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American Academy of Pediatrics
The American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) and its member pediatricians
dedicate their efforts and resources to the health, safety and well-being
of infants, children, adolescents and young adults.
American Academy of Child and Adolescent
Psychiatry
Information is provided as a public service to aid in the understanding
and treatment of the developmental, behavioral, and mental disorders which
affect an estimated 7 to 12 million children and adolescents at any given
time in the United States.
Child Care Law
Center
CCLC's primary objective is to use legal tools to foster the development
of high quality, affordable child care - for every child, every parent,
every community. CCLC works to expand child care options, particularly
for low income families, and to ensure that children are safe and nurtured
in care outside the home.
Child Care Consulting Services
The mission of Child Care Consulting Services is to support and assist
child care
providers in dealing with administrative, human resource and management
issues.
Children's Defense Fund
The mission of the Children's Defense Fund is to Leave No Child Behind¨
and to ensure every child a Healthy
Start, a Head
Start, a Fair
Start, a Safe
Start, and a Moral
Start in life and successful passage to adulthood with the help of
caring families and communities.
The
Children's Foundation
Through the National Child Care Advocacy Program and National Child Support
Program, CF conducts research and provides information and training on
child nutrition programs; quality child care; leadership development;
health care; welfare-to-work programs; and enforcement of court-ordered
child support.
CLAS: Early Childhood Research Institute on Culturally and Linguistically
Appropriate Services
The CLAS Institute identifies, evaluates, and promotes effective and appropriate
early intervention practices and preschool practices that are sensitive
and respectful to children and families from culturally and linguistically
diverse backgrounds.
CONNECT 1-800-692-7288
CONNECT is the hotline for information and literature about resources
and services available in Pennsylvania for exceptional children and their
families. The term exceptional includes children with physical, emotional
or mental disabilities and youngsters who are mentally gifted.
CYFERNet
CYFERNet is a national network of Land Grant university faculty and county
Extension educators working to support community-based educational programs
for children, youth, parents and families.
Department
of Public Welfare
The Pennsylvania Department of Public Welfare is charged with numerous program areas.
The Department oversees all Children, Youth & Families, Mental Health,
Mental Retardation, Income Maintenance, Medical Assistance and Social
Program issues in the Commonwealth.
Disability-Related Sites on the World Wide Web
Division for Early Childhood/Council
for Exceptional Children
Links to sites related to early intervention, children with special needs
and their families.
Early
Childhood Education On Line
The Early Childhood Education On Line Web site exists to promote and facilitate
information management and exchange, and to serve as a resource and benefit
for all children, their families, and all people who help them grow and
learn.
Early Childhood Resource Center
The Early Childhood Resource Center seeks to promote the optimal development
of infants, toddlers and preschoolers. We do this by providing training
and other assistance that translates developmental research to best practices
for practitioners and policy makers.
ECELS
Mission: Advocacy for children and pediatrics
Pennsylvania Chapter Special Initiatives: Resident Career Day, Community
Practice Seminar/Job Fair, Medical Student Career Day in Pediatrics, "Let's
Talk" series of teleconferences in pediatric practice management, bi-monthly
broadcast news fax, Educating Physicians In Their Communities (EPIC) programs
for primary care practice staff, Pediatric Practice Managers Association
Educational Resources Information
Center (ERIC)
ACCESS ERIC, the promotional and outreach arm of the U.S. Department of
Education's Educational Resources Information Center (ERIC) system, keeps
you informed of the wealth of information offered by the ERIC components
and other education-related organizations. With its toll-free number,
1-800-LET-ERIC (538-3742), ACCESS ERIC makes it easy for you to locate
and obtain education information.
Family Village
We are a global community that integrates information, resources, and
communication opportunities on the Internet for persons with cognitive
and other disabilities, for their families, and for those that provide
them services and support.
I Am Your Child
I Am Your Child is a national public awareness and engagement campaign
to make early childhood development a top priority for our nation.
The Individuals with
Disabilities Education Act Amendments of 1997
This Act strengthens academic expectations and accountability for the
nation's 5.8 million children with disabilities and bridges the gap that
has too often existed between what children with disabilities learn and
what is required in regular curriculum.
Keystone
STARS Child Care Quality Initiative
Keystone Stars is a quality improvement program that recognizes child care
providers who exceed state health and safety licensing requirements.
Medscape Pediatrics
Medscape provides digital health record and online healthcare information
in a variety of formats.
National Association for
the Education of Young Children
"The National Association for the Education of Young Children
(NAEYC) exists for the purpose of leading and consolidating the efforts
of individuals and groups working to achieve healthy development and constructive
education for all young children."
National Association for Family Child
Care
The focus of NAFCC is to provide technical assistance to family
child care associations. This assistance is provided through developing
leadership and professionalism, addressing issues of diversity, and by
promoting quality and professionalism through NAFCC's Family Child Care
Accreditation.
National Center for Early Development
and Learning (NECTAS)
Research at the National Center for Early Development & Learning
(NCEDL), focuses on enhancing the cognitive, social and emotional development
of children from birth through age eight.
The National Child Care Information Center
The
National Child Care Information Center (NCCIC), a project of the Child
Care Bureau, Administration for Children and Families (ACF), U.S. Department
of Health and Human Services, is a national resource that links information
and people to complement,
enhance, and promote the child care delivery system, working to ensure
that all children and families have access to high-quality comprehensive
services.
National Early Childhood Technical
Assistance System (NECTAS)
NECTAS is a national technical assistance
consortium working to support states, jurisdictions, and others to improve
services and results for young children with disabilities and their families.
National Immunization Program
The National Immunization Program (NIP) is a part of the Centers for Disease
Control and Prevention, located in Atlanta, Georgia. As a disease-prevention
program, NIP provides leadership for the planning, coordination, and conduct
of immunization activities nationwide.
The National Information Center for
Children and Youth with Disabilities
NICHCY is the national information
and referral center that provides information on disabilities and disability-related
issues for families, educators, and other professionals. Our special focus
is children and youth (birth to age 22).
National Institute on
Out-of-School Time
The mission of NIOST is to ensure that all children, youth, and families
have access to high quality programs, activities, and opportunities during
non-school hours.
National Network for Child Care
NNCC unites
the expertise of many of the nation's leading universities through the
outreach system of Cooperative Extension. Our goal is to share knowledge
about children and child care from the vast resources of the land grant
universities with parents, professionals, practitioners, and the general
public.
National Organization for Rare
Disorders, Inc.
The National Organization for Rare Disorders (NORD) is a unique federation
of voluntary health organizations dedicated to helping people with rare
"orphan" diseases and assisting the organizations that serve
them. NORD is committed to the identification, treatment, and cure of
rare disorders through programs of education, advocacy, research, and
service.
National Parent Information Network
The mission of NPIN is to provide access to research-based information
about the process of parenting, and about family involvement in education.
National Resource Center for Health and
Safety in Child Care
NRC's primary mission is to promote health and
safety in out-of-home child care settings throughout the nation.
Pennsylvania Pathways
If you care for children, Pennsylvania Pathways can offer you career
development opportunities.
Pennsylvania Department of
Public Welfare
Child Care Resources - A guide for Pennsylvania parents and communities.
Pennsylvania State Foster Parent Association
" The Pennsylvania State Foster Parent Association will be a
catalyst to help all those who
care about children and their families. We will work most directly with
local foster parent
associations and their agencies who refer children to our care. Additionally,
we will seek
to involve all parts of the community to improve the quality of family
life in Pennsylvania."
Safe Kids
The National SAFE KIDS Campaign mission is to prevent the number one
killer of children Ñ unintentional injury. By working at a national level
through grassroots Coalitions we educate adults and children, provide
safety devices to families in need, and pass and strengthen laws to empower
families and communities to protect children ages 14 and under.
Society for Protecting the Rights of the
Child
The children of today are the builders of tomorrow. To become
happy and healthy individuals guaranteeing a better world, they need to
overcome their sufferings and shortcomings. This is the cause that the
Society for Protecting the Rights of the Child (SPRC) is devoted to.
Systems Change in Personnel
Preparation (Products: Resource Guide)
Systems Change in Personnel Preparation is a cluster of projects that
have studied and continue to explore policies and practices that promote
improvements in the preparation of the early childhood intervention workforce,
especially those serving infants, toddlers, and
young children with disabilities and their families.
U.S. Consumer Product
Safety Commission
CPSC, an independent Federal regulatory agency, helps keep American families
safe by reducing the risk of injury or death from consumer products.
The
WonderWise Parent
An informative, ad banner-free site on parenting and parent-child relationships
designed for parents, grandparents, foster parents, stepparents, caregivers,
teachers, and parent educators.
Zero to Three/National
Center for Infants, Toddlers and Families
ZERO TO THREE's mission is to promote the healthy development of our
nation's infants and toddlers by supporting and strengthening families,
communities, and those who work on their behalf.