Child Care Hot Links

General Early Education and Child Care Resources

On this page you will find resources that pertain to state or national guidelines. To add more child care resources for your state, please email early education with the name of the website and Uniform Resource Locator (URL).

State Links:

National

• McCormick Tribune Center for Early Childhood Leadership
• National Network for Childcare
• National Childcare Information Center
• National Early Childhood Technical Assistance Center
• Division for Early Childhood of the Council for Exceptional Children

Health and Safety

• American Academy of Pediatrics—Pandemic Influenza
• American Academy of Pediatrics—Children and Disaters
• National Resource Center for Health and Safety in Child Care
• Healthy Child Care America
• Center for Disease Control Infants and Children Pages
• Child Care Nutrition Resources
• Healthy Kids, Healthy Care
• US Consumer Products Safety Commission Playground Safety Publications

Universal Pre-Kindergarten Information

• Pre-k Now
• National Institute for Early Education Research
• The Trust for Early Education

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Alabama

• National Resource Center for Health and Safety in Child Care 

Alaska

• Alaska Department of Education and Early Development

Arizona

• National Resource Center for Health and Safety in Child Care

Arkansas

• National Resource Center for Health and Safety in Child Care

California 

• Community Care Licensing—Child Care Licensing Division 
  Links to regulations, downloadable forms, contact information for regional licensing offices and the child care advocate.
• California Childcare Health Program
  This website includes a variety of resources, including: Health and Safety Notes, Fact Sheets for Families, and Illness Sheets. You can also call the California Childcare Healthline, 800.333.3212, for free telephone consultations.
• California Child Care Resource and Referral Network
• California Preschool Learning Foundations
• California School Age Consortium 
  Resources and articles for administrators of programs providing childcare to school-age children.  
• Child Development Training Consortium 
• California Early Childhood Mentor Program 
• California Desired Results
• Local Child Care Planning Councils 
• Child Development Policy Institute 
• First Five California—California Children and Families Commission
• Preschool California 
• Plan 4 Preschool
• First5 California

California Early Learning Quality Improvement System (CA ELQIS)

The Early Learning Quality Improvement System Committee is completing the Final Report to be submitted to the legislature. ACSI has prepared a CA ELQIS Summary which includes information about upcoming public hearings. This information was updated in September to include links to templates for providing public comment. Information is also available on the CA ELQIS webpage.

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Colorado

• National Resource Center for Health and Safety in Child Care and Early Education

Connecticut

• Connecticut Licensing Standards
• State Department of Education 

Delaware

• Office of Child Care Licensing
• Delaware Early Care and Education Office

Florida

• National Resource Center for Health and Safety in Child Care and Early Education

Georgia

• National Resource Center for Health and Safety in Child Care and Early Education

Hawaii

• Good Beginnings Alliance 
• Hawaii Preschool Content Standards 
• Learning to Grow Developmental Guidelines and Early Learning Activity Books
• PATCH: Hawaii Resource and Referral Agency
• Licensing of Group Child Care Centers 
• Department of Human Services 
• Keiki Injury Prevention Program Coalition/SAFE Kids Hawaii 
• Special Parent Information Network
  This website provides support and information to parents of children with disabilities.
• Keiki Care Project Department of Health: Early Intervention Services—select Additional Programs and Projects for information on the Keiki Care Project

Idaho

• STARS

Illinois

• Illinois State Board of Early Childhood Education
• Illinois Preschool For All

Indiana

• National Resource Center for Health and Safety in Child Care and Early Education

Iowa

• Iowa Child Care Resource and Referral
• National Resource Center for Health and Safety in Child Care and Early Education

Kansas

• Kansas Prevention Resources
• National Resource Center for Health and Safety in Child Care and Early Education

Kentucky

• National Resource Center for Health and Safety in Child Care and Early Education
• Kentucky Cabinet for Health and Family Services

Louisiana

• National Resource Center for Health and Safety in Child Care and Early Education

Maine

• Child and Family Services

Maryland

• Maryland State Department of Education

Massachusetts

• Criteria for Exemption of Licensing

Michigan

• National Resource Center for Health and Safety in Child Care and Early Education
• Early on Michigan

Minnesota

• National Resource Center for Health and Safety in Child Care and Early Education 
• Minnesota Department of Health

Mississippi

• National Resource Center for Health and Safety in Child Care and Early Education

Missouri

• National Resource Center for Health and Safety in Child Care and Early Education

Montana

• Department of Public Health and Human Services

Nebraska

• Office of Early Childhood
• National Resource Center for Health and Safety in Child Care

New Hampshire

• Department of Health and Human Services
• New Hampshire Statutes

New Jersey

• NJ Department of Children and Families—Licensing Laws and Regulations
• NJ Department of Education—Division of Early Childhood

New York

• Office of Children and Family Services

Oregon

• Children First for Oregon
• Oregon State Legislature
• Child Care Development services
• Oregon Employment Department—Child Care Division

Pennsylvania

• PA Department of Education—Early Childhood Education
• PA Office of Child Development and Early Education (OCDEL)

Rhode Island

• DCYF Rhode Island Department of Children, Youth and Families 

Vermont

• Department for Children and Families

Washington

• Washington State Department of Early Learning
• King County, WA
• Washington Federation of Christian Schools
• Washington State Legislature

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