Child Care Links
Links to:
- National Child Care Resources
- California Child Care Resources
- Financial and Business Assistance
Resources
- Child Care Design Resources
- Local Child Care Resources
1. National Child Care
Resources
Child
and Adult Care Food Program
Child
Care Friends
Child
Care Information Exchange
Child Care
Law Center
Children's
Defense Fund (Child Care and Development Division)
Children Now
Clearinghouse on Early Education and Parenting
Early Childhood.com
Linking Economic Development and Child Care Technical Assistance Project
National Association
of Child Care Resource and Referral Agencies
National Association
for the Education of Young Children
National Association
for Family Child Care
National Child
Care Association
National Child Care
Information Center (The Administration for Children and Families); NCCIC's Child Care Microenterprise Project
National Children's
Facilities Network
Insight Center for Community Economic Development
National Head Start
Association
National Head
Start Facilities Assistance
National Network
for Child Care
National Resource
Center for Health and Safety in Child Care
Redleaf
National Institute: the National Center for the Business of
Family Child Care
Redleaf Press
U.S. Bureau of
the Census
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2. California Child Care
Resources
ABCD Constructing Connections
California Association
for the Education of Young Children
California Association
for Family Child Care
California
Child Care Health Program
California Child
Care Resource and Referral Network
California Children
and Families Commission
California Commission
on Teacher Credentialing
California
Council of Churches (Faith-Based Child Care Capacity Building Project)
California
Department of Education, Child Development Division
California Early
Childhood Mentor Program
California
Head Start Association
Child Development
Policy Institute
Child
Development Training Consortium
Governor's Office
of Planning and Research (OPR)
- OPR
Directory of local city and county planning departments
Local
Child Care Planning Councils
Local Investment in Child Care (LINCC)
National
Resource Center for Health and Safety in Child Care (California
Rules for Child Care Facilities)
Program for Infant/Toddler
Caregivers
The Children's Collabrium (formerly CDPI Education Fund)
Licensing Links:
Child Care Licensing
Becoming a Licensed Child Care Provider
Child
Care Advocate Program
Community
Care Licensing Division Child Care Offices
Child Care
Center License -- Site Currently Under Development Contact Regional Office
Family
Child Care Licensing Process
3. Financial and Business
Assistance Resources
Alliance
for Nonprofit Management (List of nonprofit management assistance
programs in California)
California
Association for Microenterprise Opportunity (List of Microenterprise
Lenders in California)
California Association of Nonprofits Insurance Services (CIS)
California
Chamber of Commerce -- Business & Community Resources (A
list of the basic steps necessary to start a business in California)
California Native
American Business Development Center (CNABDC)
California
Resources and Training (CARAT) Community Partners
Child Care Facilities Revolving
Fund
Commercial
Banks
Enterprise
Foundation
Fannie Mae Foundation
Fannie
Mae Foundation: Homebuying Guide
Federal Home Loan
Bank of San Francisco - Advances for Community Enterprise (available
statewide)
Federal
Reserve Bank of San Francisco - Directory of Small Business Technical
Assistance Providers in California
Field,
Microenterprise Fund for Innovation, Effectiveness, Learning and
Dissemination (List of Microenterprise Programs in California)
Foundation Center
Grantsmanship Center
(List of Community Foundations in California)
IDA
Network (Individual Development Account): California Programs
Internet Nonprofit
Center
Low Income Investment Fund
Management
Assistance Program for Nonprofits (Including a free management
library of resources)
National
Scrip Center (Fundraising tools and assistance)
Nonprofit
Finance Fund
Opportunity Finance Network
Redleaf
National Institute: the National Center for the Business of
Family Child Care
Service Corps of
Retired Executives (SCORE)
Small Business
Administration California Offices
Small Business
Administration (en Español)
Small Business
Administration: Financing
Small
Business Administration: Online Women's Business Center
Small
Business Administration Small Business Development Centers
4. Child Care Design Resources
Access Board:
ADA (Americans with Disabilities Act) Design Guidelines
American Institute
of Architects, California Council: Contact your local AIA to
find architects with child care design experience
Center
for Architecture and Urban Planning Research: Includes
a section of publications on designing children's environments
Children, Youth
and Environments: An international network of publications,
articles and information dedicated to improving children's environments
Committee
on Architecture for Education (CAE): A group of architects and
allied professionals concerned with the quality and design of all
types of educational, cultural, and recreational facilities.
Design
Childcare: Child care planning and design services
Kaboom: For
playground building resources, publications, and grants
National
Clearinghouse for Educational Facilities: Early Childhood Centers:
A resource list of links, books, and journal articles with extensive
information on design guidelines, quality indicators and safety
requirements for early childhood facilities
National
Program for Playground Safety: A national clearinghouse for
playground safety information that provides: ongoing research in
the area of injury prevention, educational videos addressing the
roles of various audiences in injury prevention, and a national
information hotline (800-554-PLAY) about playground injury prevention
National Resource
Center for Health and Safety in Child Care: NRC's mission is
to promote health and safety in out-of-home child care settings
throughout the nation. They publish Caring
for Our Children: National Health and Safety Performance Standards
Guidelines for Out-of-Home Child Care Programs, Second Edition
Spaces
for Children: Child care facilities experts
5. Local Child Care Resources
(to access links to local child
care resources for your county please visit the Community
Resources and Financial Resources
by county sections of this website)
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