World Bank -- Early Childhood Development Home Page
At this site you will find a collection of carefully selected Internet resources on Early Childhood Development and related topics. Priority has also been given to sites of international importance.National Association for the Education of Young Children
The National Association for the Education of Young Children (NAEYC) is the nation's largest organization of early childhood professionals and others dedicated to improving the quality of early childhood education programs for children birth through age eight.National Head Start Association
The National Head Start Association (NHSA) is a private not-for-profit membership organization representing Head Start programs in America.Committee on Early Childhood Pedagogy, National Academy of Sciences
Synthesizes the research on early childhood pedagogy from the relevant scholarship in child development and education.National Safe Kids Campaign
The National SAFE KIDS Campaign is the first and only national organization dedicated solely to the prevention of unintentional childhood injury-the number one killer of children ages 14 and under.National Association for Family Child Care (NAFCC)
The focus of NAFCC 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.The National Association of Child Care Resource and Referral Agencies (NACCRRA)
A non-profit organization dedicated to providing the most up-to-date and useful information to parents seeking child care, child care professionals, and child care advocates.The National Black Child Development Institute (NBCDI)
NBCDI advances a multi-faceted agenda to promote and protect the well-being of all African American children.Zero to Three
Zero-To-Three concentrates exclusively on the first years of life - the critical period when a child undergoes the greatest human growth and development. It's also a period when you - the parent or professional - have the opportunity to make a great impact and positively influence a child's future.Center for the Child Care Workforce
A non-profit research, education and advocacy organization committed to improving child care quality.Child Welfare League of America
CWLA is an association of public and private non-profit agencies that assist over 2.5 million abused and neglected children and their families each year with a wide range of services.The Future of Children
The primary purpose of The Future of Children is to disseminate timely information on major issues related to children's well-being.American Academy of Pediatrics
The American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) and its member pediatricians dedicate their efforts and resources to the health, safety and well-being of infants, children, adolescents and young adults.Covering Kids
Guidelines for collecting, analyzing and displaying child health coverage eligibility outcomes data.Child Health Information Project
Advocates and others with an interest in children's health can use this new resource available through the Children's Defense Fund's Health Division.
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This page last updated on October 17, 2002 (jca)