Links parents in need of child care with appropriate child care centers, group family child care homes which are licensed by the state, family child care homes which are registered with the state, legally-exempt family child care homes, Head Start programs, school-age child care programs, summer camps, nursery schools, and pre-K programs. Recommendations or endorsements of a particular facility are not made, but the council educates parents about how to evaluate the facility/program according to individual needs. Provides information on financial subsidies and how to find quality child care.