Informational Web Sites
Achieve.org www.achieve.org and www.2005summit.org
Action Alliance for Children www.4children.org
Administration for Children and Families www.acf.hhs.gov
Affordable Buildings for Children's Development (ABCD) Initiative-Low income Invest Fund
http://www.liifund.org/programs/childcare/childcare_strategy.htm
American Academy of Pediatrics
www.aap.orgAmerican Public Human Services-- http://www.aphsa.org
Site also contains information and resources on mental health issues for young children.
American Research Institute www.air.org
Annie E. Casey Foundation www.aecf.org
Association of California School Administrators www.acsa.org
Bakersfield College
www.Bakersfieldcollege.eduBakersfield Homeless Shelter
www.bakhc.comBetter Kid Care
www.betterkidcare.psu.eduBill and Melinda Gates Foundation www.gatesfoundation.org/Education
Brain Awareness Information
www.dana.org/brainweekBuilding Child Care
www.buildingchildcare.orgBureau of Labor Statistics-- http://www.bls.gov
California Adolescent Health Collaborative www.californiateenhealth.org
California Advocacy Institute
www.caichildlaw.orgCalifornia Alternative Payment Program Association www.cappaonline.com
California Association for the Education of Young Children www.caeyc.org
California Association for Family Child Care
www.cafcc.orgCalifornia Budget Project www.cbp.org
California Center for Research on Women and Families www.ccrwf.org
California Child Care Health Program (CCHP) 510 664-100
Child Care Healthline 800 333-3212
California Child Care Resource and Referral Network www.rrnetwork.org
California Child Development Administrator’s Association
www.ccdaa.orgCalifornia Child Development Coalition www.ccdaa.org
California Children and Family Association www.f5ac.org
California Children and Families Commission
www.ccfc.ca.govCalifornia City and County LPC's www.california-childcare-coordinators.org
California Code of Regulations www.calregs.com
California Collaboration For Youth www.sacadvocacy.com/ccfy/ccfyabout.html
California Council Of Churches www.calchurches.org/childcare.html
California Council of Parent Participation Nursery School www.ccppns.org
California County Superintendents Educational Services Assoc. www.ccsesa.org
California County Welfare Directors Association www.cwda.org
California Department of Education
www.cde.ca.govCalifornia Department of Education Management Bulletins www.cde.ca.gov
California Department of Education Nutrition Division www.cde.ca.gov
California Department of Education Press www.cde.ca.gov/cdepress
California Department of Education Special Education Division
www.cde.ca.gov/re/di/or/division.asp?id=sed
California Department of Finance
www.dof.ca.gov
California Department of Health Services
www.dhs.ca.govCalifornia Department of Social Services
http://www.dss.cahwnet.gov/cdssweb/default.htm
California Department of Social Services, Community Care Licensing Division
www.ccld.ca.govCalifornia Early Childhood Mentor Program
www.ecementor.orgCalifornia Endowment www.calendow.org
California Facilities Financing Programs www.buildingchildcare.org
California Head Start Association www.ca-headstart.org
California Head Start/State Collaboration www.cde.ca.gov/sp/cd/re/chssco.asp
California Legislative Analyst Office www.lao.ca.gov
California Park & Recreation Society www.cprs.org/
California Preschool Instructional Network (CPIN) www.sonoma.edu/cihs/cpin
California Resource & Referral Network
www.rrnetwork.orgCalifornia School Age Consortium
www.calsac.orgCalifornia School Directory www.cde.ca.gov/re/sd/
California State Association of Counties(CSAC) www.csac.counties.org/
California State Library and California Research Bureau www.library.ca.gov
California State University, Bakersfield www.csub.edu
California Voices 4 Child www.4children.org
California Women's Law Center www.cwlc.org
Cal-SAFE Program www.cde.ca.gov/ls/cg/pp/legreport.asp
Center for Child Care Workforce
www.ccw.orgCenter for The Study of Child Care Employment www.iir.berkeley.edu/cscce/
Centralized Eligibility List www.cde.ca.gov/sp/cd/re/cel.asp
Cerro Coso Community College
www.cerrocoso.eduChild Care Bureau
www.acf.dhhs.gov/programs/ccbChild Care Law Center
www.childcarelaw.orgChild Care Resources
www.childcare.orgChild Development Division (CDD) www.cde.ca.gov/sp/cd/
Child Development Policy Institute
www.cdpi.netChild Development Training Consortium (CDTC)
www.childdevelopment.org
Child Trends www.childtrendsdatabank.org
Child Welfare League of America
www.cwla.orgChildren's Advocate Newsletter www.4children.org
Children's Advocay Institute www.caichildlaw.org
Children's Defense Fund/California Office www.cdfca.org
Children’s Defense Fund
www.childrensdefense.orgChildren’s Foundation
www.childrensfoundation.orgChildren’s Institute International
www.childrensinstitute.orgChildren Now
www.childrennow.orgCities, Counties, & Schools Partnership www.ccspartnership.org
City of Bakersfield
www.ci.bakersfield.ca.usClinica Sierra Vista www.clinicasierravista.org
Community Action Partnership of Kern
www.capk.org211 reasons to call 2-1-1 http://www.capk.org/211
Community Care Licensing (CCL) www.ccld.ca.gov
Community Connection for Child Care http://kcsos.kern.org/cccc
Council of Chief State School Officer www.ccsso.org
Consumer Product Safety Commission
www.cpsc.govCounting California www.counting_california.cdlib.org
County Board of Supervisors www.csac.counties.org
County Offices of Education www.cde.ca.gov/re/sd/co/index.asp
County Welfare Directors Association of California http://www.cwda.org/
Covenant Community Services www.covenantcs.net
David and Lucille Packard Foundation www.futureofchildren.org
Departament of Health and Human Services: http://www.os.dhhs.gov
Department of Labor-- http://www.dol.gov
Docs for Tots www.docsfortots.org
Early Childhood Educator’s and Family Web Corner
http://users.stargate.net/~cokidsEducation Resources Information Center [ERIC] www.eric.ed.gov
Education Trust www.edtrust.org
Employer’s Training Resource
www.etronline.comEmpowerment Zone/Enterprise Communities-- http://www.ezec.gov
ERIC Clearinghouse on Disabilities and Gifted Education www.ericec.org
Families and Work Institute-- http://www.familiesandwork.org
Federal Department of Education www.ed.gov
FedWorld Information: http://www.fedworld.gov
Fight Crime: Invest in Kids CA www.fightcrime.org/ca/
First 5 California Children and Families Commission www.ccfc.ca.gov
First 5 Kern www.first5kern.org
Foundation Consortium www.foundationconsortium.org
Getting Ready www.gettingready.org
Governor's Office of the Secretary for Education
www.ose.ca.gov
Healthy Child Care
www.healthychild.netI am your Child (English/Spanish)
www.iamyourchild.orgImproving Access & Opportunity for Latinos in Early Childhood (English/Spanish)
www.edc.org/ccf/latinosIndian Health Service-- http://www.ihs.gov
Infant/Toddler Consortium www.infanttoddlerconsortium.org
Information on Legislation
www.leginfo.ca.govKern Child Abuse Prevention Council
www.Bakersfield.org/ydc/secondary/kern-child.htmlKern Council of Governments
www.kerncog.orgKern County
www.co.kern.ca.usKern County Child Care Council
http://kcsos.kern.org/kccccKern County Department of Child Support www.co.kern.ca.us/childsupport
Kern County Children and Families Commission
www.kccfc.orgKern County Department of Human Services
www.co.kern.ca.us/dhsKern County Department of Mental Health
www.co.kern.ca.us/KCMHKern County Department of Public Health
www.co.kern.ca.us/healthKern County Network for Children
www.kcnc.orgKern County Superintendent of Schools
www.kern.orgKern Regional Center
www.kernrc.orgLabor Project For Working Families http://www.laborproject.org
Library of Congress' State and Local Government Resource Page: http://www.loc.gov./rr/news/stategov/stategov.html
Local Child Care Planning Councils (LPCs) www.cde.ca.gov/sp/cd/re/lpc.asp
Mexican American Legal Defense And Educational Fund (MALDEF) http://www.maldef.org
Military Child Development Program
www.rand.org/pubs/research_briefs/RB7521/index1.html
National Association for Family Child Care http://www.nafcc.org
National Association of Child Care Resource & Referral
www.naccrra.netNational Association for the Education of Young Children
www.naeyc.org/accreditationNational Black Child Development Institute
www.nbcdi.orgNational Center for Children and Families www.ccf.tc.columbia.edu/slk.bio
National Center for Children in Poverty
www.nccp.orgNational Child Care Association
www.nccanet.orgNational Child Care Information Center
http://nccic.orgNational Conference of State Legislatures-- http://www.ncsl.org
National Governors Association www.nga.org
National Head Start Association www.nhsa.org
National Institute on Out of School www.wellesley.edu/WCW/CRW/SAC
National Resource Center for Health & Safety in Child Care
http://nrc.uchsc.eduNational School Age Care Alliance
www.nsaca.orgNative Web: http://www.nativeweb.org
NEC*TAS-- http://www.nectas.unc.edu
NIEER-National Institute for Early Education www.nieer.org
Northern California Grantmakers www.ncg.org/resourcesprop49.html#direct
Office of Special Education Program
www.ed.gov/offices/OSERS/OSEPOn the Capitol Doorstep
www.otcdkids.comPacific Institute For Community Organizations (PICO) www.picocalifornia.org
Parent Teachers Association - California www.capta.org
Parent Voices www.parentvoices.org
Plan4preschool consolidates all types of resource documents in one location so you can get the information you need. www.plan4preschool.com
Policy Analysis For California Education http://pace.berkeley.edu/
Pre-K Now www.pre-Know.org
Preschool California www.preschoolcalifornia.org
Professional Association for Childhood Educators
www.pacenet.orgSierra Health Foundation www.sierrahealth.org
Social and Emotional Development in Young Children
www.michigan.gov/documents/Social_Emotional_Development_in_Young_Children_Guide_88553_7.pdf
Stand for Children
www.stand.orgState of California
www.ca.govTaft College
www.taft.cc.ca.usTelability - Enhancing the lives of children with disabilities www.telability.org/links.pl
The ARC-- http://TheArc.org
The Center for the Future Children www.futureofchildren.org
The Educator's Reference Desk www.eduref.org
The Incredible Years www.incredibleyears.com/index-content.htm
Urban Institute www.urban.org
Urban Strategies Council www.urbanstrategies.org
US Department of Education http://www.ed.gov
U.S. Census Bureau www.uscensus.gov
Wellness Foundation www.tcwf.org
WestEd www.wested.org
W.K. Kellogg Foundation www.kelloggfoundation.org
Wheelock College Institute for Leadership and Career Initiatives
www.wheelock.edu/Database/SearchDept.asp
WIC - Women, Infants and Children www.wicworks.ca.gov
Zero to Three http://www.zerotothree.org
State and Legislative Resources:
California Assembly www.assembly.ca.gov
California Senate www.senate.ca.gov
California Governor's Office www.governor.ca.gov
California State Government Executive Branch www.GovEngine.com/stategov/California/.Html
Other State Resources:
Department of General Services www.dgs.ca.gov
California Counties Map www.calvoter.org/maps/index.html
The Brown Act www.agca/publications
California Education Code Sections www.leginfo.ca.gov/calaw.html
Other Government Agencies
California Community Colleges Chancellor's Office
http://www.cccco.edu
Department of Education
www.cde.ca.gov
First Five California/CA Children and Families Commission (Prop 10)
http://www.ccfc.ca.gov
Little Hoover Commission
www.lhc.ca.gov
Design Childcare
Removing Barriers to Childcare Facilities Development, Gretchen Anderson
www.designchildcare.com/book.html
Building for the Future: A Guide to Facilites Loan Funds for Community-based Child and Family Services, Carl Sussman, The Finance Project
www.financeproject.org
National Children's Facilities Network www.ncfn.org
National Economic Development and Law Center Local Investment in Child Care (LINCC) www.nedlc.org/achievements.htm
Smart Start National Technical Assistance Center Issue Brief on "Capital Finance: Are there effective public-private strategies for building early care and education facilites? www.earlychildhoodfinance.org/handouts/Capital%20Finance.pdf
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