Iowa Child Care Requirements - Explains Iowa home, center and preschool guidelines
	5 Steps for choosing good child care
	Quality Indicators - Iowa Quality Rating System, ChildNet and Child and Adult Care Food Program
	Average cost and financial aid
	Find out if you might qualify for help paying for child care on the DHS website
	Child Care Aware for publications you can order or download
	Checking references
	Written contract
	Children's files you need to take to the provider before you start your child in a program
	Tips to prepare for taking your child to a child care program
	Parent's responsibility

If you have complaints:

	Call local Department of Human Services office to review complaints on providers
	Call local Department of Human Services to file a complaint on a provider
	Complaints on CCR&R services - call Regional Director at 800-945-9778

For more information:

	Find information about no-cost or low-cost insurance for your children on the hawk-i insurance website
	Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants and Children (WIC)
	Find information about services to help you and your family if you think your child may not be developing at the same rate as other children at approximately the same age at Iowa Early Access