Useful Links
The internet has a wealth of information on child care. The Oklahoma Child Care Resource & Referral Association has put together the following list of web sites that offer especially helpful information for child care providers. Some links provide general professional information, while others can be used to access more specific topics.
RESOURCES
Teaching Strategies
http://www.teachingstrategies.com
Kaplan
http://www.kaplanco.com/index.asp
NATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS
http://www.naeyc.org
National Association for the Education of Young Children
http://www.zerotothree.org
Provides a host of information from parent education resources to literature on child development from age zero to three
http://www.nafcc.org
National Association for Family Child Care
http://www.naaweb.org
National After School Association
http://cyfernet.ces.ncsu.edu/cyfdb/browse_2.php?search=NNCC
National Network for Child Care. Provides information to child care professionals from business management to activities for children
http://www.nccic.org
National Child Care Information Center
http://www.naccrra.org
National Association of Child Care Resource and Referral Agencies
http://nrc.uchsc.edu/STATES/states.htm
National Resource Center for Health and Safety in Child Care
http://nichcy.org
National Dissemination Center for Children with Disabilities
http://www.nhsa.org
National Head Start Association
http://www.naccp.org/index.cfm
National Association of Child Care Professionals
LOCAL ORGANIZATIONS
http://www.ecaok.org/page/page/1712979.htm
Early Childhood Association of Oklahoma
http://www.southernearlychildhood.org
Southern Early Childhood Association
http://www.oklahomachildcareassociation.com
Oklahoma Child Care Association
http://www.health.state.ok.us/program/mchecd/index.html
Oklahoma Health Dept. Early Childhood Development information and resources
http://www.oica.org/
Oklahoma Institute for Child Advocacy
http://www.okhighered.org/secc
Scholars for Excellence in Child Care
http://www.okdhs.org/childcare/ProviderInfo/providerHome.htm
Warmline information and topic list
FOR CHILD DEVELOPMENT ASSOCIATES
http://www.cdacouncil.org
ACCREDITATION
http://www.ncac.gov.au/index.htm
Child Care Accreditation
National Association of Family Child Care (NAFCC)
http://www.nafcc.org
1-800-359-3817
National Association for Education of Young Children (NAEYC)
http://www.naeyc.org
1-800-424-2460
National Early Childhood Program Accreditation (NECPA)
http://www.necpa.net
1-800-505-9878
National Accreditation Commission for Early Care and Education (NAC)
http://www.naccp.org
1-800-537-1118
National School-Age Care Alliance (NSACA)
http://www.nsaca.org
1-617-298-5012
Council on Accreditation (COA)
http://www.coanet.org
1-866-262-8088
Association of Christian Schools International's Preschool Accreditation (ACSI)
http://www.acsi.org
1-972-991-2822
HEALTH
http://www.aap.org
American Academy of Pediatrics
MISCELLANEOUS
Oklahoma's Early Learning Guidelines for children ages three to five
Child Product Safety Recall Information Updates
http://www.childproductsafety.com
Circle of Inclusion
http://www.circleofinclusion.org/english/sitemap.html
Children, youth and families education and research network
http://www.cyfernet.org
Center for the Childcare Workforce
http://www.ccw.org
USEPA Renovation, Repair and Painting (RRP) Regulations www.epa.gov/lead/pubs/renovation.htm