KACCO is the Kentucky Association of Child Care Owners. We provide assistance to all Child Care Providers in Kentucky (including owners, directors, assistant directors, and staff)! Our Mission is to make the Child Care Industry BETTER!! If we don't have the answer -- we will seek & find the answer for you!!

To Join, your center must pay a fee based on the type of center you have. See our breakdown below: Type 1 - $200 membership fee for the first center, then $100 for each location after that. Type 2 - $75 membership fee Certified Home Center - $50 membership fee This is an annual fee starting July 1st, then ending June 30th of each year. In other words, whether or not you pay your membership fee on July 1st or April 1st, your membership will expire on June 30th. Learn More Here

Free, Unlimited training for you and all your staff, including orientation and STARS training! All of our trainings are independent trainings, meaning that once you select the training you want, you can go at your own pace!

Of Course! You can find ways to reach out to us here - https://www.kacco.org/contact-us

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DCC is the Division of Child Care !! They are responsible for Child Care Regulations, CCAP, STARS, Stimulus Payments, etc. The DCC Director is Andrea Day (AndreaT.Day@ky.gov) and the DCC Assistant Director is Phillip Smith (Phillip.Smith@ky.gov) !! Phone Number: 502-564-2524; Fax Number: 502-564-3464 OIG / DRCC is the Office of Inspector General / Division of Regulated Child Care !! They are responsible for regulating Child Care -- in other words, making sure Child Care Providers are following the Child Care Rules & Regulations !! They regulate by sending out State Inspectors to Child Care Centers !! The Inspector General is Adam Mather (Adam.Mather@ky.gov), the Director is Melissa Moore (Melissa.Moore@ky.gov), and Assistant Director is Dayna Hayes (DaynaM.Hayes@ky.gov) !! Phone Number: 502-564-7962; Fax Number: 502-564-9350 There are 4 Regional Offices of State Inspectors: Northern Branch in Louisville, KY -- Regional Program Manager Theresa Harvey (Theresa.Harvey@ky.gov) and Branch Manager Christy Troxell (Christy.Troxell@ky.gov) !! Phone Number: 502-595-5781; Fax Number: 502-595-5773 Southern Branch in London, KY -- Regional Program Manager Tammie Dozier (Tammie.Dozier@ky.gov) and Branch Manager Jennifer Swafford (Jennifer.Swafford@ky.gov) !! Phone Number: 606-330-2030; Fax Number: 606-330-2056 Eastern Branch in Lexington, KY -- Regional Program Manager Courtney Stamper (Courtney.Stamper@ky.gov) and Branch Manager James Gray (James.Gray@ky.gov) !! Phone Number: 859-246-2301; Fax Number: 859-246-2768 Western Branch in Hopkinsville, KY -- Regional Program Manager Felisa Coleman (Felisa.Coleman@ky.gov) and Branch Manager JaNaire Watkins (Janaire.Watkins@ky.gov) !! Phone Number: 270-889-6052; Fax Number: 270-889-6088 or 270-889-6089

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The SOP is a resource for Licensed Child Care Providers, Child Care Surveyors (State Inspectors), and Technical Assistance Staff !! Here is the link to the SOP's: https://www.chfs.ky.gov/agencies/os/oig/drcc/Documents/SOPLicensed.pdf

Per the Child Care Regulation -- a TB Skin Test OR TB Skin Questionnaire meets the regulation requirement. The TB Skin Questionnaire Form you can provide your "Health Care Provider" to complete is here. Make sure your Health Care Provider writes your name at the top of the Form (under Patient's Name), your Health Care Provider writes the date, checks the 3rd line IF you have absence of TB Symptoms, signs their name & writes the date, and they write the address/phone number of where they practice. It is very important that your health care provider is the one who fills out this form, not you! It says on the form -- A Health Care Provider is an MD, ARNP, PA, and RN).

If you go to our website (www.kacco.org) and click on the "Resources Tab" -- you will find the form to print off, complete, & submit to your specific Regional Office and OIG / DRCC !!

If you are interested in completing the CDA -- you must choose either the Infants/Toddlers or Preschool CDA. You can take both of them but you can only take them one at a time. You must live & work in a Kentucky Child Care Center in order to qualify for the CDA Scholarship. Click here to learn more on the specific step-by-step instructions if you would like a KACCO Trainer to be the instructor for your CDA.