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Welcome to the Child Development Division (CDD)

The Child Development Division's goal is to increase accessibility to high-quality child development services. We do this by working with programs within communities to coordinate and deliver services that meet families' needs.

For Families:

Find child care now; looking for child care; child care tax credits & qualifying programs; pay for child care; pregnancy; ages & stages; 

For Child Care Providers:

Becoming a provider; resources for regulated providers; forms & publications; professional development; Bright Futures Information System; BFIS Help; STARS; Afterschool

For Early Childhood and Afterschool Professionals:

Northern Lights Career Development Center; professional development; Bright Futures Information System

For Partners:

Community Child Care Support Agencies; Children's Integrated Services