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Music in Early Childhood Day 2012

The Utah Music Education Association is pleased to announce the Music in Early Childhood Day 2012 will be held on Saturday, February 4th at the Dixie Convention Center in St. George, Utah. This year's clinician is Julie Goodro. Julie brings with her a wealth of experience and knowledge as the Music Specialist at the Virginia Tanner Fire Arts Preschool at the University of Utah for the past 18 years.

For more information about this exciting day, click here.

The Tender Times newsletter includes conference dates, upcoming classes & training information,  ideas & recipes, provider recognition, and the latest on child care issues. This valuable resource is published and distributed quarterly.

For information on how you can obtain a copy click here.

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Yearly Provider Update Forms
Licensed providers, please take a moment to fill out our Yearly Provider Update Form. The information we collect will help us provide the most accurate information to parents, as well as aid us in continuing to offer you programs that improve the quality of child care in Utah. Click on the form below that best describes your program:

Fill out the Center Form

Fill out the Family Form

     
     

Child Care Resource & Referral, Western Region serves eleven Southern Utah counties - Beaver, Garfield, Iron, Juab, Kane, Millard, Piute, Sanpete, Sevier, Washington, and Wayne. Click here for other Utah counties.

Click here for driving directions to our St. George and Cedar City offices.

We offer the following services:

Services for Families

  • Free referrals to and information about child care programs, tailored to meet families' specific child care needs
  • Free information on how to choose quality child care, given over-the-phone, through-the-mail and on-line
  • Free child care data and contact information to programs that support families


Services for Providers

  • Start-up support, including grants, for new child care providers
  • Free listings on our referral database
  • Low- or no-cost training to instruct and encourage providers and center staff in offering quality child care
  • Unlimited access to curriculum lending library and children's books
  • Free quarterly newsletter featuring upcoming training, grant opportunities, and activities for children


Services for Community and Business Partners

  • Useful data about child care services in local areas
  • Collaboration with a variety of agencies interested in family and child care issues, including a yearly early childhood conference
  • Employer presentations on work-life policies, including ways to support employees with their child care needs, as well as brown-bag seminars for employees on a variety of topics.


To improve the quality of life for the children in Southern Utah who are enrolled in child care programs and provide support for their families and child care providers.


 
 
CCR&R, Western is an agency of Five County Association of Governments. Funding comes from DWS, Office of Work & Family Life.