21. NEPEF participate in professional groups, associations, and societies establishing and funding strong networks of support families and the child care system (Arcus http://www.ces.ncsu.edu/depts/fcs/NEPEF/build/build.htm

Grow Frame Develop Educate ... Advocate BUILD Descriptors Professional Relationships and Associations Support Service Networks Community Partnerships and Affiliations Parent and Family Advocacy Online Modules: To BUILD relationships with other professionals working with children and families may be one of the most effective ways to increase parenting options and resources. Building networks and partnerships that support children, parents, and families at local and state levels and sometimes at regional, national, or international levels will ultimately BUILD the field of parenting education. While many of these affiliations are informal in nature, membership in professional associations or organizations will provide critical linkages with others working toward similar goals. Critical BUILD Practices To BUILD, a parenting educator will: Connect and partner with other family-supporting professionals to share resources, support community initiatives, and facilitate referrals between agencies and organizations. Design, develop, and participate in support services and support networks for children, parents, and families.

22. Florida 1998 GPRA Performance Plan, Food Safety And Quality care services, AARP, WIC programs, child care centers, school professionals, county governments, various industry associations, AIDS networks, food banks http://peodweb.ifas.ufl.edu/GPRA1998/sm9.htm

FLORIDA 1998 GPRA PERFORMANCE PLAN Smith-Lever 3d Food Safety and Quality Final 3-17-98 M. Tamplin Narrative Statement Scope and Severity of Issues/Problems A. Introduction . The nation's concern about the safety of its food supply has risen to new historic levels. This situation is fueled by the public's awareness of outbreaks of foodborne disease, emerging pathogens, better surveillance methods, a growing population of high-risk individuals, increased government regulations, new industry practices, and greater importation of foods from developing countries. Epidemiological data show that foodborne illness in the U.S. results annually in 6,000,000 to 12,000,000 infections, approximately 9,000 deaths and more than $5,000,000,000 dollars in social and medical costs. In addition, retrospective studies show that the majority of foodborne illness is caused by microbial contamination in homes and commercial eating establishments, with only 5% linked to processing environments. These issues provide ample justification for Extension to utilize research-based information to enhance knowledge and behavior of safe food handling, processing, and production methods. Public concern of foodborne disease . News media have raised food safety issues to a prominent place in most people's lives. On a typical day, it is not uncommon to see and hear reports of outbreaks of foodborne disease, or new government regulations, on television, radio, and in newspapers. In fact, the average consumer's attention to food safety issues sustains, in part, the commercial revenues of news agencies. In a circular fashion, such prominent attention to food safety issues drives litigation, increased government oversight, and further interest by the media. Therefore, there is a great need for cooperative Extension to provide the public with scientifically-based information that can create a desirable balance with media reports.

23. USA Child Care | Programs USA child care s goal is to undertake successful programs that focus on building strong provider associations and communication networks, thereby bringing new http://www.usachildcare.org/programs/

USA Child Care's goal is to undertake successful programs that focus on building strong provider associations and communication networks, thereby bringing new financial resources to the field and developing benchmarks for a quality system of early care and education. Current programs include: Child Care Issues and Advocacy Legislative Watch National Development Project National Information Network ... Legal Notice USA Child Care usacc@usachildcare.org webteam@usachildcare.org

24. Welcome To SOS Children's Villages Village associations and regional offices participate in or facilitate national NGO umbrellas and networks on issues related to orphan and child care, http://www.sos-childrensvillages.org/cgi-bin/sos/jsp/retrieve.do?lang=en&site=ZZ

25. Child Care Law Center: Links and connections Electronic networks and databases information about CAEYC, child care program accreditation and events, local CAEYC associations, public policy http://www.childcarelaw.org/links.cfm

Here are some other National and California-specific sites about Children, Child Care, Child Development Principles, Early Childhood Education, Legal Advocacy on Behalf of Children, and other resources on the World Wide Web that we recommend: National Resources on the World Wide Web Administration for Children and Families (ACF) The Administration for Children and Families (ACF), within the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), is responsible for federal programs which promote the economic and social well-being of families, children, individuals, and communities. The Web Site includes information on all ACF programs, topics, resources, and publications. The site links you to ACF's Child Care Bureau and ACF's Head Start Bureau The Child Care Bureau is dedicated to enhancing the quality, affordability, and supply of child care available for all families. The Child Care Bureau administers Federal funds to States, Territories, and Tribes to assist low income families in accessing quality child care for children while parents work or participate in education or training. The Child Care Bureau is part of the Administration on Children, Youth and Families in the United States Department of Health and Human Services. Center for Career Development in Early Care and Education (CCDECE) In 1991, The Center for Career Development in Early Care and Education at Wheelock College was founded to improve the quality of early care and education for children by creating a viable career development system for early childhood practitioners; and promote the definition of early care and education both as a professional field and as a field of study. Addressing the need for change in both policy and practice, The Center's technical assistance, training delivery, research, and information dissemination activities are designed to help states, local communities, and higher education institutions bring about systemic change to replace the currently fragmented training system with one which meets the needs of families, children, and the field.

26. Child Care And Development Programs - Program Overview (CA Dept Of Education) and family child care home networks operated or operated by either student associations or the comprehensive services as general child care and development http://www.cde.ca.gov/sp/cd/op/cdprograms.asp

Search Advanced Site Map A-Z Index Professional Development ... Printer-friendly version Child Care and Development Programs The Budget Act of 2003 appropriated $2.2 billion for the California Department of Education's (CDE), Child Development Programs in a mix of 53 percent state funds and 47 percent federal funds. This amount represents a 3.7 percent decrease from the previous year. Over 2,000 contracts are dispersed through approximately 850 public and private agencies statewide to support and provide services to more than 584,000 children. General Child Care and Development General child care and development programs are state and federally funded programs that use centers and family child care home networks operated or administered by either public or private agencies and local educational agencies. These agencies provide child development services for children from birth through 12 years of age and older children with exceptional needs. These programs provide an educational component that is developmentally, culturally, and linguistically appropriate for the children served. The programs also provide meals and snacks to children, parent education, referrals to health and social services for families, and staff development opportunities to employees.

27. Rutgers Media Relations - Professional Women Volunteer As Much As Their Stay-at- s schools and athletic groups, voluntary associations, friendship networks, alumnae groups report identifies the need for more child care near home http://ur.rutgers.edu/medrel/viewArticle.html?ArticleID=3468

28. Bright House Networks Tampa Bay Division News 9 and Bright House networks are helping Girls Club, PARC (Pinellas Association for Retarded children), Community Pride child care, Inc., Morning http://tampabay.mybrighthouse.com/site/AboutUs/PressReleases/PrBrighterHolidays.

home About Us Press Releases home ... former shaw customers Bright House Networks and Bay News 9 Launch Brighter Holidays Bay News 9 and Bright House Networks; helping bring Brighter Holidays to our community. Press Releases Index Home Customer Care My Account ... michigan Use of this site constitutes your acceptance of our User Agreement and

29. Bright Horizons - Community Child Care Networks Our networks set themselves apart from other communitybased programs by quality program accreditation by the National Association for Family child care; http://www.brighthorizons.com/site/pages/family_network.aspx

Search Community Child Care Networks Key Elements of the Child Care Network Bright Horizons Family Solutions will work with you to create and implement an employer-sponsored Child Care Network to meet the needs of your diverse workforce. The Child Care Network is a sustainable, highly trained, and well-managed group of family child care and center-based providers who have agreed to maintain standards of safety and quality, and who are all engaged in individualized quality and improvement programs. Our networks set themselves apart from other community-based programs by the level of quality services they provide. The Benefits For Employers Addresses equity Offers a low implementation cost Provides the flexibility to meet multi-shift and occasional care, as needed Spans communities: urban, suburban, rural Serves the developmental and health needs of a wide age- range of children Creates and sustains accessible and dependable child care so that your employees can get to work For Families Creates a high quality alternative to center-based care for parents who prefer a smaller, more home-like setting

30. 13 Indicators Of Quality Child Care: Research Update Presented to Office of the Assistant Secretary for Planning and Evaluation. and. Health Resources and Services Administration/Maternal and child Health Bureau. U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. Presented by Richard Fiene, Ph.D. child care agencies networks for communication and collaboration on health issues related to day care at the local level, and (c) to determine the child day care http://aspe.os.dhhs.gov/hsp/ccquality-ind02

13 Indicators of Quality Child Care: Research Update Presented to: Office of the Assistant Secretary for Planning and Evaluation and Health Resources and Services Administration/Maternal and Child Health Bureau U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Presented by: Richard Fiene, Ph.D. Pennsylvania State University National Resource Center for Health and Safety in Child Care, University of Colorado Contents Overview Introduction Child Abuse Indicator Immunizations Indicator ... Fire Drills Indicato r Medication Indicator Emergency Plan/Contact Indicator Outdoor Playground Indicator Toxic Substances Indicator ... References To order more copies of this report, contact: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Office of the Assistant Secretary for Planning and Evaluation 200 Independence Ave. SW, Room 450G Washington DC 20201 Fax: (202) 690-5514 Or, this report may be downloaded off the Internet at: http://aspe.hhs.gov/hsp/ccquality-ind02 Overview The purpose of this research brief is to provide guidance for state child care agencies as they think about revising their state child care regulations. The brief is based upon a synthesis of literature around the health and safety standards for out-of-home child care found in Stepping Stones to Using Caring for Our Children Licensing Curriculum developed by the National Association for Regulatory Administration. These methodologies constitute the most researched tools for conducting inferential inspections by licensing agencies.

31. NCCIC. Information Products. Family Child Care State Family child care associations. http://www.nccic.org/poptopics/famcare.html

Questions? Privacy Site Index ACF Home ... Information Products Family Child Care Return to: Popular Topics Online Library State Data/Contacts NCCIC Publications Recursos en Español For Parents For Providers For Goverment CCTAN Listed below are resources with helpful information about this topic. If you have questions or would like additional information about this or other topics, Ask NCCIC to research a specific question for you. Head Start Family Child Care Option Notice of Proposed Rule Making (NPRM) American Academy of Pediatrics Center for the Child Care Workforce ... Western Canada Family Child Care Association State Family Child Care Associations California Association for Family Child Care Colorado Association of Family Child Care Family Child Care Association of New York State, Inc. Florida Family Child Care Home Association ... Wisconsin Early Childhood Association Other Sites of Interest Child Care Radio Oregon Family Child Care Network The document is for informational purposes only. No official endorsement of any practice, publication, program, or individual by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, the Administration for Children and Families, the Child Care Bureau, or the National Child Care Information Center is intended or is to be inferred. For additional information on this or related topics, please contact the National Child Care Information Center at (800) 616-2242 or

32. Michigan Child Care Futures Project: The Child Care Partnership Project states have increased state funding for training child care providers Use successful existing networks. The state 4C Association is effective for gathering the http://www.nccic.org/ccpartnerships/profiles/michigan.htm

Michigan Child Care Futures Project Description Michigan Child Care Futures Project recruits and trains child care providers to increase the supply of quality child care. The project training programs cover all providers of care, but the project is unique in its outreach to family child care providers, relatives providing care, and other non-regulated providers. Child care providers in all 83 Michigan counties benefit from the Futures Project, which is implemented by the 15 regional Community Coordinated Child Care (4-C) agencies. The 4-C agencies are similar to resource and referral agencies in other states. The 4-C association is the state level organization that supports the 4-C agencies and coordinates the Futures Project. Partners Regional and community partners of the Futures Project vary, but they generally include Michigan businesses and foundations, universities and community colleges, hospitals, school districts, and public health and mental health organizations. Each regional 4-C agency is a public-private partnership, because each receives state contracts for child care resource and referral services in addition to the community support. Examples of project partners are: Michigan Family Independence Agency (FIA);

33. Child Care Quality: Does It Matter And Does It Need To Be Improved? Full Report Full Report) Deborah Lowe Vandell and Barbara Wolfe(1) Institute for Research on Poverty. University of WisconsinMadison. Contents. Introduction. How is child care Quality Measured? different conclusions about child care quality is how describing concurrent associations between child care quality and child performance is http://aspe.os.dhhs.gov/hsp/ccquality00/ccqual.htm

Child Care Quality: Does It Matter and Does It Need to be Improved? (Full Report) Deborah Lowe Vandell and Barbara Wolfe( Institute for Research on Poverty Contents Introduction How is Child Care Quality Measured? Does Quality of Child Care Have Meaningful Effects on Children's Development What is the Quality of Care in the United States ... Footnotes Child care has become the norm for young children in the United States. In 1995, 59 percent of children who were 5 years or younger were in nonparental care arrangements on a regular basis (Hofferth, Shauman, Henke, and West, 1998). This care typically began at early ages and lasted substantial hours: with 44 percent of infants under the age of 1 year were in nonparental care for an average of 31 hours a week. In the late preschool years, 84 percent of 4- to 5-year-olds were recorded as being in child care for an average of 28 hours per week. The use of nonparental care in the United States is expected to grow even further as welfare reform is fully implemented (Vandell, 1998). Handbook of Child Psychology . Lamb concluded, based on extant research, that:

34. Famiily Daycare Network--Bulletin Board addition, there are a number of other Family child care networks in Greater Second Homes child care Association (Branford, North Branford, Madison) 8 Red Rock http://info.med.yale.edu/chldstdy/parentsfirst/bulletin_boards/bbs-familydaycare

Home Bulletin Boards : Family Daycare Provider Network About us Parents Early Childhood Training ECE Providers ... Family Daycare Network Yale University Child Study Center 230 South Frontage Road New Haven, CT 06520 USA To translate this website from English to Spanish, Chinese, French, German, Italian, Japanese, Korean, or Portuguese, log on to Alta Vista. Family Daycare Provider Network If you are a caregiver interested in: forming playgroups, create backup plans, or forming continuing education networks with other caregivers. E-mail ParentsFirst@yale.edu with information about your interest (playgroup, backup, network), your town. Family Daycare Networks Family Child Care providers often find it helpful to network with others in the community for support and sharing of information. Family Child Care providers in New Haven, West Haven, East Haven, North Haven, Woodbridge, Orange, North Branford, and Hamden are encouraged to contact All Our Kin. All Our Kin offers comprehensive network services which include continuing education opportunities, on site consultation for National Association of Family Child Care (FAFCC) accreditation, and scholarships.

35. Montgomery Child Care Resource And Referral Center For Families - NAFCC National Association for Family child care http discussion list, conference events, state networks, an “ask Health and Safety in child care http//nrc http://www.montgomerycountymd.gov/content/ccrrc/helplinks.asp

Text Version Home Help Site Map ... Contact Us Montgomery County Child Care Resource and Referral Center Helpful Links The American Library Association http://www.ala.org/parents/index.html This section of the larger ALA site has great resources for both children and parents. For children and teens, there are pages that highlight good websites to visit, and recommended reading and software. For parents, there is information on adult reference and media materials, a link to Booklist magazine, and much more. Commission For Women http://www.montgomerycountymd.gov/cfw Find out about the Commission for Women and the Counseling and Career Center. Information about programs, services, classes, volunteer opportunities, history of the department, staff listings, Commissioners, Commission priorities, special resource listings and more are all included in this dynamic Web Site. Family Village http://www.familyvillage.wisc.edu/ This website contains a library of specific diagnoses and a wide range of topics related to special needs. There is information about connecting with other people, health care and product information, message boards, community and educational resources, places of worship, options for recreation and leisure, and a guide to the internet. Top Maryland Committee for Children http://www.mdchildcare.org

36. RIC's Rural Child Care Financing FAQ child care Business, National Association for Family Urban Development (HUD) supports child care facilities near or using block grants, programs, and networks. http://www.nal.usda.gov/ric/faqs/childc~1.htm

About RIC Rural Resources Funding Resources What Is Rural? ... Ask A Question RIC's Rural Child Care Center FAQ What Information and Funding Resources are Available for Rural Child Care Centers? Planning Resources Develop A Business Plan Grant Writing Resources Funding and Program Assistance ... Additional Resources Access to quality, affordable child care is a national priority as the number of two income and single parent families continue to increase. Most parents select one of three types of child care facilities: family care, home care, or day care . Each type has advantages and disadvantages to consider in establishing a child care facility along with the decision to establish either a nonprofit or for profit child care facility. Story Telling Session Planning Resources for Starting a Rural Child Care Center Several also include information on how to obtain funding to finance your business start-up: Perspectives on Rural Child Care , ERIC Innovative Approaches: Partnerships in Rural Communities Iowa Cares: How Rural Iowa Benefits from Child Care Centers , USDA Rural Business-Cooperative Service Starting a Child Care Center , National Child Care Information Center (NCCIC) Child Care Module , Small Business Administration (SBA) Women's Business Center Small Business Startup Kit,

37. NCCIC. Information Products. Starting A Family Child Care Program into networks that offer training, resources, and group benefits such as health and liability insurance. Joining a local family child care provider association http://nccic.acf.hhs.gov/poptopics/starfund.html

Questions? Privacy Site Index ACF Home ... Information Products Starting a Family Child Care Program Return to: Popular Topics Online Library State Data/Contacts NCCIC Publications Recursos en Español For Parents For Providers For Goverment CCTAN Family Child Care Program Start-Up Information Family child care can be an exciting and rewarding field, and a wonderful opportunity to have a positive impact on the lives of children and their families in your community. Caring for a child is a tremendous responsibility and each State has established regulations that govern child care settings. We hope that the following information will help you prepare to open your home to families seeking high quality care for their children. Developing a child care program in your home involves exploration of a variety of issues. Here are some topics to consider when starting a family child care program: Training requirements before providing care and ongoing professional development; The child care needs of the community;

38. Welcome To NASCD We recently held the 5th Annual Conference of the Association, Building Bridges INCREASED PUBLIC AWARENESS OF SICK child care TV networks, radio stations http://www.nascd.com/

Welcome to NASCD.COM C onference Schedule There is a huge unmet need for sick child care. Each day more than 350,000 children younger than 14 years of age with both parents working are too sick to attend school or child care. Working mothers are absent from their jobs from 5 to 29 days per year caring for ill children. This costs employers between $2 and $12 billion annually. Obstacles exist that hamper the development of needed sick child care programs. There is an absence of providers largely due to lack of information, lack of licensing procedures for sick child care, difficulty getting insurance, and funding challenges. Providers, parents, child care professionals and employers need information about sick child care. Providers need an information clearinghouse and a referral network of other providers, organizations and resources that can help them. Parents and child care professionals need information on sick child care resources in their communities and on ways to promote the creation of new services. Employers need information on how their support of sick child care services can help reduce their absenteeism costs. What is NASCD?

39. Links The National Association for the Education of Young share knowledge about children and child care from the NNCC networks with committed individuals around the http://www.nascd.com/links.htm

We're in the process of collecting links to web sites with information regarding child care and sick child care. Please check back regularly as we are continuously adding to this list. http://www.hugs-n-kissesonline.com Huggs and Kisses is a sick child daycare that provides peace of mind to the working patent. We are also available for the development of new or existing centers through consultation and services. Rainbow Station http://www.rainbowstation.org Rainbow Station is a comprehensive child care facility that provides quality early childhood education and afterschool recreation programs that accomodate mildly and chronically ill children. Child Care in Health Care http://www.childcareinhealthcare.org This site provides valuable information related to hospital based child care programs throughout the nation. ChildCareInsurance.com

40. Support Bodies, Sub-sector - VolResource of Public Information networks (SPIN) Largely National Association of children s Information Services. National Council of Voluntary child care Organisations. http://www.volresource.org.uk/info/support.htm

@import "../css/base1.css"; Skip navigation VolResource information for voluntary and community organisations External web links open in new window. Sector Info Sources Support bodies Function support Local sector contacts ... Site Search Help or: Powered by FreeFind Sub-sector Support Bodies Updated 23/2/04 Follow the trail This page As we've collected details on more support bodies for specific 'areas of concern', or sub-sectors, it has become sensible to try to group them here. General Immigration Minorities Public Information, Law and Advice Recreation Youth Elsewhere The Areas of Concern pages will still have many useful links for anybody getting involved in specific issue-based organisation. For the moment, we've left Arts/Heritage Care Disabilities Health and Housing bodies under AoC. Specialist pages for Community Groups (and Community Development) Resources; Social Economy Aid and Development Professional bodies focus on job functions (charity law, finance, volunteers etc) or have a wider brief. Some general professional bodies are of particular interest to those in the sector, but don't have known charity/vol org contacts. See

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