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Child Care Referral
Fairbanks, Alaska

What We Do

Fairbanks North Star Borough works with parents, child care providers, and community members to ensure that families have access to quality child care.

We do this by providing resources and training opportunities for providers to continue to develop their professional skills. For parents, we provide free referrals and information, so that they have the tools to make informed choices regarding all aspects of care for their children.

Fairbanks North Star Borough, in partnership with C.A.R.E.S (Children's Advocates, Resource & Educational Services), has been providing child care information and referrals in our community since 2000.

 

NEW! CARES and Child Care Referrals are now part of the Alaska Child Care Resource & Referral network, thread. As part of a network,
Child Care Referrals still delivers the same great services to families in the Interior but also gains the strength of pooling resources and collaborating efforts statewide. Visit the
thread website to see what's new!

If you are searching for child care, thread can link you to the online search available below. The online search allows you to search for child care options whenever you wish.  Child Care Referrals and thread updates program information once a month for child care providers in both Fairbanks & North Pole, who participate in the thread referral service.

If you are looking for care in other communities in the Northern/Interior, please contact a Child Care referral counselor to learn about choosing quality child care and to find out who the providers are in these communities.

Please take a minute to view a video that depicts the quality of quality childcare. Click HERE to watch video. (5MB)

Need A Referral?

There are several ways we can help:

  • Call our office at 907-459-1439 Monday to Friday, 7:30 am-4:00 pm.
  • Toll Free  1-866-878-2273
  • Visit us at 520 Fifth Avenue, Suite D (School District Administration Center). Walk-in hours are Monday to Friday, 7:30 am-4:00 pm.
  • Get a referral request form (pdf). Fax it to 459-1280, drop it off, or e-mail us at: Child Care Referral.  The referral request form allows our referral counselors to customize your child care list based on your specific needs and location.
  • If you prefer to contact us by mail, our address is at the bottom of the page.
  • Please note: if a referral counselor is not available, and you need immediate assistance, please check out the thread Child Care Referrals Database.
  • Confidentiality Statement.

How Are We Funded?

The State of Alaska Department of Health & Social Services, Divison of Public Assistance supports resource and referral with federal child care development block grant funds. No FNSB funds are used for this program.

For more information, please see the FNSB's Department of Financial Services web pages for the Division of Child Care.