The department of health and human services shall develop and implement a plan, such plan to be fully funded by federal moneys for child care resource and referral services, which shall have the following responsibilities and duties to the public:
I. Provide referrals to a variety of licensed child care options which meet the parent’s or guardian‘s child care needs.

Terms Used In New Hampshire Revised Statutes 170-E:5-a

  • following: when used by way of reference to any section of these laws, shall mean the section next preceding or following that in which such reference is made, unless some other is expressly designated. See New Hampshire Revised Statutes 21:13
  • Guardian: A person legally empowered and charged with the duty of taking care of and managing the property of another person who because of age, intellect, or health, is incapable of managing his (her) own affairs.
  • state: when applied to different parts of the United States, may extend to and include the District of Columbia and the several territories, so called; and the words "United States" shall include said district and territories. See New Hampshire Revised Statutes 21:4

II. Provide information on child care subsidies, including public and private program eligibility requirements and on tax credits and employer options.
III. Provide counselling on selecting quality child care and early childhood issues.
IV. Provide information on training opportunities for parents, guardians, and child care providers.
V. Provide assistance to state human service agencies in seeking child care for such agencies’ clients.
VI. Provide information to parents, guardians and providers through workshops, provider groups, and library resources.
VII. Provide assistance in seeking funding for local providers to develop and improve child care services.
VIII. Provide start-up assistance to prospective center and family day care providers.
IX. Provide information on child care supply and demand data.
X. Provide technical assistance to employers and public and private sector decision-makers to support their efforts to expand and improve quality child care in New Hampshire.
XI. Establish a resource library for parents, providers, employers and the public which includes information on child development, child care options, licensing, model programs, employer options, and other related topics.
XII. Recruitment of, and technical assistance to, existing and prospective local child care providers to encourage the development of special needs child care, protective child care, subsidized child care, mildly ill child care and second-shift child care.