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To participate in Adopt A Provider, please submit the form below.

By accepting donations through the Adopt a Provider program, you agree to use the donated goods for the purpose originally listed unless noted by both parties. Child care providers are responsible to ensure items/donations meet their regulation requirements. Childcaring may conduct follow up reviews to ensure items/funding received are used for needs listed. Any party neglecting the integrity of this program will no longer be able to participate and may be asked to return the items/funding.

Donation ideas:
  • Money or gift cards
  • Groceries (ex: groceries for a week, $500 value)
  • Consumables like paper, paint, paper towels, etc.
    • Ex: 10 packs of crayons/paper/etc for each classroom
  • Updated toys and equipment (books, puzzles, dolls, balls, high chairs, cribs, table).
  • Outdoor play equipment (swings, bikes, fall-resistant/absorbing material).
  • Maintenance projects (painting, grass mowing, landscaping, snow removal).
  • Safety equipment (fire extinguisher, smoke alarms, carbon dioxide detector, safety gate, outlet covers).
  • Training, conferences, professional development opportunities;


If you have questions or need additional help please contact Childcaring: 1.800.628.8534 or info@childcaring.org.

Items marked with an asterisk (*) will be shared on the Adopt A Provider webpage.
1.Contact Name:(Required.)
2.*Child Care Program Name:(Required.)
3.Type of Program(Required.)
4.*City:(Required.)
5.*County:(Required.)
6.Email:(Required.)
7.Phone:(Required.)
8.*Website:
9.*Please list, in detail, your request for donations including value/amount. You can include a link to the specific item, if applicable.

Example: We need a bigger, child-size table. We are requesting $500 for the price of the table plus shipping (include link to the table you are interested in purchasing).
10.Please remove the following items from our donation (You can view what is listed on your donation here):
Childcaring will reply to each potential donor. Donors may request Childcaring to facilitate their donation for tax purposes. If that is not a concern for the donor, we can direct the donor to connect with you. Child care programs are responsible to notify Childcaring when those requests have been completed to be removed from the webpage to avoid duplication.
11.Do you want to be contacted directly by the donor, or go through Childcaring?
12.Comments:
Childcaring, Inc. reserves the right to accept/reject any or all responses to this program, waive minor informalities and to accept only the most qualified inquiries in the judgment of Childcaring, Inc. Determination of whether a request is practical and appropriate shall reside with Childcaring, Inc.