City Releases Annual Bloomington & Monroe County Child Care And Referral Guide

City Releases Annual Bloomington & Monroe County Child Care And Referral Guide

Date of Record: August 24, 2006

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
August 24, 2006

For more information, contact:
Sue Owens, Youth and Family Projects Coordinator, Community & Family Resources, City of Bloomington, 349-3468
Maria K. Heslin, Communications Director, City of Bloomington, 349-3569

Bloomington, IN -- The City of Bloomington Community and Family Resources Department announced that its annual Bloomington & Monroe County Child Care and Referral Guide is now available for the public.

The guide includes a listing of local, licensed, child care homes and centers, registered ministries, preschool programs and school age summer care programs. It provides information about child care facilities' hours, rates, staff, programs and services. The guide also includes information about a free, computer-based child care referral service for families, and information regarding training opportunities for providers.

Copies of the guide are available in the Community and Family Resources Department at City Hall, 401 N Morton St., Suite 260; the Monroe County Public Library; and on the internet at [www.bloomington.in.gov/cfrd|/sections/viewSection.php?section_id=121].

For additional information about the guide and local child care services, contact Sue Owens, Youth and Family Projects Coordinator, at 349-3430 or [mailto:owenss@bloomington.in.gov].

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