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GOOD LINKS!

American Academy of Pediatrics

Child Care Bureau

For those who might find themselves involved in research for a speech or proposal, this website provides links to the National Child Care Information Center and to an interesting assortment of economic data and demographic information from various government sources.

Children's Defense Fund

This site includes a thorough listing of the latest legislative proposals in the child care field as well as free subscriptions to e-mail newsletters providing advocacy and legislative updates.

Maryland Committee for Children

Maryland Committee for Children works with parents, child care providers, advocates, employers, and policymakers to expand and enhance the early childhood education and child care available to Maryland's children. Many services developed by MCC are now provided by the Maryland Child Care Resource Network, a statewide network of local child care resource centers (CCRCs). Child care services listed throughout the MCC website will refer you to your local CCRC.

The National Association for the Education of Young Children

This site includes membership information, descriptions of books and videos for sale, and a section for posting job listings to recruit NAEYC members.

National Association of Child Care Resource and Referral Agencies

National Child Care Information Center

Sponsored by the Child Care Bureau, Administration for Children and Families, Department of Health and Human Services, this site provides a central access point for child care related information.

www.mdafterschool.org

You can search here for activities and programs for school-age children.

Ready at Five Partnership

Zero to Three


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