Utah Resources
Would you like to know more about child care licensing in your state or resources for children with special needs? Do you need to contact someone about child support, health care for your family, or help paying for food or heat? If so, you’ve come to the right place. Click a tab below to find those resources and more in Utah.
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Find out more about child care in your area. Click on the links below, or contact your local Child Care Resource and Referral (CCR&R) agency for one-on-one help.
Child Care Licensing
Your local child care regulatory office
Phone: Contact your local office
Website Find Your Local OfficeProvider Complaint Line: (801) 273-2895
Utah Child Care Information
Information and resources for parents looking for child care in Utah
WebsiteQuality Rating and Improvement System (QRIS) – Child Care Quality System
Child care providers earn a rating when they meet quality standards. These ratings can help families choose quality care and can assist child care providers to improve and communicate their quality.
*Utah’s QRIS is currently in the pilot phase.*
Discover resources that will provide more information regarding local services such as health care and child well-being.
Child Protective Services
To report suspected abuse, maltreatment, or neglect of a child
Phone: 1(855) 323-3237
Child Support Enforcement
Child support application and procedures for your state
Phone: (801) 536-8500
Medicaid Eligibility
Federal-State health insurance program for low-income individuals
Phone: 1(800) 662-9651 or (801) 538-6155
Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP)
Federal-State health insurance program for children – available to qualifying families who are not eligible for Medicaid. In some states, parents and pregnant women may also be covered.
Phone: 1(877) 543-7669 (in-state only)
Utah Department of Human Services
State government programs and services for children and families
Phone: (801) 538-4171
Substance Abuse and Mental Health
State government mental health resources that may offer community mental health services (may include individual, family, and marital counseling), behavioral health services, and substance abuse programs
Phone: (801) 538-3939
Are you looking for help paying for child care? Buying groceries or diapers? Find out what assistance programs are offered locally.
Utah Head Start Association
A federal program that promotes the school readiness of children ages birth to five from low-income families
Women, Infants and Children (WIC)
A program offering supplemental foods, health care referrals, and nutrition information to low-income women who are pregnant or have children aged birth to five
Phone: 1(877) 942-5437
Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF)
Cash assistance designed to help low-income families achieve self-sufficiency
Phone: (801) 526-9675
Supplemental Nutritional Assistance Program (formerly Food Stamps)
Federal nutrition program
Phone: (801) 526-9675
Low Income Energy Assistance Program
Helps low income households in meeting their immediate home energy needs
Phone: 1(866) 205-4357
Learn about valuable resources for parents of children with special needs.
Easter Seals Goodwill Northern Rocky Mountain
Offers special needs resources which may include respite care services and other community supports
Phone: Contact your local office
The Arc
Offers special needs services that may include respite care, advocacy, training, and support groups
*There is no state chapter of the Arc in Utah*
Early Intervention – Baby Watch
Early intervention services for infants and toddlers at risk for developmental delays
Phone: 1(800) 961-4226 or (801) 584-8226
Children with Special Health Care Needs
Programs and services for children with special health care needs
Phone: 1(800) 829-8200 (in-state only) or (801) 584-8284
Kinship/Relative Caregivers Programs
Resources for children in the care of a relative, member of their tribe or clan, godparent, stepparent, or any adult who has a kinship bond with a child
Phone: (801) 355-7444
If you find that any of the information above is incorrect, please contact us at info@childcareaware.org.
