Association for Childhood Education International (http://www.udel.edu/bateman/acei/) Provides information about the ACEI, the ACEI’s two journals and various publications, membership in the ACEI, and conferences and workshops.
California Child Care Health Program (http://www.childcarehealth.org/)California Child Care Health Program (CCHP) focuses on bringing knowledge about health and safety issues to the childcare provider and to link the health, safety, and child care communities.
California Commission on Teacher Credentialing (http://www.ctc.ca.gov/) The CTC website provides up to date information on the Child Development Permit as well as other California teaching credentials.
California Department of Social Services (http://www.childsworld.org/) The California Department of Social Services’ Children and Family Services Division is responsible for designing and overseeing an array of programs and services for California’s at-risk families and children, providing a statewide system for-out-of-home care providers and appropriate services to children in out-of-home care, and facilitation of adoptions for children who need permanent homes. The website provides up-to-date licensing and policy information as well as current forms.
California Early Childhood Mentor Program (http://www.clpccd.cc.ca.us/mentor/) The largest mentoring program for childcare professionals in the U.S. Since 1988, the Program has provided advanced training for experienced child care workers who wish to become Mentors to new practitioners. Look for the discussion forum, covering mentoring, processional development and quality improvement issues in the child development field.
Center for Career Development in Early Care and Education (http://ericps.ed.uiuc.edu/ccdece/ccdece.html) This site presents information and resources concerning professional development in the childcare and early childhood education fields.
Center for the Child Care Workforce (http://www.ccw.org/)CCW’s website provides information on current activities of the non-profit agency that began the movement for better compensation for childcare workers. Look up information about the Worthy Wage Campaign, National Mentoring Alliance and research results.
Child Development Policy Advisory Committee (http://www.cdpac.ca.gov/) CDPAC is a California citizen’s review board comprised of appointed members, parents, public members, family childcare and childcare center operators and representatives of five State departments. The website provides information on all CDPAC activities, public hearings, legislation and all scheduled child development events.
Child Development Division—CA Dept. of Education (http://www.cde.ca.gov/cyfsbranch/child_development/)CDD’s mission is to provide leadership and support to all individuals and organizations concerned with children and families by promoting high-quality child development programs. The division undertakes to educate the general public about developmentally appropriate practices for infants, toddlers, preschoolers, and school-age children in a variety of safe and healthy childcare and development environments. They fund a variety of childcare programs and serve as the lead agency for federal child development funds. The website provides information about current projects and funding opportunities.
Children Now (http://www.childrennow.org/) Children Now offers information about how to become a member and how to help in your community, information on publications offered, and a list of Internet resources for childcare.
Children’s Defense Fund (http://www.childrensdefense.org/) CDF provides a voice for America’s children. The CDF website includes information on: the Black community; Crusade for children; gun control; ways to help children; ordering information for CDF publications; and statistics on the status of children today.
Children’s Literature Web Guide (http://www.acs.ucalgary.ca/~dkbrown/index.html) This site provides links to such resources as children’s books online, children’s book awards, and movies based on children’s books. The site also has lists of resources for teachers, parents, and storytellers.
Early Childhood.com (http://www.earlychildhood.com/) This site provides information for all who share an interest in improving the education and general life experience of young children. It’s a place for getting advice from experts in the early childhood field, expanding your collection of creative projects, and sharing ideas and questions with the early childhood community.
Early Childhood Education On Line (http://www.ume.maine.edu/eceol-l/)This site is a resource exchange area for early childhood education ideas such as observation and assessment, curriculum and environment, and professional development.
ERIC Clearinghouse on Elementary and Early Childhood Education (http://ericeece.org/) ERIC is the primary source for research information and articles. The website is an excellent resource for the early childhood community. Includes information on the Reggio Emilia and Project approaches.
The Future of Children (http://www.futureofchildren.org/) A publication of The Center for the Future of Children, The David and Lucile Packard Foundation. The primary purpose of The Future of Children is to disseminate timely information on major issues related to children’s well being. The website provides articles and scholarly research.
Healthy Child Care (http://www.healthychild.net/) The website for the bimonthly magazine, medicines, illness, health education and more.
I Am Your Child (http://www.yahoo.com/promotions/yourchild/) Provides information about early childhood development and about resources for parents and caregivers, including information on the first three years of a child’s life, brain research, parent questions, lists of books and other resources, and advice from experts.
Idea Box – Early Childhood Education and activity Resources (http://www.theideabox.com/) This commercial site features discussion areas for parents and teachers with extensive listings of songs, curriculum ideas, recipes, etc. Teachers might find useful classroom ideas here.
National Association for the Education of Young Children (http://www.naeyc.org/default.htm) Provides information on: the content of the NAEYC’s journal, Young Children: books and videos for practitioners and parents; the NAEYC annual conference; the annual Week of the Young Child; the National Institute for Early Childhood Professional Development; and policies to stimulate effective advocacy on behalf of young children.
National Association of Resource of Resource and Referral Agencies (http://www.childcarerr.org/) The website of a national non-profit dedicated to providing the most up-to-date and useful information to parents seeking childcare, childcare professionals, NACCRRA members, and childcare advocates.
National Child Care Information Center (http://nccic.org/) Sponsored by the US Department of Health and Human Services, NCCIC has been established to complement, enhance and promote childcare linkages and to serve as a mechanism for supporting quality, comprehensive services for children and families. Activities include the dissemination of childcare information in response to requests from States, Territories and Tribes, policymakers, parents, programs, organizations, providers and public. The website provides current information on all federal activities related to childcare.
National Institute on Out-of-School Time (http://www.wellesley.edu/WCW/CRW/SAC/) Formerly the School-Age Child Care Project (SACCProject), this site includes a collection of resources on school-age childcare provided by the Center for Research on Women at Wellesley College.
Soho Center (http://www.child2000.org/)A non-profit national resource for family childcare providers, the website provides information on quality and training for providers.
ZERO TO THREE (http://www.zerotothree.org/)
This non-profit fosters a network of people around the country who are concerned about the needs of infants, toddlers, and families. It also functions as an Early Head Start National Resource Center and develops and conducts training for the birth to 3 programs that are part of Head Start. The ZERO TO THREE site describes issues and programs and provides resources, suggestions, and a contact list.
*Links for Further Reading
Child Care Bureau:
http://www.acf.dhhs,gov/ACFPrograms/CCDBG/index.html
Information on the Child Care and Development Block Grant, links to
other Administration on Children and Families sites and other information
within the Department of Health and Human Services, with links to other
related child care sites.
Children, Youth and Family Consortium:
http://www.fsci.umn.edu/cyfc
This resource site of the University of Minnesota contains links to other useful
websites organized by categories, chat groups, focused information on topics
such father involvement and work and family issues and general information on
children and families.
Electronic Policy Network:
http://epn.org
A resource site, including information and links to national organizations working in
child and family policy, welfare reform, health policy and economic research.
ADA and Disability Information
http://www.public.iastate.edu/~sbilling/ada.html
Attention Deficit Disorder
http://web.syr.edu/~jmwobus/autism/
California Mental Health & Developmental Disabilities Center
http://www.npi.ucla.edu/mhdd/
California State Council on Developmental Disabilities
http://www.scdd.ca.gov/
CEC - The Division for Early Childhood
http://www.dec-sped.org/
Cedar Sinai Medical Center, Department of Pediatrics
http://www.csmc.edu/pediatrics
Child Care Aware
http://www.dhc.com/TargetWWW/html/child01.htm
Child Welfare League of America
http://www.handsnet.org/cwla
Closing the Gap
http://www.closingthegap.com/
Computer technology in special education and rehabilitation
Consumer Product Safety Commission
http://www.cpsc.gov/
The Council for Exceptional Children
http://www.cec.sped.org/
Deaf Blind Link
http://www.tr.wosc.osshe.edu/dblink/index.htm
National Information Clearinghouse on Children who are Deaf-Blind. Excellent fact sheets and other online resources.
Deaf Students in Transition
http://www.gallaudet.edu/~cadsweb/transiti/html
Features articles on students and adolescents who are deaf and issues of transition, education, and employment.
Department of Developmental Services(DDS)
http://www.dds.ca.gov/
Department of Education
http://www.ed.gov/
Department of Health and Human Services
http://www.os.dhhs.gov/
Dr. Green's House Calls
http://www.drgreene.com/
Pediatric Wisdom for the information age
Early Childhood Training Options
http://www.trainingoptions.com/
Families USA Foundation
http://www.familiesusa.org/
Family Education Network
http://www.familyeducation.com/
Family Empowerment Pages
http://www.downsyndrome.com/
Family Village (The)
http://www.familyvillage.wisc.edu/
A global community that integrates information, resources, and communication opportunities of the Internet for persons with mental retardation and other disabilities, their families, and those that provide them services and supports.
Federation for Children with Special Needs
http://www.fcsn.org/
Fetal Alcohol Syndrome
http://www.ccsa.ca/fasgen.htm
Institute for Child Health Policy (ICHP)
http://www.ichp.edu/
Kid's Health
http://kidshealth.org/
KidSource OnLine
http://www.kidsource.com/
The source for education, healthcare, and product information that will make a difference in the lives of parents and children. Issues related to special education, parenting, child development, and search mechanism, KidSource OnLine News, links to organizations.
Labor Project for Working Families
http://violet.berkely.edu/~netsy
Mi Pediatra
http://www.mipediatra.com.mx/
Informacion relacionada con la salud de los ninos
Moms Online
http://www.momsonline.com/
MUMS
http://www.netnet.net/mums/
National Center for Children in Poverty
http://cpmcnet.columbia.edu/dept/nccp/
National Center for Health Statistics
http://www/cdc.gov/nchswww/nchshome.htm
National Clearinghouse on Child Abuse and Neglect
http://www.calib.com/nccanch
National Coalition for Campus Child Care
http://ericps.ed.uiuc.edu/n4c/n4chome.html
National Conference of State Legislatures
http://www.ncsl.org/
National Resource Center for Health and Safety in Child Care
http://nrc.uchsc.edu/
NEC*TAS National Early Childhood Assistance System
http://wwwnectas.unc.educ/
NICHCY (National Information Center for Children and Youth with Disabilities)
http://www.nichcy.org/
National Center for Fathering
http://www.fathers.com/
National Parent Network on Disabilities (NPND)
www.npnd.org/
The Pacer Center – Parent Advocacy Coalition for Education Rights
http://www.pacer.org/
Parents Helping Parents (PHP)
http://www.php.com/
Provides LINCS, a free public service that provides a searchable on-line human services resource directory with a focus on the needs of children, disability, shareware, and much more.
Parent Soup
http://www.parentsoup.com/
Parents Place
http://www.parentsplace.com/
PediaNet
http://www.eparent.com/
Exceptional Parent’s Special Needs resource area
Positive Parenting
http://www.positiveparenting.com/
Superkids: Educational Software Review
http://www.superkids.com
Unicorn Children’s Foundation, The
http://www.superkids.com/
National non-profit organization that supports education, treatment and research on behalf of children with communication and learning disorders.
United Cerebral Palsy
www.ucpa.org
Western Regional Resource Center
http://interact.uoregon.edu/wrrc/wrrc/html
Yale Bush Center in Child Development and Social Policy
http://pantheon.cis.yale.edu/~chunga/bushcent.html |
