After-School Resources

Afterschool Alliance Michigan After School Partnership

Education

Center for Education Networking Community Plaything ERIC Clearinghouse on Elementary and Early Childhood Education Michigan Association for the Education of Young Children Michigan Head Start Association, Inc Michigan School Age Care Alliance National Association for the Education of Young Children

Information & Resources

Children's Defense Fund Encyclopedia on Early Childhood Development Michigan  Department of Education Early Childhood & Family Services   I Am Your Child Michigan Association for Child Care Providers Michigan Association of Infant Mental Health Michigan Better Kid Care Program National Association for Child Development National AfterSchool Association National Association of Child Care Resource and Referral Agencies  National Association for Family Child Care (NAFCC) National Network for Child Care (NNCC) The Michigan Providers Alliance National Child Care Information Center (NCCIC)

Child Advocacy

Children's Defense Fund  Children's Trust Fund Electronic Policy Network Michigan's Children Michigan League for Human Services Stand for Children

Health & Safety

Bright Futures Consumer Product Safety Commission Flu.Gov Healthy Childcare Consultants Healthy Childcare Publication National Resource Center for Health and Safety in Child Care  Children's Hospital of Michigan-Regional Poison Control Center

DeVos Children's Hospital-Poison Information for Educators Concerned Educators Allied for a Safe Environment Michigan Care Improvement Registry MCIR   Government Sites

Bureau of Labor Statistics Child Care Bureau FedWorld Information Network Library of Congress' State and Local Government Resource Page Michigan Child Day Care Licensing Michigan Department of Human Services (DHS) U.S. Bureau of the Census

Special Needs

Commonly Asked Questions About Child Care Centers and the ADA