Governmental Sites
Early childhood careers and services
www.bls.gov/oco (Bureau of Labor Statistics) Occupational Outlook Handbook
www.census.gov
(U.S. Census Bureau) includes teaching tools
www.childstats.gov (ChildStats.gov) helpful statistics about children and families in
the U.S.
www.consumer.gov/children.htm (Consumer Information for Children)
www.nccic.org (National Child Care Information Center) U.S. Department of Health and Human Services: an electronic question-answering service about childcare issues, links to childcare resource list and directories
Early childhood practices/curricular helps
www.ci.phoenix.az.us/POLICE/babysi1.html
(City of Phoenix, Arizona) A Babysitting
Resource guide
www.cpsc.gov/ (Consumer Product Safety Commission)
resources include ć4kidsä and access to other
information
about unsafe products
www.cpsc.gov/cpscpub/pubs/chldcare.html (Consumer Product Safety Commission) Child Care Safety Checklist for Child Care Settings
www.cdc.gov/ncidod/hip/abc/abc.htm (The Center for Disease Control) An online handbook for child care providers, includes a link to fact sheets for specific childhood diseases and conditions
www.cdc.gov/safeusa (Safe USA) resources for reducing injury and deaths from accidents for youth in various settings
www.cdc.gov/safeusa/move/childpassenger.htm (Consumer Product Safety Commission) Child Passenger Safety Information
www.cyfernet.mes.umn.edu (Children, Youth and Families Education and Research Network) national network of Land Grant university faculty and county Extension educators
www.nichd.nih.gov (National Institute of
Child Health and Development) web resources
www.quilt.org
(Quality in Linking Together Early Education Partnerships) a national training and technical assistance project
funded by federal Head Start and Child Care Bureaus with resources for early
childhood
www.whitehouse.gov/kids/index.html (White House for Kids)
Educational Sites
Early childhood careers and services
http://institute.wheelock.edu (Wheelock
College Institute for Leadership and Careers Initiatives) early childhood career development resources,
including links to state resources
http://nrc.uchsc.edu
(National Resource Center for Health and Safety in Child Care) resources for health and safety in out-of-home child
care settings; licensure regulations from the 50 states are available on this
website funded by U.S. Maternal and Child Health Bureau
www.ume.maine.edu/ECEOL-L/ (Early
Childhood Education Online) a website and
listserv for early childhood from University of Maine
Early childhood practices/curricular helps
www.cfw.tufts.edu (The Child and Family
Web Guide) web resources early childhood from
Tufts University
www.fpg.unc.edu/
(Frank Porter Graham Child Development Center) multi-disciplinary
centers for study of young children and their families with link to National
Center for Early Development and Learning and access to the Early Childhood
Environment Rating Scales from University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Organizational Sites
Early childhood careers and services
www.ccw.org/home
(Center for Child Care Workforce) resources
for child care teachers and providers; includes compensation information
www.childcareaction.org (Child Care
Action Campaign) resources include articles
and links
www.childpolicy.org (The Institute for Child and Family Policy at Columbia University) resources for cross-disciplinary work in child and policy issues
www.childrensdefense.org
(Children's Defense Fund) features Children in
the States data, Childrenās Health Insurance Program information and a Parent
Resource Network
www.cyfernet.org (Children, Youth, and
Families Education and Research Network) Land
Grant University and Extension resources
www.earlychildhoodfinance.org
(Alliance for Early Childhood Finance) resources
for seeking more rational financing of child care in America
www.naccp.org
(National Association of Child Care Professionals) resources about careers in Child Care
www.naeyc.org/default.htm (National
Association for the Education of Young Children) resources
include ability to search for NAEYC accredited childcare centers
www.nccic.org
(National Child Care Information Center)
adjunct ERIC clearinghouse for childcare
www.nwrel.org/cfc/ (Northwest Regional Educational Laboratory Child and
Family Program) resources and links to assist
disadvantaged children and families
www.rand.org
(Rand) research includes childrenās issues
www.researchforum.org (The Research
Forum on Children, Families and the New Federalism) research forum from the National Center for Children in Poverty
Early childhood practices/curricular helps
www.aap.org/family/carseatguide.htm
(American Academy of Pediatrics) Family
Shopping Guide to Car Seats
www.ala.org/parentspage/greatsites
(American Library Association) librarianās
guide to cyberspace
www.autism-society.org (The Autism Society of America)
resources
for autism community
www.childrennow.org (Children Now) resources to improve news and entertainment media
for children and about childrenās issues
www.connectforkids.org (Connect for
Kids) resources including free e-newsletter
www.kidsnet.org
(Kidsnet.org) guide to Internet use for
children
www.naecte.org (National Association of Early Childhood Teacher Educators) membership organization of early childhood teacher educators
www.nafcc.org
(National Association for Family Child Care)
resources for standards for family child care including on-line accreditation
application
www.nccanet.org (National Child Care Association) resources for childhood care and education
www.nhsa.org
(National Head Start Association) position
papers, publications and other resources from Head Start
www.nncc.org
(National Child Care) Cooperative Extension
resources hosted by Iowa State University Extension
www.pbskids.org/rogers/ (Mister Rogers' Neighborhood)
www.pbs.org/teachersource (PBS
teacher source) lesson plans for early
childhood
www.sesameworkshop.org (Sesame Street Workshop)
www.sesameworkshop.org/parents
(Sesame Street Workshop) guide for
parents
www.safekids.org (National SAFE KIDS
Campaign) resources for prevention of
unintentional childhood injury
www.toysafety.net/ (National Association of State Public Interest Research Groups) toy safety information
www.toy-tia.org/consumer/parents/safety/4toysafety.html (Toy Industry Trade Association) toy safety information from industry
Commercial Sites
Early childhood careers and services
www.ccie.com (Child Care Information Exchange Magazine)
www.icomm.ca/daycare (A Daycare
Providers Home Page) links to areas such as
daycare, pre-school, business and legal issues
www.euraupair.com (EurAupair) provides live-in child care assistance in exchange for giving European au pairs the opportunity to experience family life in the USA
www.iccweb.com
(The Internet Career Connection) references
for job searches
www.monster.com (Monster.com) references for job searches
Early childhood practices/curricular helps
www.atozteacherstuff.com/themes
(A to Z Teacher Stuff) Child development
themes teacher resources
www.beritsbest.com (Beritsbest) teacher resources from creators of Theodore Tugboat
www.billybear4kids.com (Billy Bear
4kids) resources for free and to purchase to use
with young children
www.childfun.com/themes (Childfun.com) resources for working with young children
www.enchantedlearning.com/dictionary.html (Little Explorers Picture Dictionary) picture dictionary with links
www.family.go.com/ (Family Go.com) resources from Disney
www.funschool.com (Funschool) educational games and activities organized into ability levels from preschool to sixth grade
www.gameskidsplay.net (Games Kids Play) listing of popular kids games with rules
www.ghbooks.com
(Gryphon House Books) publishing house with
free activities for parents and teachers to use with infants and children.
www.johnsonsbaby.com (Johnsonās) includes child development
stages
of development by month from 1-12 months, 18 months and 24 months
www.kidsource.com (Kidsource) commercial site with resources for working with
young children
www.kinderstart.com (Kinderstart) search engine for childrenās issues
www.pampers.com
(Pampers) resources for the very young child
www.preschoolprintables.com
(Preschool Printable) includes several
printables including lesson plans, calendars, certificates and other classroom
helps
www.recipes4learning.com
(Recipes4learning) resources for activities
for young children
www.theeducationcenter.com (The
Education Center) resource catalog for
early childhood
www.theideabox.com (The Idea Box) resources and activities for early childhood educators
www.thelastplanet.com/babyhp.htm (The Last Planet) bulletin board for those concerned with infant issues
www.Yahooligans.com (Yahoo) web guide for kids