National Links

Child Care Bureau
The Child Care Bureau supports low-income working families through child care financial assistance and promotes children's learning by improving the quality of early care and education and after school programs.

National Association for the Education of Young Children
The world's largest organization working on behalf of young children with nearly 100,000 members, a national network of over 300 local, state, and regional Affiliates, and a growing global alliance of like-minded organizations.

National Association of Child Care Resource and Referral Agencies (NACCRRA)
NACCRRA has been working to improve the system of early learning for children by providing training, resources, and best practices standards to local and state CCR&Rs, among other things.

National Association of Family Child Care (NAFCC)
NAFCC is dedicated to strengthening the profession of family child care by promoting high quality, professional early care and education and strengthening communities where providers live and work.

National Child Care Association
NCCA is a professional trade association focused exclusively on the needs of licensed, private childhood care and education programs.

National Child Care Information Center
A national clearinghouse and technical assistance center that links parents, providers, policy-makers, researchers, and the public to early care and education information.

National Conference of State Legislatures (NCSL)
NCSL provides research, technical assistance and opportunities for policymakers to exchange ideas on the most pressing state issues.

National Governor’s Association
Provides governors and their senior staff members with services that range from representing states on Capitol Hill to developing policy reports and hosting networking seminars for state government executive branch officials.

Project Vote Smart
Project Vote Smart, a citizen's organization, has developed a Voter's Self-Defense System to provide you with the necessary tools to self-govern effectively: abundant, accurate, unbiased and relevant information.

United States Department of Health and Human Services: Administration for Children and Families
Responsible for federal programs that promote the economic and social well-being of families, children, individuals, and communities

Zero To Three
Zero to Three offers innovative learning opportunities for trainers, directors, supervisors and practitioners.