ISSUES IN EARLY CHILDHOOD SETTINGS

The Child Care Bureau was established in the Administration for Children and Families, Department of Health and Human Services, in January 1995, to administer federal child care programs to states, territories, and tribes for low-income children and families.
US Department of Health and Human Services - Administration for children and families.

Issues in Early Childhood Settings:
Community mobilization
Community Mobilization Forums


Equitable access to computers and technology
Computers for Learning
The Community Technology Centers' Network
Schoolgrants

Family Involvement:
Facts for Families-"to educate parents and families about psychiatric
disorders affecting children and adolescents"
Parent Involvement: Literature Review and Database of Promising Practices

Funding:
Financing Child Care in the United States: An Illustrative Catalog of Current Strategies
The Foundation Center-"serving the information needs of grantseekers and grantmakers"
Grants.gov
Pitsco's Launch to Grants and Funding - scroll down list and click on Grants and Funding

Health & Safety:
The ABCs of Safe and Healthy Child Care
National Resource Center for Health and Safety in Child Care
Safe and Drug-Free Schools Program - sponsored by the US Department of Education

Childhood diseases:
American Academy of Pediatrics

Fire Safety:
National Fire Protection Association

Food Safety:
International Food Information Council foundation is designed to enhance consumer's abilities to make informed food choices by developing and supporting informational and educational programs on food safety, nutrition and health.

Professionalism:
The California Early Childhood Mentor Program-"We are the largest mentoring
program for child care professionals in the U.S. and one that links
improved compensation with the Mentor's professional development.

Issues in School Settings:
Educational Reform:
Edweb - exploring technology and school reform.
Engines for Education
School of the 21st Century

Multiage Settings:

School Readiness:
Readyweb-an electronic collection of resources on school readiness sponsored by the
ERIC Clearinghouse on Elementary and Early Childhood Education.

 
 

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