 Resource Links
21st Century Community Learning Centers
The 21st CCLC Program is a key component of President Bush's No Child Left Behind Act. It is an opportunity for students and their families to continue to learn new skills and discover new abilities after the school day has ended. Congress has appropriated $991.07 million for afterschool programs in Fiscal Year (FY) 2005.
http://www.ed.gov/programs/21stcclc/index.html
American Academy of Pediatrics
Committed to the attainment of optimal physical, mental and social health and well-being for all infant, children, adolescents and young adults.
http://www.aap.org/default.htm
Center for Child Care Workforce
Educate…
and care for our children.
Advocate…
for quality, affordable early care and education programs for all children.
Compensate…
early care and education professionals for the important work they do every day.
http://www.ccw.org/
Child Care Bureau
Dedicated to enhancing the quality, affordability, and availability of child care for all families. The Child Care Bureau administers federal funds to states, territories, and tribes to assist low-income families in accessing quality child care for children when the parents work or participate in education or training. http://www.acf.hhs.gov/programs/ccb/
Children’s Defense Fund
The Children's Defense Fund Action Council™ mission is to Leave No Child Behind and to ensure every child a Healthy Start, a Head Start, a Fair Start, a Safe Start, and a Moral Start in life and successful passage to adulthood with the help of caring families and communities.
http://www.cdfactioncouncil.org
Council on Children and Families
The Council on Children and Families is authorized to coordinate the NY state health, education and human services systems as a means to provide more effective systems of care for children and families. Established as Chapter 757 of the Laws of 1977 and administratively merged with the New York State Office of Children and Family Services since 2003, the Council's work remains true to its original intent— to be a neutral body within state government capable of negotiating solutions to interagency issues.
http://www.ccf.state.ny.us/
Department of Health
Leading America to better health, safety and well-being. Information on the Child Care and Development Block Grant,links to other Administration on Children and Families sites and other information within the Department of Health and Human Services, with links to other related child care sites.
http://www.os.dhhs.gov/
Every Child Matters Education Fund
Welcome to the Every Child Matters Education Fund, a national nonprofit organization devoted to improving the lives of children and families by advocating for better public policy during federal and state campaigns. http://www.everychildmatters.org/
FedWorld Information Network
This site lists recent government reports and lets the user search government information by keywords. http://www.fedworld.gov/
Internal Revenue Service (IRS):
Form W-10 - Dependent Care Provider’s Identification and Certification
The purpose of this publication is to provide information on figuring and claiming the deduction for business use of your home. It contains special rules for day care providers including standard meal and snack rates.
http://www.irs.gov/pub/irs-pdf/fw10.pdf
Internal Revenue Service (IRS): Publication 587-Business Use of Your Home (See Day Care Facility)
The purpose of this publication is to provide information on figuring and claiming the deduction for business use of your home. It contains special rules for day care providers including standard meal and snack rates.
http://www.irs.gov/publications/p587/index.html
Leviticus 25:23 Alternative Fund, Inc.
Leviticus 25:23 Alternative Fund was founded in 1983 as a community development revolving loan fund by church groups located in the New York metropolitan area who are members of the Tri-State Coalition for Responsible Investment. The Fund is set up as a not-for-profit membership corporation. The mission of the Fund is to provide a vehicle through which our Members and Associate Members may utilize some of their assets or disposable income to benefit the poor. Our goal is to provide credit in the form of loans to community-based organizations and to women/minority entrepreneurs.
http://www.leviticusfund.org
Library of Congress’ State and Local Government Resource Page
List indexes of state and local sources of information on the World Wide Web and provides maps of every state. Also links to other Library of Congress information resources to to other government sites. http://www.loc.gov/rr/news/stategov/stategov.html
Minute Menu
Minute Menu HX is a comprehensive, automated, Internet-based CACFP management system for Sponsors, State Agencies, and Providers.
http://www.minutemenu.com
National Child Care Information Center
The National Child Care Information Center (NCCIC), a service of the Child Care Bureau, is a national clearinghouse and technical assistance center that links parents, providers, policy-makers, researchers, and the public to early care and education information.
http://www.nccic.org/
National Resource Center for Health and Safety in Child Care
Funded by the Maternal and Child Health Bureau, Department of Health and Human Services, this site has the child care licensure regulations for each state. Also available are health and safety tips and full-text resources. http://nrc.uchsc.edu/
New York State Division of Criminal Justice Services
Welcome to the New York State Sex Offender Registry information center. The purpose of this site is to provide an overview of the sex offender registration law and how the public can obtain information about sex offenders. The Sex Offender Registration Act, New York's version of Megan's Law, was signed by Governor George E. Pataki in July 1995 and became effective on January 21, 1996. The text of the statute is contained in Correction Law Article 6-C (Section 168 et seq.).
Registered sex offenders in New York are classified by the risk of reoffense. A court determines whether an offender is a level 1 (low risk), 2 (moderate risk) or 3 (high risk). The court also determines whether an offender should be given the designation of a sexual predator, sexually violent offender or predicate sex offender. Offenders are required to be registered for 20 years or life. Level 1 offenders with no designation must register for twenty years. Level 1 offenders with a designation, as well as level 2 and level 3 offenders regardless of whether they have a designation must register for life.
http://criminaljustice.state.ny.us/nsor/index.htm
New York State Family Resources
In 1986, the Council on Children and Families published the Family Resources Book. In the 20 years since, it has been a much sought after publication and it is with this in mind that the Council began to revise and update the information contained in this resource book. With the help of an advisory group the Council on Children and Families assumed the task of compiling and evaluating materials for inclusion. The criteria were simple . . . the information would be up to date, generally accepted by the professional field and useful both to families raising children before birth to adolescence and to the professionals that support them. The goal is to provide a user friendly site to locate high quality resources available on-line, in local libraries or by purchase in stores. We have attempted to provide a balanced, broad-spectrum of topics with resources useful to all.
http://www.nysfamilyresources.org/
Parents’ Action for Children
Parents' Action for Children, a non-partisan organization founded by actor/director Rob Reiner, is mobilizing parents to stand up for policies that put children and families first.
http://www.parentsaction.org/
Real Life. Real Talk.
Real Life. Real Talk.® is a bold, nationwide, social change effort. Its aim is to positively change the social climate in communities by creating more open, honest, and balanced talk about sex and health. A more positive social climate will, over time, help to ensure that people — particularly young people — have adequate information and services to enable them to make healthy sexual choices. As examples from social movements show, getting people to talk openly and publicly about an issue — particularly a sensitive or stigmatized issue — is a critical step in making social change happen. Once people believe they are allowed to talk honestly about sex, and once they question the consequences of silence, we believe a cascade of positive behavior change in sexual health will follow.
http://www.realliferealtalk.org
Red Leaf Institute
Redleaf National Institute is a division of Resources for Child Caring, a nonprofit organization located in St. Paul, Minnesota. We work closely with Redleaf Press, another division of Resources for Child Caring, which publishes business resources and other materials for child care professionals.
http://www.redleafinstitute.org
Rockland 21st Century Collaborative for Children and Youth
Rockland 21C is a pioneering countywide partnership with children as our priority. Our mission is to ensure the best possible future for every child by building a comprehensive support system that links family, school and community. The bulk of our resources are utilized in supporting and sustaining the growing network of community schools developed by Yale University's Bush Center for Social Policy.
http://www.rockland21c.org/
Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration
A life in the community for everyone.
http://www.samhsa.gov/
The National After School Association
The National AfterSchool Association, formerly the National School-Age Care Alliance, was founded in 1987. We are a professional association with a membership component-our membership includes more than 7,000 practitioners, policy makers, and administrators representing all public, private, and community-based sectors of after-school and out-of-school time programs, as well as school-age and after-school programs on military bases, both domestic and international. As the leading voice of the after-school profession, we are dedicated to the development, education, and care of children and youth during their out-of-school hours.
http://www.naaweb.org
The National Association for Family Child Care
Your Home.
What began years ago as an informal approach to providing child care as a way to support working parents, family child care providers today are making an intentional career choice to offer quality early care and education in their homes.
Your Profession.
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.
Our Commitment.
NAFCC is dedicated to advocating for the family child care profession by collaborating with other local, state, and national organizations who contribute to the family child care field to increase awareness about and improve the quality of family child care.
http://www.nafcc.org/include/default.asp
The National Association for the Education of Young Children
The National Association for the Education of Young Children (NAEYC) is dedicated to improving the well-being of all young children, with particular focus on the quality of educational and developmental services for all children from birth through age 8. NAEYC is committed to becoming an increasingly high performing and inclusive organization.
Founded in 1926, NAEYC is 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.
http://www.naeyc.org
The New York State Association for the Education of Young Children
The New York State Association for the Education of Young Children’s mission is to promote excellence in early care and education services for NYS children and families through education, advocacy and the support of the profession.
http://www.nysaeyc.org/
The New York State Office of Children and Family Services
The Office of Children and Family Services serves New York's public by promoting the well-being and safety of our children, families and communities.
We will achieve results by setting and enforcing policies, building partnerships, and funding and providing quality services.
http://www.ocfs.state.ny.us
Training Strategies Group The Research Foundation of SUNY
The SUNY Training Strategies Group (TSG) is part of the Research Foundation of State University of New York. TSG offers a full range of learning strategies that are responsive to the training goals of your organization. Our experienced staff will work directly with you to design and implement systems to meet the education and training needs of your organization.
http://www.tsg.suny.edu/index.htm
U.S. Bureau of the Census
This site offers useful child care data, including information on child care costs and use of various child care arrangements.
http://www.census.gov/
U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission
The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission is charged with protecting the public from unreasonable risks of serious injury or death from more than 15,000 types of consumer products under the agency's jurisdiction.
http://www.cpsc.gov
United States Department of Agriculture
In 1862, when President Abraham Lincoln founded the U.S. Department of Agriculture, he called it the "people's Department." In Lincoln's day, 58 percent of the people were farmers who needed good seeds and information to grow their crops. Today, USDA continues Lincoln's legacy by serving all Americans. USDA remains committed to helping America's farmers and ranchers. But we also do much more.
http://www.usda.gov/wps/portal/usdahome
Zero To Three
Welcome to the Center for Training Services. We offer innovative learning opportunities for trainers, directors, supervisors and practitioners. Our research and practice-based training focuses on working with infants, toddlers and their families.
http://www.zerotothree.org
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