National Resources

ACEI
The Association of Childhood Education International - promotes and supports the global community the optimal education and development of children, from birth through early adolescence, and works to influence the professional growth of educators and the efforts of others who are committed to the needs of children in a changing society.

Child Product Safety
Provides information about child product safety

Healthy Childcare
Healthy Childcare® is a bimonthly publication for childcare programs devoted to health and safety issues. Published six times a year, each issue includes information on health, safety, medicines, staff health, health education activities, illnesses, and more; including reproducible parent information sheets and mini-posters.

NACCRRA
Nation's Network of Child Care Resource and Referral Agencies - centers help families, child care providers, and communities find, provide, and plan for affordable, quality child care

• NACCRRA Child Care Centers Disaster Planning Guide
• NACCRRA Family Child Care Homes Disaster Planning Guide

NAEYC
National Association for the Education of Young Children exists for the purpose of leading and consolidating the efforts of individuals and groups working to achieve healthy development and constructive education for all young children.

NAFCC
The focus of the National Association of Family Child Care is to provide technical assistance to family child care associations. This assistance is provided through developing leadership and professionalism, addressing issues of diversity, and by promoting quality and professionalism through NAFCC's Family Child Care Accreditation.

NASCA
The National After School Association is the leading voice of the after school profession, we are dedicated to the development, education, and care of children and youth during their out-of-school hours.

NCCIC
National Child Care Information Center - the National Child Care Information Center (NCCIC), a project of the Child Care Bureau, is a national resource that links information and people to complement, enhance, and promote the child care delivery system, working to ensure that all children and families have access to high-quality comprehensive services.

NECTAC
The National Early Childhood Technical Assistance Center supports the implementation of the early childhood provisions of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA). Their mission is to strengthen service systems to ensure that children with disabilities (birth through five) and their families receive and benefit from high quality, culturally appropriate, and family-centered supports and services.

NICHCY
The National Information Center for Children and Youth with Disabilities - provides information for families, educators and other professionals.

NIECDE
National Institute on Early Childhood Development and Education part of the U.S. Department of Education, was created to carry out a comprehensive program of research, development, and dissemination to improve early childhood development and learning.

The Future of Children
Promotes effective policies and programs for children by providing policymakers, service providers, and the media with timely, objective information based on the best available research.

USDA Child Nutrition Division
Information about the USDA food and nutrition services

Zero to Three
National Center for Infants, Toddlers and Families, disseminates key developmental information, trains providers, promotes model approaches and standards of practice and works to increase public awareness about the significance of the first three years of life.

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