Child Care Resource & Referral

For Parents

For information on Child Care Providers, please contact our CCR&R network at 904/208-2044, email us or click here for an online referral.

Need help with child care?

Contact the Jacksonville Children’s Commission through the Single Point of Entry web site at: https://spe.schoolreadiness.org/pe.

If you are eligible, your name will be placed on the Unified Wait List for assistance with child care.

To be eligible you must qualify under at least one of these categories:

• Be employed 20 hours a week or more
• Be attending college/technical school 20 hours a week or more
• Have a disabling condition with a doctor’s letter of explanation

Use this chart below to see if your gross annual income qualifies:

If you have more questions about financial assistance with child care contact the Children’s Commission at:

www.coj.net/Departments/Children+Commission

…what you think about us! If you received referrals from Child Care Resource and Referral, use this link to our Phone Satisfaction Survey. We would like your feedback on the telephone interview the Family Services Specialist conducted with you. We also want to know if you found child care and if the brochures or booklets we sent you were helpful.

Click Here for Online Survey
Click Here for Printer Version to Fax or Mail

• Can I use the summer session and the school year session?"
  No; you choose one or the other session.
• “Which summer session can I use?” Children who are four by September 1st of 2006 may choose the summer session beginning no earlier than May 1, 2007. The summer session is an available choice if your child did not use the school year session.
   
• Do I have to register in person? Yes, the child's parent or guardian must register in person. Bring proof of eligibility when completing the application; these are documents showing the parent's address and the child's date of birth. (We don't need social security cards or numbers.) The address on the proof of residency must match the address on the application.
  
• Where does my child attend VPK? Where your child attends VPK is up to you; preschools, faith based programs, Family Child Care Homes and early learning facilities all participate in the VPK program. (The public school system in Duval County participates only in the summer program.)
  
• When does it start? You can choose a school year or summer program. The school year program includes a Fall or Winter schedule, or you can choose the Summer program. The Fall VPK program, begins no earlier than the first day of public school but may begin as late as October. The Fall program may end between April and late May. The VPK Winter program begins in January and ends in June. They both deliver the 540 instructional hours.
  
  The Summer program begins anytime after May 1st and is 300 instructional hours. You may choose from the group of providers listed earlier as well as participating public elementary schools.
  
• When is my child eligible? How old your child is on September the 1st is how you know. Children who are still four years old on September 1st of the program year, are eligible to attend the school year or summer program. If your child turned five on September 1, we’re talking Kindergarten. If your child turned five on September 2nd, it’s Voluntary Pre Kindergarten. As long as a child is still four years old on September 1, they are VPK eligible.

If you’d like a list of participating VPK providers, let CCR&R be your guide. We can tailor a referral listing according to your preferred location. We’ll have examples to help you choose programs that demonstrate developmentally appropriate practices. All you need to do is call (904) 208-2044 x: 5.

To apply at our office, please call for an appointment. Appointments are available Monday through Thursday, 9:00 - 4:00. Call 208-2044 ext. 5

Walk-Ins are Friday's only 9:00 - 4:00 for in-office applications for VPK.