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Units recruit, train, study, approve/certify, develop, retain, and re-approve/re-certify foster and adoptive families. To inquire about becoming a foster and/or adoptive parent, please call 516–227-7613. Call Foster and Adoptive Resource Development at 516-227-8291 and Homefinding at 516-227-8284 for more detailed information.

* Provides a range of resources to help parents with their child care needs, people who want to start or are currently running child care programs, and anyone with a concern about the health or safety of a child in a day care program.

Supports and promotes the development of quality, accessible, and affordable child care services in Oswego County. Assists parents searching for child care with registration and enrollment for home-based child care and school age programs. Offers training and technical assistance for parents and providers.

Licenses and monitors child care providers and facilities. Provides support for people and organizations who are interested in starting child day care programs in their communities. Offers a Child Care Facility Search online that allows individuals to search for New York State regulated providers by name or location (county or zip code). Searching by different types of care, such as family day care or day care centers, is also possible. Facility listings include contact information, address, capacity, and the current status of its license or registration.

Child Care Facility Search can be found at http://ocfs.ny.gov/main/childcare/ccfs_template.asp

* Offers information and referral to individuals looking to become child care providers, including help with licensing. Also provides customized referrals to parents about child care providers that are licensed in the area.

Licenses and monitors child care providers and facilities. Provides support for people and organizations who are interested in starting child day care programs in their communities. Offers a Child Care Facility Search online that allows individuals to search for New York State regulated providers by name or location (county or zip code). Searching by different types of care, such as family day care or day care centers, is also possible. Facility listings include contact information, address, capacity, and the current status of its license or registration.

Child Care Facility Search can be found at http://ocfs.ny.gov/main/childcare/ccfs_template.asp

Offers referrals to parents seeking registered child care provider information. Also provides information regarding regulated child care and child care subsidy funds to parents. Provides regulatory over site of registered day care/child care programs, support and guidance of registration and application process and assisting child care providers with training and technical assistance. Administers the CACFP program which provides nutrition and meal planning education services and meal reimbursement to family day care providers.

* Offers information and referral to individuals looking to become child care providers, including help with licensing. Also provides customized referrals to parents about child care providers that are licensed in the area.

Provides detailed information about adoptions and New York State's foster care system and the needs of children in temporary out-of-home placement. Helps interested individuals go through the fostering or adoption process and provides information and supports for families with foster or adopted children in the home.

* Provides a range of resources to help parents with their child care needs, people who want to start or are currently running child care programs, and anyone with a concern about the health or safety of a child in a day care program.

Provides support for people and organizations that are interested in starting day care programs in their communities.

Provides temporary care to children who are unable to remain with their family. Caseworkers provide the services and support necessary to reunite the family. If a child cannot safely to return to their family, the agency works to develop a permanent plan for the child.

Assists individuals interested in operating a school-age or family child care program with New York State registration or enrollment requirements. Offers child care provider training and technical assistance. Sponsors child care provider participation in the Child and Adult Care Food Program.

Offers information and referral to individuals looking to become child care providers, including help with licensing. Also provides customized referrals to parents about child care providers that are licensed in the area.

*Registers and assists individuals who wish to provide registered family day care or school-age child care services under contract to OCDSS.

Provides program registration and support services for family child care and school-age child care programs in St. Lawrence County.

Provides placement of children (birth-18 yrs) and provision of support services for family and child when child assessed and determined to be in need of out-of-home Foster care. Provides Foster Home Licensing.

Provides a one-stop resource for child care needs. Offers child care resources and referral, child care licensing and registration, training and education for child care providers, and administers the Child and Adult Care Food Program.

* Offers information and referral to individuals looking to become child care providers, including help with licensing. Also provides customized referrals to parents about child care providers that are licensed in the area.

Assists individuals interested in operating a school-age or family child care program with New York State registration or enrollment requirements. Offers child care provider training and technical assistance. Sponsors child care provider participation in the Child and Adult Care Food Program.

Provides list of registered and licensed child care providers for parents who are looking for child care. Assists individuals who want to become registered, licensed, or legally exempt providers in child care. Provides child care training for child care providers.

Provides a range of resources to help parents with their child care needs, people who want to start or are currently running child care programs, and anyone with a concern about the health or safety of a child in a day care program.

Provides child care referrals, child care subsidies, provider training and career counseling, administers child and adult care food program, registrar for family day care and school age programs, enrollment of legally exempt child care providers, and technical assistance to employers regarding child care services.

Provides a range of resources to help parents with their child care needs, people who want to start or are currently running child care programs, and anyone with a concern about the health or safety of a child in a day care program.

Provides child care referrals, child care subsidies, provider training and career counseling, administers child and adult care food program, registrar for family day care and school age programs, enrollment of legally exempt child care providers, and technical assistance to employers regarding child care services.