Links to Other Resources for Providers
See also Links to Trauma and Disaster Resources
- Caring for Children (PDF) This resource guide helps parents in immigrant and refugee families find and use child care in Minnesota.
- ChildCareAware.org is a non-profit initiative committed to helping parents find the best information on locating quality child care and child care resources in their community. They publish informational brochures for parents, as well as The Daily Parent.
- Child Care Professional's Guide to the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) and Child Care provides guidelines and resources for understanding your responsibilities under the ADA.
- Encyclopedia of Early Childhood Development, an online encyclopedia from Canada's Centre of Excellence for Early Childhood Development offers a wide range of early development topics and contains input from 270 authors from 11 countries. Each topic is organized with key messages geared for parents and service providers.
- HealthyChildcare® is a bimonthly publication for childcare programs devoted to health and safety issues. Their Web site is www.healthychild.net
- Healthy Kids, Healthy Care contains 34 key health and safety practices for parents and families to look for when evaluating and choosing child care/early education programs. Parents can also use the resources to help improve the quality of their child's current program. Produced by the National Resource Center for Health and Safety in Child Care and Early Education (NRC)
- Helping Families and Children Cope With Traumatic Events—tools for helping children and families cope with the tragedy, as well as resources for recognizing the early warning signs which may lead to youth violence.
- The mission of the Minnesota Association for the Education of Young Children is to promote the professional growth and development of those who are committed to the care and education of young children.
- Minnesota Child Care Assistance Program Child Care Provider Guide (PDF) This booklet explains what providers need to know to get
payment from the Department of Human Services (DHS) for families who get benefits from the Child Care Assistance Program (CCAP). CCAP helps some low income parents pay for child care.
- The Minnesota Licensed Family Child Care Association is a professional family child care organization of licensed family child care providers serving children and family child care providers. Their mission is to support the highest standard of care for children in licensed family child care homes through education, resources, recognition, and advocacy; while acknowledging the diversity of licensed family child care providers.
- The American Academy of Pediatrics handout Preventing the Flu in 2007-2008: Strategies and Resources for Child Care Providers and Out-of-Home Caregivers of Children has been updated and is now available on the homepage of the Section Web site: http://www.healthychildcare.org/ .
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