Early Childhood and Child Care Resources

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• Child Care & Early Education Research Connections
  A continuously updated, multidisciplinary database of nearly 10,000 resources including peer-reviewed journal articles, books, research reports, grey literature, government documents, and more.
  
  
• EarlyChildhood.com
  Contains information and resources relevant to both teachers and parents, including current articles on child development, a child-care locator,and a guide to buying educational toys for children.
  
  
• ECAP Collaborative
  An early childhood and parenting collaborative database designed to provide access to a wide variety of educational materials for this age group.
  
  
• Kidinfo
  An extensive web site for kids, teachers, and parents. It offers homework help for kids, lesson plans, tips on cooking, shopping and travel for parents.
  
  
• Learning Network-Parent Channel
  Contains information for parents on family activities, school help, entertainment, and family finance.
  
  
• National National Institute of Early Child Health and Human Development
  This government site offers reliable information on current health and human development topics. It also covers research and funding opportunities.
  
  
• National Resource Center for Health and Safety in Child Care
  Included is information on licensure, National Health and Safety Performance Standards, and a study on child care costs.
  
  
• Parents.com
  Parent.Com is an online magazine that provides information on a variety of topics, including child development, pregnancy, health, safety, fun, and travel
  
  
• Positive Child Development Guide>
  An online guide to the life transitions that children face from the prenatal stage to adulthood. The website provides healthy child and youth development strategies for parents.
  
  
• ProTeacher
  ProTeacher contains child development theories, research and resources including learning styles and special needs for elementary school teachers and counselors.
  
  
• Zero to Three
  Provides information for both parents and professionals including tips of the week, developmental milestones, choosing quality child care, leadership development and resource lists.

NATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS

• National Association for the Education of Young Children
  
  
• National Child Care Information Center
  
  
• National Institute for Early Childhood Research
  
  

EARLY CHILDHOOD - CHILD CARE LINKS

• Child Care Resources
  A list of Child Care links created by Yahoo.
  
  
• Referral Agencies