Links and Resources

The following organizations may be of interest to Early Care Professionals, Parents and Children's Advocates. Childcare Resources does not control and cannot guarantee the quality, content, relevance, timeliness, or accuracy of information contained in the websites owned by these organizations. It is the responsibility of the web user to evaluate the content and usefulness of information obtained from these sites.

AALECE - Alabama Association of Licensed Early Care and Education 334-821-4514, www.alabamachildcare.org
AAYC - Alabama Association for Young Children 1-877-YES-AAYC, www.aayc.net
ACEI - Association for Childhood Education International 1-800-423-3563, www.udel.edu/bateman/acei/
AEI - Alabama Early Intervention 1-800-543-3098, 205-290-4550, www.rehab.state.al.us
Alabama Dept. of Public Health - information on ALLKids, CHIP, WIC, Immunizations & other health topics - Birmingham office 205-979-5700, www.adph.org
Alabama Partnership for Children - implementing the Governor’s Early Learning Commission Report, email: Alpartner4children@usa.net.
Alabama Public Television, APTV, Ready to Learn - programs & resources for parents & caregivers, www.aptv.org
Benevolink- Giving Made Simple SM - Conveniently shop online at your favorite stores & give to your favorite charity - www.benevolink.com
CCW - Center for the Child Care Work Force 202-737-7700, or 1-800-URWORTHY, www.ccw.org
Child Care Information Exchange 1-800-221-2864, www.childcareexchange.com
Children's Defense Fund - Leave No Child Behind, www.childrensdefense.org
Council for Early Childhood Professional Recognition (Child Development Associate credentialing program sponsor) 1-800-424-4310, www.cdacouncil.org
DHR - Alabama Department of Human Resources, www.dhr.state.al.us - State licensing agency for child care programs; information on child support enforcement, foster care, protective care, adoption, and more
Eleanor's E-Tree - An advocacy tool for women's issues in Alabama and the world, www.ywcabham.org
FedStats - The gateway to statistics from over 100 U.S. Federal agencies, www.fedstats.gov
FOCAL - Federation of Child Care Centers of Alabama 1-800-300-0232, www.focalfocal.org
NACCP - National Association of Child Care Professionals 1-800-537-1118, www.naccp.org
NAC - National Accreditation Commission 1-800-537-1118, www.naccp.org
NAEYC - National Association for the Education of Young Children 1-800-424-2460, www.naeyc.org
NAFCC - National Association of Family Child Care 1-515-282-8192, www.nafcc.org
NBCDI - National Black Child Development Institute 202-387-1281, www.nbcdi.org
NCCA - National Child Care Association 1-800-543-7161, www.nccanet.org
NPRC - Nonprofit Resource Center of Alabama, www.nrca.info
NSACA - National School-Age Care Alliance 1-800-606-0061, www.nsaca.org
SECA - Southern Early Childhood Association 1-800-305-7322, www.southernearlychildhood.org
United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child at http://sen.parl.gc.ca/lpearson/index-e.html
United Way of Central Alabama 205-251-5131, www.uwca.org
Urban Institute - A nonpartisan economic and social policy research organization, www.urban.org
VOICES for Alabama's Children 334-213-2410, 1-800-444-5437, www.alavoices.org