Organizations
and Resources
Association
for Childhood Education International
www.udel.edu/bateman/acei/
Provides information about the ACEI, their two journals
and various publications, membership in the ACEI, conferences
and workshops.
Building
Child Care (BCC)
A California Statewide Collaborative
This project exists to provide a centralized clearinghouse
of information and services designed to improve child care
providers' access to financial resources for facilities
development projects in California.
prudence@nedlc.org
Building Child Care
National Economic Development and Law Center
2201 Broadway, Ste. 815
Oakland, CA 94612
1-888-411-3535
www.buildingchildcare.org
California
Children and Families Commission
www.ccfc.ca.gov
501 J Street, Suite 530
Sacramento, CA 95814
916-323-0056 Fax: 916-323-0069
California
Commission on Teacher Credentialing
www.ctc.ca.gov The
CTC web site provides up to date information on the Child
Development Permit as well as other California teaching
credentials.
California
Early Childhood Mentor Program
www.ecementor.org
The largest mentoring program for child care 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, professional development and
quality improvement issues in the child development field.
California
Child Care Health Program
ericps.ed.uiuc.edu/cchp/cchphome.html
The California Child Care Health Program (CCHP) focuses
on bringing knowledge about health and safety issues to
the child care provider and to link the health, safety and
child care communities.
California
Department of Education - Care About Quality Campaign
www.careaboutquality.org
The California Dept. of Education's Child Development Division
lists various publications and announcements regarding quality
child care resources in California.
California
Department of Education - Nutrition Services Division
www.cde.ca.gov/nsd/ccfp/
The California Dept. of Education Nutrition Services Division's
Child Care Food Program is a state and federally funded
program that gives financial aid to licensed child care
centers and day care homes.
California
Department of Social Services
Child Care Programs Bureau
74 P Street, MS 6-139
Sacramento, CA 95814
916-657-2144 Fax 916-654-1516
www.ccld.ca.gov also
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. This Department provides
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
web site provides up to date licensing and policy information
as well as current forms.
Innovations
in Child Care
This handbook of child care innovations and resources
is available on line.
California Child Care Resource & Referral Network
111 New Montgomery St., 7th Floor
San Francisco, CA 94105
415-882-0234 Fax 415-882-6233
The
California Child Care Portfolio 2001
Each county has at least one referral agency.
800-543-7793
Child Care Planning Councils hold monthly public
meetings.
Each county has Child Care Coordinator.
Child Care Advocate Program
California Department of Social Services,
Community Care Licensing
916-229-4269
California
School-Age Consortium (CalSAC)
111 New Montgomery St., Suite 301
San Francisco, CA 94105
415-957-9775/ Fax 415-957-9776
Catholic
Charities USA
1731 King Street, Suite 200
Alexandria, VA 22314
703-549-1390
Providing
Child Care: A Resource Manual for Catholic Charities Agencies
Center
for Career Development in Early Care and Education
ericps.ed.uiuc.edu/ccdece/ccdece.html
This site presents information and resources concerning
professional development in the child care and early childhood
education fields.
Center
for the Child Care Workforce
www.ccw.org This web site
provides information on current activities of the nonprofit
agency that began the movement for better compensation for
child care workers. Look for information about the Worthy
Wage Campaign, National Mentoring Alliance and research results.
Child
Development Policy Advisory Committee
www.cdpac.ca.gov/ This
organization is a California citizen's review board comprised
of appointed members: parents, public members, family child
care and child center operators and representatives of five
State departments. The web site provides information on all
their activities, public hearings, legislation and all scheduled
child development events.
Child
Development Division - CA Dept. of Education
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 child care and development environments. They
fund a variety of child care programs and serve as the lead
agency for federal child development funds. The web site provides
information about current projects and funding opportunities.
Child
Care Law Center (CCLC)
22 2nd Street, 5th Floor, San Francisco, CA 94105
415-495-5498, Fax: 415-495-6734
Provides information, support, education and legal aid.
Children
Now
1212 Broadway, 5th Floor
Oakland, CA 94612
510-268-2444 Fax 510-763-1974
Email: children@childrennow.org
www.childrennow.org
Information
about how to help in your community, publications and a list
of Internet resources for child care.
California
Report Card : California County Databank.
Children's
Defense Fund
25 E Street, NW
Washington, DC 20001
202-662-3652 Fax 202-628-8333
www.childrensdefense.org
Provides a voice for America's children. The web site includes
information on the Black community, Crusade for Children;
gun control; ways to help children; ordering information for
publications and statistics on the status of children today.
Children's
Sabbath Manual
Helping
Parents Work and Children Succeed: A Guide to Child Care
and the 1996 Welfare Act. January, 1997 Helen Blank
Children's
Literature Web Guide
www.ucalgary.ca/~dkbrown/
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.
Connect
for Kids
www.connectforkids.org
This site provides ideas for funding as well as other good
information on a variety of topics.
Early
Childhood.com
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
www.ume.maine.edu/~cofed/eceol/welcome.shtml
This site is a resource exchange area for early childhood
education ideas such as observation and assessment, curriculum
and environment, and professional development.
Ecumenical
Child Care Network
P.O. Box 803536
Chicago, IL 60680
773-693-4040
A
Guide for Religious Congregations 1991
Called to Act: Stories of Child Care Advocacy in our Churches
1986
Congregations and Child Care: A Self-Study 1996
Helping Churches Mind the Children: A Guide for Church-Housed
Child Care Programs Second Edition 1987.
Partners in Family Child Care - Opportunities for Outreach:
A
Guide for Religious Congregations. 1991
ERIC
Clearinghouse on Elementary and Early Childhood Education
ericeece.org ERIC is the
primary source for research information and articles. The
web site is an excellent resource for the early childhood
community. Includes information on the Reggio Emilia and Project
approaches.
Evangelical
Lutheran Church in America (ELCA)
Department of Education
8765 West Higgins Road
Chicago, IL 60631
800-638-3522 ext. 2857
Safe
Haven for Children: Hope for Congregations and Communities.
1998 Safe Havens and early childhood education section encourages
congregations to complete a feasibility study. Feasibility
Study Kit available from the ELCA.
Faith-based
Organizations
Re Child Care/Development
· Assn. of Christian Schools International
· California Council of Churches
· Catholic Charities of California
· Church Related Early Childhood Education Fellowship
· Ecumenical Child Care Network
National
Council of Jewish Women
53 West 23rd Street
New York, NY 10010
212-645-7466 / 212-645-7466 Fax
actionline@ncjw.org
The
Afterschool Alliance
P.O. Box 65166
Washington, DC 20035-5166
(202) 296-9378
afterschoolalliance@mg.com
The
Finance Project
The
Finance Project has published an updated 2003 guide of strategies
for accessing federal funds, as well as a catalog of information
on 116 funding sources that can potentially support out-of-school
time programs.
http://www.financeprojectinfo.org
Future
of Children
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 web
site provides articles and scholarly research.
Healthy
Child Care
www.healthychild.net/
The web site for the bimonthly magazine, Healthy Childcare.
Each issue is filled with information on nutrition, safety,
staff wellness, medicine, illness, health education and more.
I
Am Your Child
www.yahoo.com/promotions/yourchild/
Provides information about early childhood development
and about resources for parents and care-givers, including
information on the first three years of a child's life, brain
research, parent question, lists of books and other resources,
and advice from experts.
Idea
Box - Early Childhood Education and Activity Resources
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
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 Development;
and policies to stimulate effective advocacy on behalf of
young children.
National
Association of Resource and Referral Agencies
www.naccrra.net/ The
web site of a national nonprofit dedicated to providing the
most up-to-date and useful information to parents seeking
child care, child care professionals, NACCRRA members, and
child care advocates.
National
Child Care Information Center
nccic.org/ Sponsored by the
US Department of Health and Human Services, NCCIC has been
established to complement, enhance and promote child care
linkages and to serve as a mechanism for supporting quality,
comprehensive services for children and families. Activities
include the dissemination of child care information in response
to requests from States, Territories and Tribes, policymakers,
parents, programs, organizations, providers and the public.
The web site provides current information on all federal activities
related to child care.
National
Council of Churches
Child Advocacy Office
475 Riverside Drive Room 572
New York, NY 10115-0050
212-870-3342
Policy
Statement on Child Day Care, 1984.
National
Council of Jewish Women
53 West 23rd Street, New York, NY 10010
212-645-4048, Fax 212-645-7466, E-mail: actionline@ncjw.org
www.ncjw.org
Opening
a New Window on Child Care:
A Report on the Status of Child Care in the Nation Today.
1999.
National
Economic Development & Law Center
2201 Broadway, Suite 815
Oakland, CA 94612-3024
Attn: Publications
510-251-2600 / Fax: 510-251-0600
www.nedlc.org
Child
Care Financial Planning Facilities Development Manual.
National
Institute on Out-of-School Time
www.wellesley.edu/WCW/CRW/SAC/
Formerly the School-Age Child Care Project (SACCProject),
this site includes a collection of resources on school-age
child care provided by the Center for Research on Women at
Wellesley College.
National
School-Age Care Alliance
1137 Washington St..
Boston, MA 02124
Tel: 617-298-5012 / Fax: 617-298-5022
Email: staff@nsaca.org Web: www.nsaca.org
North
Carolina Rural Economic Development Center
4021 Carya Drive
Raleigh, NC 27610
919-250-4314.
A
Child At the Door
PACE
Center
University of California, Berkeley
510-642-7223
An
Unfair Head Start: California Families Face Gaps in Preschool
and Child Care Availability. Second edition November
1997.
A
report from the Growing Up in Poverty Project, a research
initiative of the Berkeley-Stanford PACE, Yale University,
and the California Child Care Resource and Referral Network.
Printed Resources
Children's
Defense Fund
25 E Street NW, Washington DC 20001
202-628-8787
National Observance of Children's Sabbaths
Welcome the Child: Guide For Churches
Ecumenical Child Care Network
8765 West Higgins Road, Chicago, IL 60631
773-693-4040
Congregations and Child Care, A Self Study
Helping Churches Mind the Children
Public Counsel Child Care Law Project
601 S Ardmore Ave., Los Angeles CA 90005
213.385.2977, extension 300
Faith-based Organizations and Child Care Centers
United Methodist Church Publications
800-305-9857
Putting Children and Their Families First:
A Handbook for Congregations
Evangelical Lutheran Church in America
Department for Schools
8765 W. Higgins Road
Chicago, IL 60631
800-638-3522, extension 2857
Feasibility and Planning Workbook
for Early Childhood Education Centers
Public
Counsel Law Center/ Child Care Law Project
601 South Ardmore Avenue
Los Angeles, CA 90005
213-385-2977, ext. 300
Faith-Based Organizations and Child Care Centers
Resources
for Infant Educarers
www.rie.org RIE is
a non-profit organization that has developed and is teaching
a unique philosophy and methodology in working with infants.
The RIE approach helps raise authentic infants who are: competent,
confident, curious, attentive, exploring, cooperative, secure,
peaceful, focused, self-initiating, resourceful, involved,
cheerful, aware, interested and inner-directed.
School-Age
Notes
A National Resource Organization of School-Age Care
P O Box 40205
Nashville, TN 37204-0205
800-410-8780 or 615-242-8464 Fax 615-242-8360
Email sanotes@aol.com - www.schoolagenotes.com
Soho
Center
www.child2000.org/index2.htm
A nonprofit national resource for family child care providers,
the web site provides information on quality and training
for providers.
The
Association of Christian Schools International (ASCI)
8876 Vintage Park Drive, Suite 109
Sacramento, CA 95828
916-681-8451 Fax 916-681-8452
www.acsi.org
The
Center for Public Justice
P. O. Box 48368
Washington, D. C. 20002-0368
410-571-6300 www.cpjustice.org
Independent
Christian civic education and policy research organization
provides information on Charitable Choice.
The
Infant/Toddler Consortium
5236 Claremont Avenue
Oakland, CA 94618
510-658-9189, Fax 510-658-2067
The
Polis Center at IUPUI
Indiana University Purdue University Indianapolis
1200 Waterway Blvd., Suite 100
Indianapolis, IN 46202
317-274-2455
E-mail: polis@iupui.edu
www.thepoliscenter.iupui.edu/polis/home.htm
Ten
Good Questions About Faith-based Partnerships and Welfare
Reform. 2000
United
Methodist Church
General Board of Global Ministries
475 Riverside Drive, New York, NY 10115
Putting
Children and Their Families First: A Planning Handbook for
Congregations. 1996. (Stock #2627 ecm/2/97 $4.75)
United
Methodist Church
California-Pacific Annual Conference
Nurture Ministries
United Methodist Center
110 South Euclid, P.O. Box 6006
Pasadena, CA 91102
626-568-7354 or 800-244-8622
Guidelines
for Church Weekday Child Care Programs
Zero
To Three
www.zerotothree.org/
This nonprofit 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.
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