Community and Business
 

"Quality child care is an integral part of our nation’s economic infrastructure!”
Bruce Stewart, Executive Director, SLCCC 

 

Child Care in the North Country 

A wonderful series of stories on child care in the North Country.  These segments focus on the struggles working parents have trying to find, keep and afford child care.  They also include how these struggles are impacting local employers and economic development.  To hear the series click the NCPR logo above.

Services to the Community 

The St. Lawrence Child Care Council works to promote quality, affordable, accessible child care. Through our efforts, the community and employers have access to many child care related services. The SLCCC serves employers and the community through many avenues including:  

Employer Services:
•  Referrals to child care programs
•  Child Care Program Information: characteristics of quality child care, types of programs available in St. Lawrence County
•  On-site information provided to employees regarding child care and child development topics
•  Technical assistance to begin an employer driven child care program
•  Employee child care needs assessment  

Public Policy :
The SLCCC is committed to improving the quality of child care through public policy and community education.  

Reports to the Community :
Through a variety of projects, publications and collaborations we are a reliable source of child care data and information on child care issues.