The Child Care Council of Suffolk (CCCS) helps parents find access to safe, quality child early care and education by:
Educating you about the different types of child care and how to be good consumers of early care
Referring you to legal child care
Informing you about financial resources: subsidies and tax benefits
Instructing you how to become leading advocates for children through the Parent Leadership Initiative (PLI)
Advocating at the local, state and national levels for increased early care funding and for policy issues regarding the child care industry
Monitoring programs for compliance with New York State regulations
Investigating complaints to maintain compliance with New York State regulations in Suffolk County’s family child care homes and school age child care.