Links to Good Information About Child Care
University of North Carolina
The Frank Porter Graham Child Development Institute, part of UNC-Chapel Hill, is dedicated to studying young children and their families. The Institute focuses on research and education in areas of child development and health. The site also contains detailed information on the Environment Rating Scales.
US Department of Health and Human Services
The Child Care Bureau is "dedicated to enhancing the quality, affordability, and availability of child care for all families." The site offers information about research and data related to child care.
The National Child Care Information Center is dedicated to linking people and information. It wants to "complement, enhance, and promote the child care delivery system." Also check out information on the Healthy Child Care America campaign.
The Center on the Social and Emotional Foundations for Early Learning develops and publishes information that helps educators in the early childhood field "meet the needs of the growing number of children with challenging behaviors and mental health needs in Child Care and Head Start programs."
The Children's Defense Fund
Annually, the Children's Defense Fund collects statistics related to child care:
- Child Care Basics: "Every day, 13 million preschoolers—including 6 million infants and toddlers—are in child care." Yet, according to information gathered by the Children's Defense Fund, "Good care is hard to find." Check out this short but fascinating summary of child care in the U.S.
- Children in the States: Did you know that TN ranks 35th in the percentage of children in poverty? That in our state 196,000 children have no health insurance? Or that a single caregiver in a center can care for as many as 15 four-year-olds? You can read this report for these facts and more information on the condition of children and their families.
The National Network for Child Care
The NNCC offers over 1,000 online scholarly publications and other resources related to child care. It includes an email list-serve, person-to-person support, and a quarterly newsletter.