Georgetown Center for Continuing and Professional Education/Early Intervention

Healthy Start is a free program for pregnant women, parenting mothers (infants up to 2 years of age), females of childbearing age and fathers (infants up to the age of 1 year) in Wards 5, 6, 7 and 8. Our goal is to improve birth outcomes and the health and development of infants into early childhood. View more details

DC Child Care Connections (DC CCC) is the District’s child care resource and referral (CCR&R) program. DC CCC helps families find child care and resources that ensure the healthy growth and development of children birth to age 5. DC CCC may be reached at (202) 829-2500 or OSSE.dcchildcareconnections@dc.gov. View more details

OSSE in collaboration with grantees - the Building and Sustaining Quality in Early Care and Education (BSQECE) and the Quality Improvement Network (QIN) - has compiled a compendium of current efforts and resources to support the business practices of child development centers and homes. View more details

For District parents who cannot care for their newborns, help is available. Making a responsible choice gives the baby the chance for a good life. The District’s Newborn Safe Haven Amendment Act of 2010 gives parents in crisis a responsible alternative to abandoning or discarding a newborn. View more details