Child Care Solutions
Roxanne Vipond, Executive Director

Grand Island Public Schools
123 S. Webb Rd.
Grand Island, NE 68801
308-385-5900 x223
Email: rvipond@gips.org
Web Site: http://sites.gips.org/childcaresolutions/
Joined Heartland United Way in 1999

Child Care Solutions offers resource and referral services to promote quality child care. Also provided is information on child development, health, safety, nutrition and parenting for families and providers.

Programs:

Resource and referral - personalized listing of licensed providers including consultation on choosing a quality provider;

Education for providers and parents - training and information on early brain development, health, safety and child development topics;

Business program - enhanced services to businesses that participate in the program (personalized service to employees, lunch 'n learns, parenting information);

PELS (Providers Exceeding Licensing Standards) - award given to providers who exhibit higher standards of child care;

Child Care Health Consultant - to foster safe, healthy, nurturing environments for our children in child care facilities;

Education Consultant - to foster educationally appropriate environments in child care facilities, promote early literacy, and ensure school readiness;