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Families Find Better Child Care
Child Care Subsidy
The Payment-to-Parent Assisted Child Care Program provides funding for child care to parents who are employed or employed and attending school or training and who meet eligibility requirements. The amount of child care subsidy is determined based on several factors and may not cover the total cost of child care; parents are responsible to pay child care providers for all costs incurred.
To find out if you qualify check with your local Employment Center.
Crisis Nurseries
There are Family Support Centers around the area with Crisis Nurseries. You will need to pre-register with them. You can use the Crisis Nursery when you have job interviews, doctor appointments or if you really need some timeout. Here are their numbers:
- In Weber County contact the Family Support Center located in Ogden at
801-393-6666- In North Davis County contact the Family Support Center located in Clearfield
at 801-773-0712- In South Davis County contact the South Davis Family Connection Center
located in Bountiful at 801-397-2212
Child Care Licensing
Contact the Bureau of Child Care Licensing if you would like to file a complaint or find out if a child care provider has had any substantiated complaints. Their local number is 801-525-1400 or you can visit their website: http://health.utah.gov/licensing/
State Resources
Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP)
CHIP is a state health insurance plan for children. Many working Utah families who don't have health insurance qualify for CHIP. Qualifications are based upon income and family size.
Children's Literature Association of Utah
The organization's purposes are: to encourage the reading, study, and writing of children's literature; to provide a forum for all points of view and levels of experience in children's books; and to gather and share information about children's literature.
Local Resources
Club Heights Family Resource
Center
They have many resources
available to parents including a
toy & book lending library,
computer lab, free parenting
classes and many many brochures
and booklets on children's
issues.
PIRC Parent Information &
Resource Center
Located in Davis County, their
mission is to assist parents in
taking a proactive approach to
developing a whole, healthy
family by making educational
materials, training, support,
information, and other resources
readily accessible to all
families in Davis County. They
house a parent & family lending
library, they have access to
technology & information and
offer workshops and forums for
parents, educators & the
community.
Weber-Morgan Early Intervention
Weber Early Intervention
services are provided to
families when a child is
identified as having a delay in
one or more of the following
areas: Cognitive development,
Motor development,
Speech/Language development,
Social development, Self-help
Skills, Vision, and Hearing.
National Resources
Healthy Kids, Healthy Care
This website is for parents of
children who attend child care
programs. They have answers to
several questions many parents
have about their child's child
care environment.
The American Academy of
Pediatrics
Excellent source for information
on children's health. They keep
up-to-date on current world
issues and how that impacts our
children.
CDC
Center for Disease Control and
Prevention. They no longer
publish the ABC's of Safe &
Healthy Child Care, but they
still have great information on
disease control on their web
site.
Local Fun Spots
Antelope Island
Kids enjoy riding in the car
over the water and watching the
buffalo. The beach is great in
the summertime, but watch out
for the brine flies!
Ogden Eccles Dinosaur
Park
Kids love dinosaurs! They are
open year round and feature more
than 100 realistic sculptures,
some even talk.
Ogden Nature Center
"They have classes, workshops
and happenings for everyone!"
The Treehouse Museum
Come step into a story!
Eccles Community Art
Center
They have several workshops for
children and adults to enjoy.
Hill Aerospace Museum
Currently the Museum exhibits
over 80 military aircraft,
missiles, and aerospace vehicles
on the grounds and inside the
Major General Rex A. Hadley
Gallery and the
Lindquist-Stewart Fighter
Gallery. The museum collection
also includes a wide variety of
ordnance, an assortment of
aerospace ground equipment,
military vehicles, uniforms, and
thousands of other historical
artifacts.
Davis County, Weber County & Morgan County - Find out what's happening in your county.
State Fun Spots
Children's Museum of
Utah
Children of all ages and
ethnicity love the children's
museum. Visit them to help
expand your view of the world!
You can check out their calendar
online.
Hogle Zoo
Learning at the Zoo is fun!
Utah's Hogle Zoo's education
department provides personal
connections with the natural
world by offering entertaining
and educational opportunities
for toddlers through adults.
Tracy Aviary
Be sure to look into their
activities, upcoming events and
camps.
Thanksgiving Point
A bit of a drive from our area,
but worth the trip especially if
your children love dinosaurs and
petting zoos. You may also enjoy
their farmer's market in the
summer.
Planetarium
The Clark Planetarium’s mission
is to create and present
enlightening experiences that
inspire wonder in learning about
space and science.
Child Care Resource
& Referral Northern Region is a program of Weber State
University's Jerry & Vickie Moyes College of Education's Child &
Family Studies Department.
Funding is made possible through a grant from the Department of
Workforce Services' Office of Work & Family Life, Office of
Child Care.
Weber State University
1309 University Circle Ogden, Utah 84408-1309 (801) 626-7837 bmontgomery@weber.edu |