Provider Services

The services available to child care professionals at Illinois Action for Children are as diverse as the providers we serve. Provider services staff offer assistance and educational opportunities to those (licensed or license-exempt, in a home or in a center) who provide child care and education in Cook County.

Call us at 312.823.1100 or 773.564.8781 for assistance or support on any of the following programs or initiatives:

• Provider Programs

• Quality Counts Child Care Grant
• Your Child Care Business
• Professional Development
• Accreditation Assistance
• Quality Rating System (QRS)
• Community Partners
• Child Care Assistance Program Information for Providers

• Nutrition and Wellness Programs

• Healthy Food Program
• Healthy Food Program Forms and Links
• Child Care Obesity Prevention Training
• For License-Exempt Family Child Care Providers

• Consultation Programs

• Caregiver Connections
• Infant and Toddler Child Care Program
• Nurse Consultant Helpline