California
www.cdss.ca.gov/inforesources/child-care-licensing
Florida
www.myflfamilies.com/services/child-family/child-care
Georgia
www.dfcs.georgia.gov/
Colorado
www.ecclacolorado.org/
New York
www.ocfs.ny.gov/programs/childcare/regulations/
The National Association for the Education of Young Children (NAEYC) is a professional membership organization that works to promote high-quality early learning for all young children, birth through age 8, by connecting early childhood practice, policy, and research. We advance a diverse, dynamic early childhood profession and support all who care for, educate, and work on behalf of young children. The association comprises nearly 60,000 individual members of the early childhood community and 52 Affiliates, all committed to delivering on the promise of high-quality early learning. Together, we work to achieve a collective vision: that all young children thrive and learn in a society dedicated to ensuring they reach their full potential.
The Council for Professional Recognition (CDA)
The Council for Professional Recognition is a leader in the credentialing of early childhood educators worldwide. We ensure that candidates who earn our Child Development Associate® (CDA) credential are well prepared to foster the social, emotional, physical and cognitive growth of young children. Having a CDA® doesn’t just help educators bring out the best in children. It also advances their careers and contributes to the status of our profession.
The National Association for Family Child Care (NAFCC) is a nationwide non-profit organization dedicated to promoting high quality child care by strengthening the profession of family child care for nearly one million paid home-based early learning programs serving almost 40% of the 6.7 million children who receive care from a nonrelative on a regular basis.
The National Child Care Association (NCCA) has been a trusted, nonpartisan voice for licensed providers of quality early childhood care and education programs since 1987. It was formed to be an influential voice at state and national legislative tables. The NCCA began as a federation of state associations that appointed state leaders to serve as the Board of Directors at the national level. In recent years, membership has been extended to individuals and centers to raise a larger and more unified voice for the licensed early childhood education community.
Senior Planet is an award-winning program sponsored by the nonprofit organization, OATS from AARP, offering free training and programs for older adults.
At OATS and Senior Planet, our mission is to harness technology to change the way we age. It drives our strategy and is the basis for all our programs, so it’s essential to understand what we mean by changing the way we age, and how we translate this into operational terms. But first, let’s explore what we believe is not going right.
There are a lot of things wrong with how we deal with aging in America today. We underinvest in geriatricians and overinvest in nursing homes. We drive people out of the workforce when they still have the desire and capability to contribute. We have created an age-segregated society where older and younger people rarely socialize, collaborate, or create together. We are facing unprecedented growth in the proportion of our population that is old, yet we have failed to update or modernize our public policies or social practices to prepare for these changes or to care for the people who will, in increasing numbers, need our help.
Discount School Supply provides all the latest educational toys, school furniture, curriculum guides, and traditional school supplies from the Excelligence® family of brands to help enrich your students.
Whether you’re teaching a class full of young learners or are looking for new ways to educate your childcare center attendees, Discount School Supply has you covered. Next time you’re stocking up on traditional classroom supplies like paper, pencils, folders, and glue, you’ll find hundreds of products from brands that you know and love.
If you’re prepping for a full classroom makeover, you’ll also find premium classroom furniture and other essentials at discount prices that can’t be beat. Our teacher supply store offers school and daycare supplies suitable for newborns, toddlers, grade schoolers, and teens all in one place, so we’re certain you won’t leave empty-handed.
National Parent Leadership Institute. We are an anti-oppression, non-partisan nonprofit that equips families and other decision-makers with innovative tools and opportunities to advocate for children everywhere. We improve child outcomes through the civic engagement of parent, youth and family leaders. We partner with diverse stakeholders to build a healthier and more equitable democracy for all.
National Head Start Association
When Head Start was first launched in 1965, the idea of providing comprehensive health, nutrition, and education services to children in poverty was revolutionary, if not radical. The Head Start Model, developed over the decades, has been built on evidence-based practices and is constantly adapting—using the best available science and teaching techniques to meet the needs of local communities.
The Whole Child
Head Start programs offer an ideal laboratory for the study of effective child development and learning. The Department of Health and Human Services funds extensive research every year that reinvigorates practices, ensuring that programs meet children's needs by creating a deep understanding of how they learn and what supports healthy development. Children enter Head Start with serious socioeconomic disadvantages that can hold them back for life.
The Whole Family
Head Start supports families facing difficult circumstances and seeks to mitigate obstacles to learning in the early years. Flash forward 50 years, President Barack Obama in his 2014 State of the Union address called for more focused and dedicated work to ensure vulnerable children and families have access to high quality care and education in their earliest years. His FY2016 budget included a commitment to expand and strengthen childcare and early education programs, specifically increasing the duration of Head Start to a full school day and year. Clearly, providing early learning opportunities for at-risk children has become not only a focal point for lawmakers, but a shared national commitment.
National Association of Child Care Resource and Referral Agencies (NACCRRA), is our nation’s leading voice for child care. We work with more than 700 state and local Child Care Resource and Referral agencies nationwide. These agencies help ensure that families in 99 percent of all populated ZIP codes in the United States have access to high-quality, affordable child care. To achieve our mission, we lead projects that increase the quality and availability of child care professionals, undertake research, and advocate child care policies that positively impact the lives of children and families.
National Indian Child Care Association.
Our purpose is to enhance the quality of life of Native Children through education, leadership, and advocacy.
Children’s Forum
VISION
Connected and engaged communities supporting children for life-long success.
MISSION STATEMENT
Through collaboration, the Forum builds and supports systems to promote positive experiences and outcomes for young children.… Because Kids Can’t Wait!
The T.E.A.C.H. (Teacher Education and Compensation Helps) Early Childhood® Scholarship Program funded by the Florida Division of Early Learning provides scholarships to early learning program teachers and directors, out-of-school-time professionals, family child care educators, and child care facility owners working toward early learning credentials, college credits and certificates, and degrees in early childhood education.
The Council for Exceptional Children (CEC) is the largest international professional organization dedicated to improving the success of children and youth with disabilities and/or gifts and talents.
CEC advocates for appropriate governmental policies, sets professional standards, provides professional development, and helps professionals obtain conditions and resources necessary for effective professional practice. CEC is known as THE source for information, resources, and professional development for special educators.
CEC has local Units in all 50 states and Canada, as well as 18 optional Special Interest Divisions focused on a specific topic, specialty area, role, or exceptionality. We also have CEC Student Chapters at hundreds of colleges and universities.
LUNA-Family Support Services is a non-profit organization based in Maryland and founded to serve families and home-based caregivers with young children. Our programs are comprehensive and designed to respond to the real and immediate needs of the community.
The CAPSLO Early Education and Child Care Programs provide high quality, no-cost childcare, early childhood education, and preschool services to income eligible families in San Joaquin, Monterey, Kern, Fresno, San Benito, San Luis Obispo, Santa Barbara, Ventura, Orange and Northern San Diego Counties. The program serves families with children from birth through age five, with some additional services for pregnant women. CAPSLO has been providing Head Start programs continuously since 1966.
The Division of Early Learning (DEL) provides accessible, affordable and quality early learning services for the state’s children and families. In partnership with 30 early learning coalitions and Redlands Christian Migrant Association, DEL delivers three programs:
The School Readiness Program (SR) offers financial assistance to low-income families for early education and care so they can become financially self-sufficient, and their young children can be successful in school in the future.
Voluntary Prekindergarten (VPK) is a free educational program that prepares 4-year-olds for success in kindergarten and beyond.
Child Care Resource and Referral (CCR&R) is a network that helps families identify and select quality child care options that best meet their needs.
For additional Early Learning information, call 866-FL-READY (357-3239).
www.fldoe.org/schools/early-learning/
Professional Family Child Care Alliance of Georgia
