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How to Help Children & Adolescents Cope with Violence and Disaster
Violence or natural disasters can cause trauma in young people. Trauma is hurt or harm. It can be hurt to a person’s body. It can be harm to a person’s mind. Please see this link for more information...
QUALITY EARLY LEARNING INFORMATION
A quality early learning program—in child care, Head Start, or preschool—
will help prepare your child for success in school and in life. Click here for things to look for!
Online Access to Services
The CCIS of Philadelphia can help you find, select an pay for child care in Philadelphia. These services are provided online through Pennsylvania's COMPASS system:
• To APPLY for child care assistance online, please click here. >
• To FIND a child care facility in your area, please click here. >
• To complete your REDETERMINATION online for the CCIS subsidy program, please click here. >
CCIS Services
• To CONTACT a CCIS for your area, please click here. >
• To Download a Parent's Handbook to Subsidized Child Care please click here. >
Common Questions
For Parents:
• How do I pay for child care?
• What child care is right for my child?
For Child Care Providers:
• How can I learn about facility requirements?
• What is is Keystone STARS?
Other Questions
For other questions, please contact a CCIS in your area >
CCIS of Philadelphia >
CCIS is your information source for FINDing, SELECTing, and PAYing for child care. There are five CCIS offices in Philadelphia, and at least one CCIS in every county in Pennsylvania. Get the latest news for your local Philadelphia office by clicking on the links to the left. To speak to someone about how CCIS can help you and your family, contact the office in your area or call our hotline at 1-888-461-KIDS (5437).
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Common Questions
How do I find child care?
The CCIS Parent Resource and Referral (R&R) Department maintains information on local child care facilities and community resources to help parents search for an appropriate arrangement for their child. This includes child care facilities that offer full-time, part-time, afterschool, overnight, weekend care or summer camp programs. Call our hotline at 1-888-461-KIDS(5437) or email your CCIS office to locate child care that meets your family's needs.
How do I select child care?
R&R specialists at CCIS are available to provide unbiased information about child care services in your area. Specialists can assist families in making informed child care choices by providing information on how to select a quality child care provider. These services are provided regardless of income, and are free of charge.
How do I pay for child care?
CCIS also maintains the subsidized child care program. If you are concerned about the cost of quality child care, CCIS may be able to help. Working parents may be eligible for assistance with child care expenses if they meet the income guidelines. Read the basic subsidy guidelines or call our hotline at 1-888-461-KIDS (5437) to find out if you are eligible!
More Services >
COMPASS is the State of PA's online system that provides many options for finding assistance including child care subsidy, cash assistance, medical assistance, food stamps and more. Apply for Child Care Financial Assistance Online
Pennsylvania's Promise for Children is a campaign to raise awareness about the importance of providing every young child in Pennsylvania with access to quality early learning opportunities.
The Pennsylvania Early Learning Keys to Quality is a quality improvement program in which all early learning programs and practitioners are encouraged and supported to improve child outcomes.