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FIND LICENSED CHILD CARE IN YOUR COMMUNITY

Search DHR’s directory of licensed and exempt child care centers by county, zip code, or program name. If you’re looking for licensed centers only, make sure you only mark licensed before you click search!

FIND YOUR REGIONAL CHILD CARE MANAGEMENT AGENCY

Alabama’s Child Care Management Agencies (CMAs) determine eligibility services of the Child Care Subsidy Program.

FIND A NATIONAL ASSOCIATION FOR EDUCATION OF YOUNG CHILDREN (NAEYC) ACCREDITED PROGRAM

Early care and education programs can choose to be NAEYC-accredited, which means they adhere to NAEYC’s quality standards and criteria focused on the best practices in the field.

FIND A FIRST CLASS PRE-K CLASSROOM

Alabama’s high-quality, voluntary First Class Pre-K program is administered by the Alabama Department of Early Childhood Education.

FIND A HEAD START OR EARLY HEAD START PROGRAM

Head Start and Early Head Start are federal programs that promote the growth and development of children from low-income families. Head Start serves children ages three to five while Early Head Start serves families with children pre-birth to three years of age.