Helpful Links

• Action Alliance for Children www.4children.org/home.htm
  Action Alliance for Children provides information on current issues, trends and public policies that affect children and families.
• California Association for the Education of Young Children (CAEYC) www.caeyc.org
  CAEYC is the California affiliate of the National Association for the Education of Young Children. They focus on providing educational services and resources to adults who work with and for children birth through age eight.
• California Child Care Resource and Referral Network www.rrnetwork.org
• California Children's and Families Commission www.ccfc.ca.gov
  The California Children and Families Act of 1998 (Prop 10) was passed to provide all children prenatal to five years of age with a comprehensive, integrated system of early childhood development services. Services are provided in each county and also at the state level.
• California Commission on Teacher Credentialing (CTC) www.ctc.ca.gov
  CTC provides up-to-date information on Child Development Permits as well as other California teaching credentials.
• California Early Childhood Mentor Program www.ecementor.org
  The California Early Childhood Mentor program was established in 1988 and is the largest mentoring program for child care professionals in the U.S. The program provides advanced training for experienced child care workers who wish to become mentors to new practitioners.
• California School-Age Consortium (CalSAC) www.calsac.org
  CalSAC provides training, advocacy and networking opportunities for after-school and school-age care professionals. Founded in 1982, CalSAC is the nation's oldest and largest statewide association for school-age care.
• Child Care Action Campaign (CCAC)
  CCAC is a national nonprofit organization dedicated to strengthening families, improving education, and advancing the well being of children through advocacy for safe, affordable, good quality child care for all American families.
• Child Care Law Center www.childcarelaw.org
  The Child Care Law Center is a national nonprofit legal services organization. Their 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 Development Division - California Department of Education www.cde.ca.gov/cyfsbranch/child_development
  The Child Development Division (CDD) provides leadership and support to individuals and organizations concerned with children and families by promoting high-quality child development programs. The CDD educates the general public about developmentally appropriate practices, funds a variety of child care programs, and serves as the lead agency for federal child development funds.
• Child Development Policy Institute (CDPI) www.cdpi.net
  The Child Development Policy Institute helps to establish sound public policy focused on what is best for the children of California.
• Child Development Training Consortium (CDTC) www.childdevelopment.org
  The CDTC is a statewide program funded by the California Department of Education, Child Development Division. CDTC provides professional growth and development opportunities.
• Children Now www.childrennow.org
  Children Now utilizes research and mass communications to make the well-being of children a top priority across the nation.
• Coleman Advocates www.colemanadvocates.org
  Coleman Advocates works independently in San Francisco to change city policies and programs through advocacy, research, public education, and development of creative, cost-effective proposals on issues such as child welfare, health, juvenile justice, and recreation.
• Fight Crime: Invest in Kids www.fightcrime.org/ca
  Fight Crime: Invest in Kids California is a non-profit anti-crime organization led by California's leading sheriffs, police chiefs, district attorneys and victims of violence. Based on rigorous research evidence and years of crime-fighting experience, it works with crime prevention scholars to develop policy recommendations and to share its findings with policy-makers and the public.
• Labor Project for Working Families http://socrates.berkeley.edu/~iir/workfam/home.html
  The Labor Project for Working Families advocates for family-friendly policies in the workplace. They work with unions on collective bargaining, legislation and public policies related to balancing work and family, such as child care, elder care, family leave and flexible work schedules.
• National Association for the Education of Young Children (NAEYC) www.naeyc.org
• On the Capitol Doorstep (OTCD) www.otcdkids.com
  OTCD provides information on California and federal legislation affecting young children. Focusing on child care and development programs, OTCD also follows current legislative efforts relative to child protection; child safety; education; health, mental health and disabilities; nutrition and public assistance.
• Policy Analysis for California Education (PACE), UC Berkeley http://pace.berkeley.edu/
  PACE is an independent policy research center whose primary aim is to enrich education policy debates with sound analysis and hard evidence.
• Parent Voices www.parentvoices.org
  Parent Voices is a partnership of parents from San Francisco Bay Area counties in California and is coordinated by the California Resource and Referral Network. Parent Voices combines leadership development, advocacy, and community organizing in its efforts to increase funding, improve quality, and provide better access to child care.
• Wheelock College Institute for Leadership and Career Initiatives
  The Institute focuses on helping states, local communities, and higher education institutions create early childhood/school-age career development training and support systems ("career development systems") tied to increased compensation and benefits.