Child CareNational Association for the Education of Young Children (NAEYC) is the nation's largest organization of early childhood educators and others dedicated to improving the quality of programs for children from birth through third grade. Child Care Aware provides child care information and a national search for child care by zip code. 50 State Map Public Broadcasting System provides a state by state resource map for employees who are caregivers as well as resources for businesses that want to provide family supportive programs. NACCRRA provides national leadership on building quality child care systems, community by community and neighborhood by neighborhood. This organization represents state-level Child Care Resource and Referral Agency Associations. 2-1-1 Help in Texas represents community information and referral resource centers agencies, which help consumers to locate social service resources throughout Texas. National School-Age Care Alliance: NSACA is the network for after school professionals; they have developed National School-Age Standards and an Accreditation process for school-age programs. National Fatherhood Initiative provides information and resources for fathers which promote the involvement of fathers in children's lives. Child Safety - Latchkey Children Resources provides information and links to agencies, organizations and websites about latchkey children. For Parents of Sick and Worn-Out Children provides advice for parents about certain medical conditions. Information For Expectant and New Parents: Primedia publications website provides information for new parents. The Texas Licensed Child Care Association (TLCCA) provides information to members of a statewide child care association to further the education of members in child development; to be informed of all standards and legislation concerning child care; to correlate the efforts of the members of the Association and educate the public in the value of licensing. The National Child Care Association (NCCA) provides information for and represents the private, licensed childhood care and education community. Zero to Three provides information and resources for parents or professionals on healthy development of young children, ages 0-3. The Center For Parent Education provides links to parent training resources. The Center for Parent Education is associated with the College of Education at the University of North Texas. National Head Start Association (NHSA) provides information and resources for Head Start directors and programs. It is a private not-for-profit membership organization representing more than 923,000 children, 180,000 staff and more than 2,400 Head Start programs in America. The Child Care Bureau provides information on the Child Care Development Fund, the source of state-level subsidized child care for eligible families. The Bureau is a part of the US Department of Health and Human Services. Texas Department of Family and Protective Services: Conduct a search for child care in Texas by zip code. This site includes tips for finding appropriate care and information for child care providers on licensing requirements. Colorado Association of Family Child Care: The official website of the Colorado Association of Family Child Care, a non-profit organization dedicated to the support and education of licensed family child care providers in the state of Colorado. Resource Center for Child Care Workers: An organization which serves child care employers, employees and parents by providing job bank services and frequently asked questions. Businesses that provide child care benefits: Abbott Laboratories Work/Live Program: Abbott is a diversified health care company, employing over 70,000. The company offers on-site child care and emergency back-up care for approximately 425 infants, toddlers, preschool and school-aged children. Bank of America is a banking and financial services company with approximately 143,000 employees. The company offers flexible work arrangements, child care centers and dependent care programs to deal with child care and aging parents. Baptist Health South Florida-Family-Friendly Benefits is a not-for-profit health care organization with 8,000 employees. It offers lactation rooms, subsidized care for infants and preschool children and elder care resources and referrals. Chancellor's Advisory Committee on Dependent Care is the committee that develops human resource policies for University of California, Berkeley, faculty and staff. Fannie Mae Mortgage Services is a housing finance system with 4,455 employee that offers emergency child center, child care vouchers and flexible work options. Intel is a supplier to the Internet economy has 89,792 employees. The company offers resource and referral services, a pretax dependent care spending account and discounts to national child care chains. Prudential Financial is a financial services company, has over 5,000 employees nationwide. The company offers on-site and near-site child care centers; child care referrals; discounts through national child care providers, and flexible work arrangements. Texas Workforce Commission: link to business management information for child care providers from Texas Workforce Commission US Small Business Administration: link to business management information for child care providers from the Small Business Administration INC. Magazine: link to business management information for child care providers from INC. magazine Federal Consumer Information Center: link to business management information for child care providers including Links to Resources for Small Businesses National Federation of Small Business: link to business management information for child care providers on small business issues, and relevant federal and state legislation Service Core of Retired Executives: link to business management information for child care providers. SCORE provides advice and counseling to small businesses and entrepreneur |
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