Welcome to the Wisconsin Child Care Information Center


The Wisconsin Child Care Information Center (CCIC) is a mail-order lending library and information clearinghouse serving anyone in Wisconsin working in the field of child care and early childhood education. Our goal is to help Wisconsin child care professionals give the best possible start to Wisconsin's children.

CCIC offers:
  • Free brochures, tip sheets and magazine article reprints. Click here to access.
  • The CCIC Newsletter mailed automatically to all licensed child care centers in Wisconsin
  • Books, CDs and videos to borrow for problem-solving, continuing education, mentoring, in-service programs, workshops and classes. Click Our Library tab above to access.
  • Customized learning packets on topics requested by you. Please contact us by phone, email, fax or mail (contact info at bottom of page).
  • Books to purchase: Wisconsin Model Early Learning Standards and Family Child Care Handbook. Click here to order.
  • Help finding education and training opportunities (click Education & Training tab above).
  • Referrals to other child care agencies and experts (click Our Friends tab above).


CCIC is sponsored by the Bureau of Early Childhood Education, Wisconsin Department of Children and Families, and is administered by the Department of Public Instruction's Reference and Loan Library. We welcome your questions, comments and suggestions.

Use the above navigation buttons to access our site.

Questions??? Call us at 1-800-362-7353.



A word about the Amber Alert Ticker

CCIC is one of many local/state/federal goverment agencies that contain an Amber Alert ticker on their website. Click here to access codeamber.org and find out how you can receive alerts directly to your email and add a ticker or a widget to your website or your desktop.