How do I find a day-care facility for my child?

For information on child care services in this area, call the Connecticut Child Care Unit Infoline at 800-505-1000.

All day-care centers should be licensed by the state and that license should be displayed. For information on which facilities are licensed, call the state’s day care licensing office at 800-282-6063.

Child care facilities should also display the fire marshal’s inspection certificate and the center’s discipline policy and complaint procedure.

What kind of permits or certification do day-care centers need?

Day-care centers fall into three categories: Family day-care homes, group day-care homes and child day-care centers, which also include nursery schools. Stringent requirements must be met to become licensed, including permits from the state Department of Health Services and zoning, building, fire, and health permits. To advertise for family day-care, caretakers must list license numbers.

What before- or after-school activities are there?

The Park and Recreation Department offers an after-school program every day school is in session for students in middle and elementary school. Extended Day runs from when school dismisses (12:40 for kindergarten-age children) until 6 p.m. There are also dismissal times at 2:40 and 4 p.m. Sign-ups begin in July. Call 938-2551 for information. There is also a program at John Read Middle School. Call 938-2533.

The Breakfast Club is a before-school program from 7 to 8:10 at Redding Elementary (no breakfast served). Call 938-2551. A similar program is offered at the middle school. Call 938-2533.

Is there a clearinghouse for high school or college students who want summer jobs?

Jobs are posted in the guidance office of Joel Barlow High School. Visit the office or call 938-2508 for more information.

The Park and Recreation Department offers a youth employment listing service for young people 12 and older willing to do specific kinds of work such as mowing lawns, baby sitting, shoveling snow, etc. To list yourself as a worker or to hire a worker, call 938-2551.

What is there for teenagers to do in town?

The Boys and Girls Club on Cross Highway runs a Teen Supreme Keysonte character and leadership program for 14- to 18-year-olds. The program is centered around community projects, trips, and events at the club. For information, call 938-3166 or visit www.rbgc.net.

Is there a Christian outreach program?

Young Life is a non-denominational Christian organization that reaches out to teens. The middle school component is called WyldLife. There are meetings and special events. For information, call Bo Beatty at 938-8705 or e-mail bo@baileybeatty.com.

Is there a list of resources for teens?

Youth Yellow Pages is a directory of more than 1,000 area resources available to high school students. It may be downloaded at www.ryasap.org.

What youth sports programs are there?

Many major sports are offered, including baseball, football, field hockey, floor hockey, karate, lacrosse, softball, soccer, gymnastics, Ultimate Frisbee, golf instruction, flag football, and cheerleading. Check the park and recreation brochure or call 938-2551. Also, keep an eye on the Redding Pilot’s sports pages for registration announcements.

The Boys and Girls Club runs a spring baseball program for boys in 3rd through 8th grade and a fall program for boys in 8th through 11th grade. Call 938-3166 or visit online at www.rbgc.net.

The club also runs a spring softball program for girls in 3rd through 8th grade.

Redding-Easton Lacrosse (RELAX) serves boys and girls in 3rd through 12th grade. There are scrimmages and camps in the fall and a regular spring season. Call 938-0242 or visit online at www.re-lax.org.

The Boys and Girls Club offers fall lacrosse for boys and girls in 7th through 11th grades. Call 938-3166 or www.rbgc.net.

There are several soccer opportunities. The Redding Soccer Club offers pre-K-12 fall and spring leagues. Call Tammy or Paul Winstanley at 938-8886 or go online to www.reddingsoccerclub.org.

The Park and Recreation Department offers classes for grades K-4. Call 938-2551.

For information on American Youth Football, call Keith Brown at 938-7090.

The Park and Recreation Department (938-2551) offers flag, Frisbee, and other types of football for children in grades 2-4.

The Boys and Girls Club offers flag football in the fall for boys and girls in 5th through 8th grade. Call 938-3166 or rbgc.net.

The Boys and Girls Club (938-3166/ www.rbgc.net) offers travel basketball leagues in the fall and a summer hoops program, both for boys and girls in 5th through 8th grade.

The Park and Recreation Department (938-2551) offers basketball classes for grades 1-4, and a youth league for grades 3-8.

Are there any day camps?

The Park and Recreation Department runs six-week summer day camps for preschoolers and for ages 6-12. Registration is in the late spring. There’s a one-week travel camp for fifth through eighth graders. The department also runs baseball and basketball camps and sports camps, as well as vacation camps during school holidays. Call 938-2551.

The Boys and Girls Club runs sports camps in the summer for baseball, softball and basketball. The camps concentrate on a specific sport. Call the Boys and Girls Club at 938-3166 for information or visit www.rbgc.net.

Camp Playland, 27 Starrs Ridge Road (438-1711), is privately owned and accepts children from three to 12.

Whimsy Brook Farm, 29 Giles Hill Road, offers a riding camp. Call 938-3760.

Paint, Draw & More! offers a Summer Art program. Call 544-8551.

The Mountain Workshop offes adventure and mountain biking camps. Call 544-0555.

What playgrounds are there for small children?

There is a playground for small children at Redding Elementary School at 33 Lonetown Road (Route 107).

How can my child find a Scout troop to join?

Usually, letters are sent home through the schools. For Boy Scouts or Cub Scouts, visit online at www.reddingctscouts.org.

Aimee Pardee is Redding’s Girl Scouts organizer. She can be reached at 938-8718.

Is there an ice skating rink? What does it offer?

There aren’t any in Redding but the Winter Garden at 111 Prospect Ridge Road, Ridgefield, is open for public skating from September to late May. There is a seasonal hockey league for youths and summer hockey camp. Call the rink at 438-4423 for information on family memberships. For information on the Laurel Ridge Skating Club (figure skating), call Susan Barr at 431-6182.

The Danbury Ice Arena (794-1704), 1 Independence Way, offers public skating, figure skating, hockey leagues, and lessons. The Web site is www.danburyice.com.

Is there a martial arts program?

Georgetown Martial Arts is at 12 Old Mill Road. Call 544-6055.

Kempo Academy is at 15 Ethan Allen Highway. Call 544-2225.

The Park and Recreation Department offers karate programs. Call 938-2551 or check online at www.townofreddingct.org.