Project REACH Links
A Project REACH goal is to improve the quality of care and education of young children by building community relationships that blend strengths and resources. Our code of ethics was established to be our guiding principle so when we work with people in other agencies and organizations we always exhibit respect, trust, and honesty.
Caring Communities
A collaboration between DESE, the Department of Health and Senior Services, the Department of Mental Health, and the Department of Labor and Industrial Relations. Local school districts partner with community stakeholders to design a school-linked or school-based education and services delivery system.
Children’s Trust Fund, www.ctf4kids.org
The Children’s Trust Fund distributes funds to local community-based programs designed to support families and prevent child abuse and neglect and provides information to impact state policy regarding child abuse, neglect, and family support issues.
Citizens for Missouri’s Children (CMC), www.mokids.org
CMC’s mission is to advocate the rights and well-being of all Missouri’s children, especially those with the greatest need. They develop and implement policy through research, analysis, and public education; collaborate with public and private sectors; and maintain policy dialog with administrative and legislative branches of the government.
Community Action Agency (CAA), http://communityaction.org/index.htm
Community partners work together to raise people out of poverty.
Community Connection, http://communityconnection.org
Community Connection is a free, statewide directory of more than 17,000 community resources, nearly 5,000 of which are health-related, dynamically linked to the World Wide Web. Community Connection's powerful search engine permits users to search by topics, organization, geographic regions, networks and more.
Early Head Start, www.ehsnrc.org
Early Head Start is a comprehensive development program which serves children from birth to age three, pregnant women, and their families. It is a child-focused program, and has the overall goal of increasing the social competence of young children in low-income families through comprehensive services and integrated parent involvement.
Head Start, www.moheadstart.org
Head Start is a comprehensive development program which serves children from age three to age five and their families. It is a child-focused program, and has the overall goal of increasing the social competence of young children in low-income families through comprehensive services and integrated parent involvement.
Ministerial Alliance
Community religious leaders collaborate to provide support, share resources, and assess the needs of their communities. Check with the religious leaders in your area to determine if there is an alliance in your community.
Missouri Accreditation (MOA), www.moaccreditation.org
Missouri Accreditation (MOA) provides quality standards for child care programs serving children from birth to 12 years of age within the state of Missouri. MOA functions beyond the scope of state licensing requirements by focusing on physical, social, emotional, and intellectual growth opportunities for children enrolled in the state’s center-based and home-based childhood care and education programs.
Missouri Department of Conservation, www.mdc.mo.gov
Missouri’s link to the outdoors.
Missouri Department of Elementary and Secondary Education (DESE), www.dese.mo.gov
The Department of Elementary and Secondary Education (DESE) is the administrative arm of the State Board of Education. DESE works with educators, legislators, government agencies, and citizens to maintain a strong public education system. School-improvement initiatives and regulatory functions assure that all citizens have access to high-quality public education. DESE’s duties range from early childhood to adult education services.
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Missouri Preschool Project (MPP), http://dese.mo.gov/divimprove/fedprog/earlychild/MPP/Index.htm
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Parents as Teachers (PAT), www.parentsasteachers.org
An international early childhood parent education and family support program serving families throughout pregnancy until their child enters kindergarten, usually age 5. The program is designed to enhance child development and school achievement through parent education for all families. -
Public Schools (ABE, GED), www.dese.mo.gov/directory/
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Workshop on Wheels
Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services (DHSS), www.dhss.mo.gov
DHSS provides licenses to childcare facilities and technical assistance to those who want to start child care facilities.
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Child and Adult Food Program (CACFP), www.dhss.mo.gov/cacfp/
The Child and Adult Care Food Program (CACFP) assures that nutritious meals and snacks are served to children and eligible adults enrolled in child care centers, family child care homes, after school programs, emergency shelters, and adult day care programs by providing reimbursement for meals that meet minimum nutritional standards. -
Child Care Licensing, www.dhss.mo.gov/ChildCare/index.html
Child care may be provided in a family child care home, a group home, a child care center, or a licensed-exempt facility. Licenses are issued to family child care homes, group homes and child care centers based on compliance with state regulations. -
Child Care Health Consultation (Nurse Consultations), www.dhss.mo.gov/ChildCare/provider_info.html#health
Healthy Child Care Missouri is a collaborative project between the Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services and the Local Health Agencies throughout Missouri to provide child care health consultation services to child care providers, including child care nurse consultation. -
Child Care Orientation Training (CCOT)
This training is designed for new and entry level child care providers and should be completed prior to or within the first 90 days of employment. Training consists of 8 hours divided into four 2-hour segments: Child Care Licensing Rules; Basic Safety and Supervision; Health, Environmental Safety and Sanitation; and Child Abuse/Neglect Recognition and Reporting. There are currently three CCOT courses available: Basic, Infant/Toddler, and School-Aged. -
Healthy Child Care (Safe Kids Newsletters), www.dhss.mo.gov/ChildCare/HealthyChildCare/
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Missouri Child Care Resource and Referral Network (MOCCRRN), www.moccrrn.org
Provides coordinated, statewide child care resource and referral services that promote a high quality child care system. -
First Steps, http://dese.mo.gov/divspeced/FirstSteps/index.html
“First Steps offers coordinated services and assistance to young children with special needs and their families. First Steps is designed for children, birth to age 3, who have delayed development or diagnosed conditions that are associated with development disabilities.” -
MOCCRRN Inclusion Services, http://www.moccrrn.org/canvas_specialneeds.html
MOCCRRN provides families and child care programs with information and services regarding inclusion for children with special needs. -
Teacher Education And Compensation Helps (T.E.A.C.H.), www.dhss.mo.gov/ChildCare/HealthyChildCare/fall06.pdf
Working with teachers, directors, assistants, and owners of licensed early childhood facilities, T.E.A.C.H. MISSOURI is a comprehensive scholarship program.
Missouri Department of Social Services (DSS), www.dss.mo.gov
The Department of Social Services is responsible for coordinating programs to provide public assistance to children and their parents, access to health care, child support enforcement assistance and to provide specialized assistance to troubled youth.
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Children’s Division, www.dss.mo.gov/pr_cs.htm
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Educare, www.dss.mo.gov/cd/early/educare.htm
Educare is a state funded initiative that provides resources, technical assistance and training opportunities, at free or reduced costs, to child care providers with an emphasis on family home providers. -
DSS Child Care Rate Information by County, http://dssapp.dss.mo.gov/ccrate
The rate of support for child care varies by county in the State of Missouri. Rates are established based on Metropolitan Statistical Areas (MSA) as determined by the United States Census Bureau. -
Early Childhood Grants and Resources, www.dss.mo.gov/cd/early/index.htm
The Early Childhood & Prevention Services Section of the Children's Division administers funding to promote quality and safety in early care and education environments. Current grants and grantees are listed for your reference. -
Family Support Division, www.dss.mo.gov/pr_family.htm
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MO HealthNet Division (formerly MC+ for Kids), www.dss.mo.gov/mhd/index.htm
The purpose of the MO HealthNet Division is to purchase and monitor health care services for low income and vulnerable citizens of the State of Missouri. -
Start-Up and Expansion (SUE), www.dss.mo.gov/cd/early/index.htm
Competitive awards are made to start up a new childcare program or expand an existing program in order to increase the number of licensed childcare slots for infants and toddlers. Funding is awarded on the basis of the number of licensed slots being added. Awards are targeted to child care providers serving children receiving child care subsidy from DSS.
Missouri House of Representatives, www.house.state.mo.us
Missouri Senate, www.senate.mo.gov
National Association for Family Child Care (NAFCC), www.nafcc.org
NAFCC supports the profession of family child care and encourages high-quality care for children. The focus of NAFCC is to provide technical assistance to family child care associations through leadership, addressing issues of diversity, and promoting quality and professionalism through NAFCC’s Family Child Care Accreditation.
National Association for the Education of Young Children (NAEYC), www.naeyc.org
“NAEYC is dedicated to improving the well-being of all young children, with particular focus on the quality of educational and developmental services for all children from birth through age 8.” In 1985, NAEYC established a national, voluntary accreditation system to set professional standards for early childhood education programs, and to help families identify high-quality programs.
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Association for the Education of Young Children – Missouri, www.aeyc-mo.org
AEYC-MO is committed to promoting high quality programs and services for children and their families from birth through age eight. The Association seeks to foster professional development throughout the state.
Opportunities in a Professional Education Network (OPEN), www.openinitiative.org
“OPEN's primary focus is the development and implementation of a career development system
for early childhood and school-age/after-school professionals.”
Ozarks Area Community Action Corporation (OACAC), http://www.oacac-caa.org/
"OACAC enriches the lives of families and individuals within our community by providing opportunities, offering assistance and empowering people to make a positive change."
Quality Rating System (QRS), http://mucenter.missouri.edu/qrs.htm
The goals of Missouri’s QRS are to identify the levels of program quality throughout the state, target resources to support program improvement, and allow subsidy-receiving children access to high quality programs by tying state child care subsidies to the various QRS levels.
Red Cross, www.redcross.org
The American Red Cross, a humanitarian organization led by volunteers, provides relief to victims of disasters and helps people prevent, prepare for, and respond to emergencies, guided by its Congressional Charter and the Fundamental Principles of the International Red Cross Movement.
Strengthening Families Initiative, http://www.strengtheningfamilies.net
Strengthening Families uses early childhood programs to build evidence-based protective factors for children and their families.
United Way, http://www.liveunited.org/
Common focuses are: helping children and youth succeed, strengthening and supporting families, promoting self-sufficiency, building vital and safe neighborhoods and supporting vulnerable and aging populations.
University Extension, www.muextension.missouri.edu
“Using science-based knowledge, University of Missouri Extension engages people to understand change, solve problems, and make informed decisions. MU Extension makes University education and information accessible for: economic viability, empowered individuals, strong families and communities, healthy environments. Extension programs include: 4-H Youth Development, Agriculture and Natural Resources, Business and Workforce Development, Community Development, Continuing Education, and Human Environmental Sciences.”
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Parent Link, www.outreach.missouri.edu/parentlink/
“A network of people whose mission is to help Missouri's parents provide safe, healthy and nurturing environments for their children. Your efforts, combined with leadership assistance from members of the ParentLink Coalition, bring parents and parenting resources together for the benefit of youth.”
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