Are you aware that...

• There are 12 million children regularly in the care of someone other than their parents?
• only 9% of the 352,000 regulated child care settings across the United States are rated as "high quality" by the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development?*
• even licensed child care programs may not have to meet basic health and safety standards?
• nail technicians are required to have more hours of formal training than most child care providers across the country?

Surprised? We're not, because we have our fingers on the pulse of child care. We invite you to join our new organization designed to share what we have learned about child care since 1987. Child Care Aware Parent Network is a new FREE organization offered by the National Association of Child Care Resource & Referral Agencies, for parents, grandparents, and everyone who cares for and about child care and children.

Child Care Aware® Parent Network is designed for the 21st century parent who has very little time, but deep interest in the future of children. As a member, you will have access to online communities with free resources and networking tools, and opportunities to connect to policy-makers, educators, child care providers and other parents who share your concerns. Take a look at the many benefits and register to be notified when we launch in January, 2009.