishing to develop or expand child care services;
6. Coordinating training programs and informing child care providers about available training; and
7. Working with the Department of Human Services on licensing and regulatory issues.
Added by Laws 1997, c. 414, § 20, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.