VACCRRN

Child Care Resource and Referral Network (VACCRRN) member agencies are members of the National Association of Child Care Resource and Referral Agencies (NACCRRA). While other organizations may offer services similar to child care resource and referrals, VACCRRN members are mandated to meet the national professional association standards and definition of a CCR&R agency as defined by NACCRRA:

Child care resource and referral is a community-based organization whose purpose is to deliver coordinated direct services that: facilitate access to early care and education and school-age care options to families, improve the quality of those options through a variety of services to providers, employers and communities, and provide objective information for planning and policy development to public and private sectors.

VACCRRN has developed further criteria by which to define a member child care resource and referral agency (Article II of the Bylaws of VACCRRN, Inc.):

A Child Care Resource and Referral (CCR&R) agency shall be defined as a private non-profit or public agency that has as one of its major purposes the direct provision or coordination of child care resource and referral services to families, child care providers, and communities. Such child care resource and referral services shall include, at a minimum, the following:

a.	The organization must be able to provide child care resource and referral services to cover a designated area in which it has a local identity.
b.	The organization must define itself and be seen by others as serving all kinds of families and all kinds of providers, regardless of income level, special needs, racial and ethnic background, family configuration or program structure.
c.	The organization should be legally eligible to receive funds from a variety of sources, such as corporate gifts, United Way, and public funds to support community activities and services.
d.	The organization should have systems of programmatic and fiscal accountability to the community it serves.
e.	The organization should be widely viewed as a legitimate base for child care resource and referral services in the community; and potential conflicts of role with other organizations should be resolved to the extent possible.
f.	The organization should be free of conflicts of interest (such as those created if it is a provider of child care services) and be viewed by all segments of the child care community as able to fill the role of an impartial source and an impartial planner of child care services.
g.	The organization must have staff who are experts in child care, who have good relationships with providers of all forms of care, and who are experienced in working with parents.
h	The organization should have sound business management capability. It should also have adequate liability insurance and be willing to adopt referral procedures that limit liability risks.
i.	The organization should create and maintain a comprehensive database for data collection, referral, and reporting purposes.

There shall be three categories of membership in VACCRRN, network members, collaborative members, and affiliate members.

Network membership will be open to any private non-profit or public agency that has as one of its major purposes the direct provision or coordination of child-care resource and referral services to families, child care providers, and communities, as defined in article II. Network membership is dependent upon complying with VACCRRN CCR&R guidelines and payment of annual VACCRRN dues. The VACCRRN Advisory Council determines whether or not an organization meets the VACCRRN CCR&R guidelines.

Collaborative membership will be open to any private non-profit or public agency that has as one of its major purposes the direct provision or coordination of child-care resource and referral services to families, child care providers, and communities, as defined in article II that is not a network member. Collaborative membership is dependent upon working with a network member in data collection and payment of annual VACCRRN dues.

Affiliate membership will be open to any individual or organization that supports the purposes of VACCRRN as defined in Article II. Affiliate membership is dependent upon payment of annual VACCRRN dues.

Annual membership dues for each membership category shall be established by the Board and shall be payable in July of each year. The annual membership meeting will be held in the fall of each year. All members will receive network mailings, newsletters, and public awareness flyers. Any questions should be directed to the VACCRRN office at 804-285-0846 or info@vaccrrn.org

To contact your local CCR&R agency, please call toll free 1-800-451-1501.

As a recognized member of the National Association of Child Care Resource and Referral Agencies (NACCRRA), VACCRRN members cannot selectively endorse or recommend any child care provider, but rather provide a randomized list of providers based upon the criterion provided by the parents requesting referrals.