Links & Resources

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Care 4 Kids

• Provides child care assistance to low and moderate income families in Connecticut.
  • For Applications and more information, call: 1-888-214-KIDS (5437)
  • 8 am - 5 pm Monday - Friday
  • 8 am - 6 pm Thursday
  • People with a hearing impairment can call the TDD/TTY line, 1-877-455-9169

2-1-1 Child Care

• Available at no charge to help parents find child care and answer all child care related questions. Infoline maintains a list of state-licensed child care facilities in Connecticut.
• Parents can call: 1-800-505-1000
• 8 am - 5 pm Monday-Friday
• 2-1-1 Infoline is a telephone and referral resource for all human service needs that is funded by the State of Connecticut and United Way.

Department of Social Services- Child Care Team

• State agency that is responsible for the Care 4 Kids program.
• 1-800-811-6141

Department of Public Health - Division of Child Care Licensing

• State agency that licenses day care homes and day care centers.
• 1-800-282-6063

Department of Social Services - Bureau of Child Support Enforcement (BCSE)

• State agency that is responsible for Connecticut's Child Support Enforcement program. It helps families get financial support from absent parents.
• Contact your local DSS regional office for more information.
• 1-800-228-5437