Social Services

Quality Child Care

• A Parent's Guide to Quality Child Care
• Resolving Child Provider Problems
• How Safe Is Your Home?
• Warning Signs of Poor Child Care
• Finding Quality Child Care
• Quality Child Care Checklist
• Organizations for Families and Children

Quality Child Care -- it is what every parent wants and what every child deserves.  With this in mind, the Virginia Cooperative Extension Office, in collaboration with the Chesterfield/Colonial Heights Department of Social Services, is dedicated to educating its citizens about the importance of Quality Child Care.

This web page is full of valuable information to help parents and caregivers learn about Quality Child Care and why it is vital to a child's healthy growth and development.  For more information on Quality Child Care and any of the resources displayed on this page, please contact the Chesterfield Department of Social Services at 748-1100.