Associations

• A CareGiver Network - CareGiver Network is a non-profit member organization founded for the purpose of offering support and training to all child care professionals who work with young children.
• California Association for Family Child Care
• Child Care Association Plano Texas
• Cobb Professional Child Care Association
• Florida Family Child Care Home Association, Inc. - A united voice on behalf of all children to promote and encourage quality profession family child care through education, legislation, advocacy, mentoring, caring, and love.
• Metroplex Childcare Associations - Dallas, Fort Worth and Surrounding Areas in Texas.
• Minnesota Licensed Family Child Care Association, Inc. - A professional family child care organization of licensed family child care providers serving children and family child care providers in Minnesota.
• Montgomery Child Care Association - Montgomery County, MD
• Peanut Butter Pals Daycare Association - Thorne Bay, Alaska
• Sunshine Provider Childcare Association - A professional , not for profit organization of childcare providers serving Rowlett, Garland, Mesquite, Rockwall, Royce City, Plano and surrounding areas in Texas.

Asthma

• Allergy and Asthma Center (Mayo Clinic)
• Asthma in Children (American Lung Association)
• Asthma in Children (MEDLINEplus Health Information)
• Breathing Easy: Solutions in Pediatric Asthma (Maternal and Child Health Library)
• Childhood Asthma (Asthma and Allergy Foundation of America)
• How Asthma Friendly Is Your Child-Care Setting? Checklist available in English and Spanish. (National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute)

Background Checks

• Safety Net Control Center - Provides services to do background checks on the parents seeking childcare from you.

Bicycle Safety

• Bicycle Helmet Safety Institute In
• Bicycle Safety (Michigan eLibrary)
• National Bicycle Safety Network (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)

Biting

• Biters: Why They Do It and What to Do About It (National Association for the Education of Young Children)
• Biting Fact Sheet (Early Childhood Education Linkage System)
• Dealing With Biting Behaviors in Young Children (ERIC Clearinghouse on Elementary and Early Childhood Education)
• Fighting the Biting (The Nemours Foundation)
• When Children Bite: What Are the Risks? (Canadian Paediatric Society)

Brain Development

• Brain Development in Infants and Toddlers: Information for Parents and Caregivers (National Child Care Information Center)
• Brain Works (Zero to Three)
• Why Early Childhood Matters (I Am Your Child)

Burn Prevention

• Burn Prevention Tips (Shriners Hospitals for Children)
• Burns (MEDLINEplus Health Information)

Car Safety

• Car Safety Seats: A Guide for Families (American Academy of Pediatrics)
• Child Passenger Safety (National Highway Traffic Safety Administration)
• One Minute Safety Seat Checklist (National Highway Traffic Safety Administration)

Child Abuse

• Child Abuse (MEDLINEplus Health Information)
• National Center on Shaken Baby Syndrome
• National Clearinghouse on Child Abuse and Neglect Information
• Personal Safety for Children: A Guide for Parents Available in English and Spanish (Office of Justice Programs)

Child Care

• Better Baby Care Campaign
• Child Day Care (MEDLINEplus Health Information)
• Childcare.gov (a one-stop web site to federal resources that support children in child care)
• ERIC - Educational Resources Information Center
• National Association of Child Care Resource and Referral Agencies
• National Association for the Education of Young Children (NAEYC)
• National Child Care Information Center (NCCIC)
• National Network for Child Care
• The NICHD Study of Early Child Care (National Institute of Child Health and Human Development)
• U.S. Census Bureau Data on Child Care

Child Care: Books

• DayCareTax.com - Are you floundering in paperwork for your in-home child care business? Are you worried about the IRS paying you a visit... or getting audited? click Here!!!

Child Care: Business

• Red Leaf National Institute - Founded in 1992, the Institute is committed to improving the quality of family child care by helping providers successfully manage their businesses.

Child Care: Newsletters

• Be the Best Nanny Monthly Guide - Published for child care providers who want to help children reach their best potential by creating a happy environment that encourages a child's curiosity and self-esteem.

Child Care: Printables

• The Daycare Resource Connection

Child Care: Products

• Kid-a-peel, Inc. - Creates, manufacturers and distributes high quality children’s products designed to develop an interest in learning at an early age, stimulate expression, encourage creativity and engage their imagination.
• Berry Best Preschool Program - A home preschool program packed with preschool activities.
• Kreative Kid Fun Mail - Send your child a special letter from Santa himself!

Child Care: Software

• Childcare Professional Software - Childcare Professional accounting and information management software. Full Accounting, Billing, Budgeting, Child & Parent Information, Flexible Fees, Schedules, Menus, Activities and more. Free 30-day trial.
• SoftCare - SoftCare represents the culmination of over a decade of daycare accounting experience combined with leading-edge software expertise.

Child Care: Training

• MannersMatterUSA.com - Supplier of manners and etiquette training kits for children.
• PreSchoolTrainings.com - Offers high quality classes designed to help profession early educational clients meet their state or program hourly requirements.
• ECE Training - We provide correspondence courses for providers. The classes are especially helpful for providers who live in rural areas.
• Texas CPR Training
• Child Care Training Curriculum (California Child Care Health Program)
• ECELS, the Pennsylvania AAP Early Childhood Linkage System, Home page lists an Audio-visual Catalog of Training Resources, that can be downloaded.

Children with Special Health Needs

• Children with Diabetes
• The Division for Early Childhood (of the Council for Exceptional Children)
• Family Village: A Global Community of Disability-Related Resources
• First Start
• Inclusive Child Care (Easter Seals)
• Internet Resources for Special Children
• National Center on Birth Defects and Developmental Disabilities
• The National Information Center for Children and Youth with Disabilities

Choosing Child Care

• Checklists from National Network for Child Care
• Child Care Aware (a national resource for referrals to child care providers)
• Choosing a Childcare Provider
• Child Care Choices (Washington Child Care Resources)
• Search the NAEYC List of Accreditation Centers

Disaster Planning/Emergency Preparedness

• Disaster Planning Information Sheet (National Network for Child Care)
• How to Write a Disaster Plan for Family Child Care (Northern Alameda County Child Care Resource and Referral Service
• Planning for Disasters in Child Care (Massachusetts Office of Child Care Services)
• Ready to Respond: Emergency Preparedness Plan for Early Care and Education Centers (Bright Horizons Family Solutions)

Early Childhood Development

• - A national non-profit organization dedicated to raising awareness about the importance of early childhood development and school readiness.

• Children's Environmental Health Network Resource Guide
• Children's Health Environmental Coalition HealtheHouse
• Healthy Indoor Air for America's Homes (Partnership program of the Environmental Protection Agency, Montana State Univ. Extension Service, and U.S. Dept. of Agriculture)

Farm Safety

• Farm Safety 4 Just Kids
• Factsheets (Farm Safety Association)

Handwashing

• Good Health is in Your Hands (Massachusetts Medical Society)
• Handwashing for Parents and Kids (Canadian Paediatric Society)

Head Lice

• Head Lice Information (Harvard School of Public Health)
• Head Lice Resources You Can Trust (University of Nebraska Cooperative Extension)
• The National Pediculosis Association's Child Care Provider's Guide

Head Start

• Early Head Start National Resource Center
• Head Start Grant Information and Opportunities
• National Head Start Association
• Quilt Project (national training and technical assistance project)

Health

• Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality Child Health Toolbox (Performance Measures)
• Bright Futures
• California Child Care Health Program
• Child Health Guide (Agency for Health Policy and Research)
• Children's Health (MEDLINEplus Health Information)
• Combined Health Information Database
• ECELS, the Pennsylvania AAP Early Childhood Linkage System (fact sheets on numerous medical conditions)
• Healthfinder (your guide to reliable health information)
• Health Links (the Pennsylvania AAP Early Childhood Linkage System (ECELS) health newsletter)
• Healthy Child Care America
• HRSA Information Center
• KidsHealth (information presented for kids, parents and professionals)
• Kidsource (listing of general health information and articles)
• Model Child Care Health Policies (Early Childhood Education Linkage System)
• National Center for Education in Maternal and Child Health (NCEMCH)
• Netwellness: Children's Health (Univ. of Cincinnati, Ohio State Univ., and Case Western Reserve Univ.)

Health Insurance

• Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP)
• Insure Kids Now (low cost health insurance for kids)

Immunization

• American Academy of Pediatrics Childhood Immunization Support Program
• Immunization Schedule (American Academy of Pediatrics)
• National Immunization Program
• Parents Guide to Childhood Immunization (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)

Kitchen Safety

• Kitchen Safety (City of Phoenix)
• How Safe Is Your Kitchen? (Shriners Hospitals for Children)

Latex Allergies

• Latex Allergy (Occupational Safety and Health Administration)
• Latex Information Page (Spina Bifida Association of America)
• Latex Allergy Links
• Occupational Latex Allergies (National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health)

Lead Poisoning

• Alliance to End Childhood Lead Poisoning
• CDC Childhood Lead Poisoning Prevention Program (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)
• Healthy Homes and Lead Hazard Control (U.S. Dept. of Housing and Urban Development)
• WWW Resources: About Lead; Common Sources of Lead; What Parents and Caregivers Can Do; Consumer Information Sites (Oregon Public Health Services)
• National Lead Information Center
• Simple Ways to Help Prevent Childhood Lead Poisoning (California Department of Health Services)

Licensing

• A Snapshot of Trends in Child Care Licensing Regulations (Child Care Bulletin)
• The Children's Foundation Licensing Studies
• National Association for Regulatory Administration (NARA)

Magazines

• Creative Child Magazine - Creative Child Magazine is a bi-monthly publication that provides parents with the latest information on how to nurture their child's creativity.

Medication Adminsistration

• Children and Medicines (US Pharmacopeia Drug Information)
• Giving Medications in Child Care Programs (Northern Alameda County Child Care Resource and Referral Service)

Memberships

• National Association for Child Care Professionals
• National Association for Family Child Care
• National Association for Sick Child Daycare
• National Association for the Education of Young Children (NAEYC)
• National Child Care Association
• National Head Start Association
• National School-Age Care Alliance

Mental Health

• Bright Futures in Practice: Mental Health
• The Center on the Social and Emotional Foundations for Early Learning
• Child Behavior Disorders (MEDLINEplus Health Information)
• Relationships, Resiliency and Readiness: Building a System of Early Care and Education Mental Health Services: Conference Proceedings, April 2000 (Healthy Child Care New England)

Military Child Care

• Department of Defense Child Care Development System

Multicultural Resources

• CLAS - The Early Childhood Research Institute on Culturally and Linguistically Appropriate Services
• National Center for Cultural Competence

Nutrition

• Bright Futures in Practice: Nutrition
• The Child Care Nutrition Resource System
• Food and Nutrition Information Center
• Index of Food and Nutrition Information Center
• Mealtime Memo for Child Care (National Food Service Management Institute)
• Planning to Meet the Children's Food Needs (National Center for Education in Maternal and Child Health)

Oral Health

• Bright Futures in Practice: Oral Health
• Child Dental Health (MEDLINEplus Health Information)
• Keep Your Baby's Teeth Healthy! (National Parent Information Network)
• Knowledge Path: Oral Health and Children (National Maternal and Child Oral Health Resource Center)
• National Maternal and Child Oral Health Resource Center
• Oral Health and Learning: When Children's Oral Health Suffers, So Does Their Ability to Learn (National Center for Education in Maternal and Child Health)

Organizations

• Better Baby Care Campaign
• Child Care Action Campaign
• Organizations Serving Child Care (developed by the National Child Care Information Center)
• Center for the Child Care Workforce
• Child Care Law Center
• National Association for Child Care Professionals
• National Association of Child Care Resource and Referral Agencies
• National Association for Family Child Care
• National Association for Sick Child Daycare
• National Association for the Education of Young Children (NAEYC)
• National Child Care Association
• National Head Start Association
• National School-Age Care Alliance
• Zero to Three

Parenting

• Child Care PPIN (Parent Provider Information Network)
• Colorado Parent Information and Resource Center
• Family.COM (includes excellent resource guide and daily health hints)
• I Am Your Child
• Momsview - A fantastic compilation or resources for parents. Be sure to check out the Momsview - Free Family and Parents Resources
• National Parent Information Network (NPIN) (ERIC Clearinghouse on Elementary and Early Childhood Education)
• ParentsPlace (good health corner as well as interesting articles on parenting)
• TheParentReport - Based on the nationally syndicated radio feature, The Parent Report, the website offers much of the same tried and true, objective advice as found on the radio program.
• Zero to Three (developmental information on infants to toddlers)

Playground Safety

• Handbook For Public Playground Safety
• Is your Home Playground a Safe Place to Play? (Consumer Product Safety Commission)
• The National Program for Playground Safety
• Playground Safety (information sheet from the National Network for Child Care)
• Playing It Safe: A Fourth Nationwide Safety Survey of Public Playgrounds
• How to Request a Playground Inspector (National Recreation and Park Association)

Poisoning

• Poison Control Centers Listing
• Poison Lookout Checklist (Consumer Product Safety Commission)
• Poison Proof Your Family Day Care Home (information sheet from the National Network for Child Care)

Research

• Early Childhood Research Quarterly
• Research on Quality in Infant-Toddler Programs (ERIC Clearinghouse on Elementary and Early Childhood Education)
• Study of Child Care Cost, Quality and Outcomes

Safety

• American Society for Testing and Materials standards
• Child Care Safety Checklist (Consumer Product Safety Commission)
• Child Safety (MEDLINEplus Health Information)
• Consumer Product Safety Commission
• National Safe Kids Campaign
• Personal Safety for Children: A Guide for Parents (National Center for Missing and Exploited Children)
• Safetylit.org: The Online Source for Injury Prevention Literature (San Diego State Univ. Graduate School of Public Health)
• Parental Control Software | Internet Monitoring Software

Search

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SIDS

• National Sudden Infant Death Syndrome Resource Center
• The Only Soft Touch Your Baby Needs is You (a poster from the Consumer Product Safety Commission)
• Reduce the Risk of Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS) (American Academy of Pediatrics)
• SIDS Alliance
• Soft Bedding May Be Hazardous to Babies (Consumer Product Safety Commission, the American Academy of Pediatrics, and the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development)
• Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (MEDLINEplus Health Information)

Smoking

• ABCs of Secondhand Smoke (National Safety Council)
• Campaign for Tobacco-Free Kids
• Secondhand Smoke (geared for kids) (Saskatchewan Lung Association)
• Secondhand Smoke and Children (American Academy of Otolaryngology)
• Tobacco (geared for kids) (Saskatchewan Lung Association)

Sun Safety

• Can Nonmelanoma Skin Cancer Be Prevented? (American Cancer Society)
• Keeping Skin Safe and Healthy (American Academy of Pediatrics)

Support Groups

• Developed by the Genetic Alliance a directory of parental support groups by congential syndrome.
• National Organization for Rare Disorders

Temperatures, Safe

• Child Care Weather Watch (Healthy Child Care Iowa)

Tribal Child Care

• Minimum Tribal Child Care Standards

Violence and Disasters

• After the Emergency is Over: Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder in Children and You Maternal and Child Health Bureau (MCHB)
• Children and War: How Can We Help? (Children's National Medical Center)
• Coping with Disaster: A Second Guide for Parents and Other Caregivers of Children with Cognitive Disabilities Westchester Institute for Human Development (WIHD)
• Handbook of Frequently Asked Questions Following Traumatic Events: Violence, Disasters, or Terrorism (Children's National Medical Center)
• Helping Children Cope with the Attack on America: National Association of Child Care Professionals (NACCP)
• Helping Children Cope with Disaster National Association for the Education of Young Children (NAEYC)
• Helping Children Cope with Disaster With Specific Strategies for Children with Special Needs Westchester Institute for Human Development (WIHD)
• Helping Children Cope With Terrorism and War National Child Care Information Center (NCCIC)
• National Resource Center for Child Traumatic Stress (National Child Traumatic Stress Network)

Educational Toys

• Child educational toys and games -- fun for everyone, young or old BestEducationToysForKids.com

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