Child Care of Southwest Florida, Inc.^SM is the region’s leading child care resource.  Established as a private, non-profit organization in 1967, Child Care of Southwest Florida Inc. is led by a volunteer board of directors.

Our mission is to initiate, coordinate, promote and provide high quality child care through leadership, service, and education for families and businesses in Southwest Florida.

We partner with families, child care professionals and the business community to prepare children to enter school ready to learn and to achieve school success. 

Our services include:

• Operating high quality child care centers in Charlotte, Collier, Glades, Hendry and Lee Counties.

• Customized on-site training and technical assistance to the child care industry.

• Circles of Care Annual Early Education Conference

• Training Institutes and the Florida Child Care Professional Credential course (formerly the CDA-E).

• Managing the USDA Child Care Food Program.