Providing Support to Families and Child Care Providers
For Families
Start your search for child care! There are a number of different ways families can connect with our team to get the information you need.
Call Us
Start your search by calling and talking to a referral counselor!
They will happily answer all your questions and walk you through finding high quality child care and give you a FREE referral list of regulated child care options near your home or work, customized for you and your family.
Toll Free: (800) 498-2277
Submit Form
Families searching for care in in Allegany, Cattaraugus and Wyoming counties can also take advantage of our FREE referral service by completing the online referral request form. Use the form to tell us about your family’s child care needs, including the specific zip code(s) of where you’re looking for care, and within 24-48 hours an expert on the Parent Services team will use our extensive database to get you a list of regulated child care options specific to your referral request.
On Your Own
If you are looking for a list of child care referrals outside of normal business hours, use the search tool below to access our database of regulated child care providers to create a referral list on your own. Remember; the experts on our Parent Services team are here to help you find the care you need! If you’re unable to find child care options that meet your needs through this search, please give us a call at (800) 498-2277 or email for further assistance.
Visit Us
Please feel free to call us for a one on one personal meeting to get a child care referral and discuss your personal needs and we will offer options for your family.
If you have already started your search, you know that quality child care can be expensive. Fortunately there are a variety of resources available to help with the cost with of child care. Child care assistance can come in many different forms. Some programs, like child care subsidies, pay for a portion of your child care each month, other options may help you save money or provide discounts on your monthly or weekly fees. If you don’t qualify for child care subsidy, there are other programs, credits, or discounts available that may be able to assist you with paying for child care. This short video from the Office of Children & Family Services explains some of these assistance options, or call (800) 498-2277 to speak with our experts!
This income eligibility chart is a helpful tool in determining if you may qualify.
Child Care Subsidy For Allegany, Cattaraugus and Wyoming County
Click the county of choice, Feel free to download and print.
