Helpful Links for Providers

Advocacy
Alameda County Children and Families First - Find out what's being done to improve life for young children and their families.

Children's Defense Fund - Learn about national advocacy on behalf of children.

Stand for Children - Find out how to do more for children.

Child Care Action Campaign - Connect with major media campaigns for children.

Child Care Law Center - Get legal tools which can affect change for child care.

California Legislation - Check out current California legislation.

On the Capitol Doorstep - Try the printed advocacy tools for the California Legislature.

Health and Safety Issues in Child Care
California Childcare Health Program - Learn about health and safety issues in child care, such as health promotion, serving children with special needs, nutrition, infant-toddler development, car seat safety, lead poisoning and many other issues. The Child Care Healthline (800/333-3212) provides information in English and Spanish.

Licensing Information
Community Care Licensing - Learn about licensing requirements and get licensed

Professional and Research Information
Alameda County Child Abuse Prevention Council - Find out about how to prevent, detect and respond to child abuse. The Child Abuse Council provides a thorough guide for mandated reporters, including child care providers, to report cases of suspected child abuse.

I Am Your Child - Get information about this campaign which helps educate parents on the new discoveries in brain and early childhood development.

National Organization for the Education of Young Children - Connect to the largest organization helping early childhood professionals improve the quality of education programs for children birth to eight years old.

Zero to Three - Get information and research regarding infants and toddlers.

Center for the Child Care Workforce - Find out about bringing fair wages to those who provide child care in the United States. The CCW is a project of the American Federation of Teachers Educational Foundation.

ERIC/EEECE Educational Resources Information Center on Elementary and Early Childhood Education - Access a resource information system with an extensive body of early education literature and ask questions on child development, child care, parenting and child rearing.

California Early Childhood Mentor Project - Get information about how mentoring is available for improving the quality of child care in California.

National Child Care Information Center - Support quality, comprehensive services for children and families.

National Family Child Care Association - Learn more about the Family Child Care field in the United States.

Alameda County's Local Child Care Planning Council - Find local information on projects and policy issues.