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| Here are various sites that are informative, educational, and/or entertaining. Local Child Care Resources Government Agencies: Children/Child Care Organizations: - Building Child Care Project - The BCC 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.
- California Child Care Resource & Referral Network - CCCR&RN is the state netork of child care resource & referral agencies (which includes CCR.)
- California Child Care Health Program - CCHP is a community-oriented, multidisciplinary organization dedicated to enhancing the quality of child care for California's children by initiating and strengthening linkages among the health, safety and child care communities and the families they serve.
- Child Care Law Center - CCLC is a legal resource for the local, state, and national child care communities, and serves as the statewide legal services support center on child care issues in California.
- Children's Defense Fund - Since 1973, CDF has worked toward, reducing the numbers of neglected, sick, uneducated, and poor children in the United States.
- Families and Work Institute - Families and Work Institute (FWI) is a nonprofit center for research that provides data to inform decision-making on the changing workforce, changing family and changing community. Founded in 1989, FWI's research typically takes on emerging issues before they crest. Our work often changes the language of debates to move the discussion forward.
- National Association of Child Care Resource & Referral Agencies - NACCRRA is the national network of more than 850 child care resource and referral agencies (CCR&Rs) located in every state and most communities across the US (including CCR).
- National Association for the Education of Young Children - Dedicated to improving the well-being of all young children, with particular focus on the quality of educational and developmental services for all children from birth through age 8.
- Stand for Children - Stand for Children is a highly effective grassroots voice for children. Our members advocate for schools, early childhood education, after-school enrichment, and other programs that give children a fair chance in life.
- Trustline Registry - TrustLine is California's registry of in-home child care providers, tutors and in-home counselors who have passed a background screening.
Informational Sites: - Kid's Health - KidsHealth is the largest and most visited site on the Web providing doctor-approved health information about children from before birth through adolescence.
- The National Child Care Information Center (NCCIC), a service of the Child Care Bureau, is a national clearinghouse and technical assistance center that links parents, providers, policy-makers, researchers, and the public to early care and education information.
- Parent Outreach - The Parent Outreach Project is designed to encourage parents to access parenting resources in their local community, to learn about their child's needs, and to seek help where they may need it in meeting those needs.
Local Educational Institutions and On-Line Learning Sites:
Resources for Providers:
- SchoolForge.net - A directory of free "open source" software tools for educators.
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