Resources for Informal Providers

IFCC provides many valuable services, but one of our most valuable is connecting informal providers with community governments and non-profit resources to help them in their practice.

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New York City agencies and offices | Organizations that support providers | Community resources | Other links

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New York City Agencies and Offices

NYC Administration for Children's Services (ACS)
(877) 543-7692 | www.nyc.gov/html/acs

NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (DOHMH)
www.nyc.gov/health

Brooklyn/Staten Island	(718) 222-6390 or (718) 222-6399
Bronx	(718) 410-3903 or (718) 579-7771
Manhattan	(646) 632-6305
Queens	(718) 480-2263 or (718) 480-2265

ACS Child and Adult Care Food Program (CACFP)
(800) 942-3858

NYS Office of Children and Family Services (OCFS)
www.ocfs.state.ny.us

Organizations that work with providers

United Federation of Teachers (UFT)
(212) 598-9288 | http://www.uftproviders.org

The NYC Child Care Resource & Referral Consortium (CCR&R)
(888) 469-5999

National Child Care Information and Technical Assistance Center (NCCIC)
http://www.nccic.org

National Association for the Education of Young Children (NAEYC)
www.naeyc.org

Zero to Three www.zerotothree.org
www.zerotothree.org

Community Resources

Parks & Outdoor Activities

Bronx Zoo

Queens Botanical Garden

Brooklyn Botanical Garden

New York Botanical Garden

NYC Department of Parks & Recreation

New York Aquarium AKA the Brooklyn Aquarium

Libraries

Brooklyn Public Library
- Brooklyn Reads to Babies
Queens Public Library
The New York Public Library
- Bronx
- Manhattan
- Staten Island

Museums & Cultural Institutions

Other links

PBS for parents www.pbs.org/parents
A Place of Our Own (PBS) www.aplaceofourown.org

Scholastic www2.scholastic.com

¡Colorín Colorado! www.colorincolorado.org

Lee y serás www.leeyseras.net

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