Child Care Connections is a child care resource and referral service. It is a non-profit community-based organization funded in part by Smart Start through the Cleveland County Partnership for Children and the North Carolina Division of Child Development & Early Education. Child Care Connections aids families in their search for a quality child care environment that meets their individual needs; we assist child care providers in maintaining or increasing the quality of the care given; and serve the community as a resource for distributing data and information regarding early childhood issues.