Child Care Links
Links to:
- National Child Care Resources
- California Child Care Resources
- Financial and Business Assistance Resources
- Child Care Design Resources
- Local Child Care Resources
1. National Child Care Resources
Child and Adult Care Food Program
Child Care Information Exchange
Child Care Law Center
Children's Defense Fund (Child Care and Development Division)
Children Now
Clearinghouse on Early Education and Parenting
Early Childhood.com
Linking Economic Development and Child Care Project (Cornell University)
National Association of Child Care Resource and Referral Agencies
National Association for the Education of Young Children
National Association for Family Child Care
National Child Care Association
National Children's Facilities Network
Insight Center for Community Economic Development
National Head Start Association
National Head Start Facilities Assistance
National Network for Child Care
National Resource Center for Health and Safety in Child Care and Early Education
Office of Child Care (U.S. Health & Human Services/Administration for Children and Families)
Redleaf National Institute: the National Center for the Business of Family Child Care
Redleaf Press
U.S. Bureau of the Census
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2. California Child Care Resources
California Association for the Education of Young Children
California Association for Family Child Care
California Child Care Health Program
California Child Care Resource and Referral Network
California Children and Families Commission
California Commission on Teacher Credentialing
California Council of Churches (Faith-Based Child Care Capacity Building Project)
California Department of Education, Child Development Division
California Early Childhood Mentor Program
California Head Start Association
Child Development Policy Institute
Child Development Training Consortium
Local Child Care Planning Councils
Local Investment in Child Care (LINCC)
Low Income Investment Fund (LIIF) Child Care Program
National Resource Center for Health and Safety in Child Care and Early Education (California Rules for Child Care Facilities, and Caring for Our Children)
Program for Infant/Toddler Caregivers
The Children's Collabrium (formerly CDPI Education Fund)
Licensing Links:
Child Care Licensing
Becoming a Licensed Child Care Provider
Child Care Advocate Program
Community Care Licensing Division Child Care Offices
Child Care Center Licensing Information
Family Child Care Licensing Information
3. Financial and Business Assistance Resources
Alliance for Nonprofit Management (List of nonprofit management assistance programs in California)
California Association for Microenterprise Opportunity (List of Microenterprise Lenders in California)
California Association of Nonprofits Insurance Services (CIS)
California Chamber of Commerce -- Business & Community Resources (A list of the basic steps necessary to start a business in California)
California Native American Business Development Center (CNABDC)
California Resources and Training (CARAT) Community Partners
Child Care Facilities Revolving Fund
Commercial Banks
Enterprise Foundation
Federal Home Loan Bank of San Francisco - Advances for Community Enterprise (available statewide)
Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco - Directory of Small Business Technical Assistance Providers in California
Field, Microenterprise Fund for Innovation, Effectiveness, Learning and Dissemination (List of Microenterprise Programs in California)
Foundation Center
Grantsmanship Center (List of Community Foundations in California)
IDA Network (Individual Development Account): California Programs
Low Income Investment Fund
Management Assistance Program for Nonprofits (Including a free management library of resources)
Nonprofit Finance Fund
Opportunity Finance Network
Redleaf National Institute: the National Center for the Business of Family Child Care
Service Corps of Retired Executives (SCORE)
Small Business Administration California Offices
Small Business Administration (en Español)
Small Business Administration: Financing
Small Business Administration: Online Women's Business Center
Small Business Administration Small Business Development Centers
4. Child Care Design Resources
Access Board: ADA (Americans with Disabilities Act) Design Guidelines
American Institute of Architects, California Council: Contact your local AIA to find architects with child care design experience
Center for Architecture and Urban Planning Research: Includes a section of publications on designing children's environments
Children, Youth and Environments: An international network of publications, articles and information dedicated to improving children's environments
Committee on Architecture for Education (CAE): A group of architects and allied professionals concerned with the quality and design of all types of educational, cultural, and recreational facilities.
Design Childcare: Child care planning and design services
Kaboom: For playground building resources, publications, and grants
National Clearinghouse for Educational Facilities: Early Childhood Centers:
A resource list of links, books, and journal articles with extensive information on design guidelines, quality indicators and safety requirements for early childhood facilities
National Program for Playground Safety: A national clearinghouse for playground safety information that provides: ongoing research in the area of injury prevention, educational videos addressing the roles of various audiences in injury prevention, and a national information hotline (800-554-PLAY) about playground injury prevention
National Resource Center for Health and Safety in Child Care: NRC's mission is to promote health and safety in out-of-home child care settings throughout the nation. They publish Caring for Our Children: National Health and Safety Performance Standards Guidelines for Out-of-Home Child Care Programs, Second Edition
Spaces for Children: Child care facilities experts
5. Local Child Care Resources
(to access links to local child care resources for your county please visit the Community Resources and Loan Resources by county sections of this website)
