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Child Care

• Child Care Tax Credits - Tax credits that can benefit families with young children.
• Finding Child Care - Types of child care available in Maine and how to go about choosing child care.
  • Child Care Facility Search - Statewide search for facilities in Maine
• Paying for Child Care - Ways to help families pay for child care.
• Child Care Licensing
• Choosing Child Care (Adobe PDF*) (free viewer)

Head Start

• Head Start - Serving children from birth to age five whose families meet the Federal poverty guidelines.
• Head Start Search - Federal Administration for Children and Families Search page - Find a Head Start program in Maine

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• Child Care and Head Start Resources

 

 

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