Resources

COMPUTER SOFTWARE
Emerging Technologies
HeadMaster (ACS Technologies)
ICare Software (Childcare Management Software)
KidsCare
Maggey Deluxe - Child Care Management Software for Windows
ProCare Management Software
Remarkable Systems - Childwatch Management Software
Softerware (EZ Care, EZ Camp, SafeSave Payments)
The Pre-School Partner, Center Management Software

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CONTINUING EDUCATION AND CERTIFICATION
C.A.R.E. Courses Home-Study Courses
Early Childhood Professional Development Program

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CRAFTS AND CURRICULUM
ABC Feelings, Inc.
Creative Teaching Press
DLTK's Crafts For Kids
Frank Schaffer Publications
Fun Felt
Gayle's Preschool Rainbow - Activity Central
KinderArt
Mother Goose Time
Preschool Education
Star-Brite Learning Program
The Project Approach

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CREDIT REPORTS
Equifax
Experian
My Fico
Transunion

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EQUIPMENT, FURNITURE, AND SUPPLIES
ABC School Supply
Ace Superstore
American Swing Products
ChildBrite by Manta-Ray, Inc.
Children's Factory
Cosco
Crayola Dough
Discount School Supply
Early Childhood.com
Fibar Systems
Fingersafe USA, Inc.
Fun Stuff Toys and Novelties
GameTime
Glo Germ Company
Gopher Sport
Gressco, Ltd
Kaplan Companies, Inc.
Kimbo Educational
Kompan
Lakeshore Learning Materials
Playground Equipment By Play Mart, Inc.
Playground Services Inc.
Playworld
Rocky Mountain Sunscreen
School Specialty
Soft Play, LLC
Step 2
Teachers School Supply
The Disney Store
Thomas Built Buses

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GRANT INFORMATION

Global Grants
Brady Education Foundation
Digicel PNG Foundation
Fund For Teachers
Government of Canada Funding For Organizations
N7 Fund Grant
Paul Hamly Foundation
PreK-12 Grant Page
Resources For Thinking
The International Foundation
The Laura Bush Foundation For America's Libraries
The NEA Foundation For Educators
The Ockenden Prizes
Youth Garden Grant
Youth Service America

SBA
SBA Resources
SBA Grants Information

Rural Information Center
Funding Resources

Department of Education
Childcare Funding

Grants and Resources By State

Alabama
Alabama Grant Watch

Alaska
Alaska Grant Watch

Arizona
Arizona Grant Watch

Arkansas
Arkansas Grant Watch

California
California Grant Watch
California Grants
Capital For Childcare Facilities

Colorado
Colorado Grants and Resources
Colorado Grant Watch

Connecticut
Childcare Development Fund
Connecticut Government Grants
Connecticut Grant Watch

Delaware
Daycare Center Grants
Delaware Grant Watch
Financial Assistance
TLLCCF

Florida
Florida Grant Watch

Georgia
Georgia Grant Watch
Quality Initiatives Grants

Hawaii
Hawaii Grant Watch

Idaho
Idaho Grant Watch

Illinois
Grant Opportunities
Illinois Grant Watch

Indiana
Indiana Grant Watch
Women's Fund

Iowa
Iowa Grant Watch
Iowa Funding Resources

Kansas
Kansas Grant Watch

Kentucky
Kentucky Grant Watch

Louisiana
Louisiana Grant Watch

Maine
Maine Grant Watch

Maryland
Child Care Quality Incentive Grant Program
Grants Administration and Resource Development
Maryland Grant Watch

Massachusetts
Massachusetts Grant Watch
Massachusetts Grants
Open Competitive Grants

Michigan
Michigan Grant Watch

Minnesota
Grants and Scholorships
Minnesota Grant Watch

Mississippi
Mississippi Grant Watch

Missouri
Missouri Grant Watch

Montana
Montana Grant Watch

Nebraska
Grants to Nebraska Child Care Centers
Nebraska Grant Watch

Nevada
Nevada Grant Watch

New Hampshire
New Hampshire Grant Watch

New Jersey
New Jersey Grant Watch
Provider Grants

New Mexico
New Mexico Grant Watch

New York
New York Grant Watch

North Carolina
Apply For A Childcare Grant
North Carolina Grant Watch

North Dakota
Inclusion Support Program
North Dakota Grant Watch

Ohio
Ohio Grant Watch

Oklahoma
Oklahoma Grant Watch
Scholarships

Oregon
Childcare Grants
Grants & Scholorships
Oregon Grant Watch

Pennsylvania
Keystone Stars Grants & Awards
Pennsylvania Grant Watch

Rhode Island
Grants
Rhode Island Grant Watch

South Carolina
South Carolina Grant Watch
The Duke Endowment

South Dakota
Awarded Grants
Grants
South Dakota Grant Watch

Tennessee
Family Daycare Grants
Tennessee Grant Watch
Child Care Tennessee

Texas
Texas Grant Watch

Utah
Utah Grant Watch
Start Up Grants

Vermont
Edwards Childcare Scholarship
Provider Grants
Vermont Grant Watch

Virginia
Early Education Grants
Virginia Grant Watch
Virginia Grants

Washington
Washington Grant Watch

West Virginia
West Virginia Grant Watch

Wisconsin
Child Care and Development Block Grant
Micro Grant Program Handbook
Preschool Development Grant
Wisconsin Grant Watch

Wyoming
Grants
Wyoming Grant Watch

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GOVERNMENT PROGRAMS
Administration for Children and Families, US Department for HHS
America Reads Challenge
AmeriCorps
Committee on Education and Labor
Empowerment Zones/Enterprise Communities
Federal Grants and Funding
FedWorld Information Network
Federal Interagency Forum on Child and Family Statistics
First Nations Sites on the Web
Food and Nutrition Information Center
Library of Congress
Library of Congress Resource Page: State and Local Governments
National Resource Center for Health and Safety in Child Care and Early Education (NRC)
Office of Child Care
Office of Child Support Enforcement
Office of Head Start
U.S. Census Bureau
U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission
U.S. Department of Education
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
U.S. General Services Administration (GSA)

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HEALTH AND SAFETY
CDC Healthy Schools
Child Safety Resource Guide
ChildWatch
Healthy Child
International Association for Infant Massage
LifeSaver Pool Fence

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INSURANCE
Engle-Hambright & Davies, Inc.
Markel Specialty Insurance

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MARKETING SERVICES
Mike Coleman Marketing

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ORGANIZATIONS
American Montessori Society
Association for Childhood Education International
Center for Child Care Workforce
Center for Law and Social Policy
Center on Budget and Policy Priorities
Child Care Aware
Child Care Information Exchange
Child Care Law Center
Child Care Services Association
Child Welfare League of America (CWLA)
Children, Youth and Family Consortium
Children's Defense Fund
Committee for Children
Daycare.com
Early Childhood Learning and Knowledge Center
Education Development Center (EDC)
ERIC (Educational Resources Information Center)
ERIC Digests
HandsNet
Labor Project for Working Families
McCormick Tribune Center for Early Childhood Leadership
National Afterschool Association
National Association of Child Care Resources and Referral Agencies (NACCRRA)
National Association of State Leaders In Early Education
National Association for the Education of Young Children (NAEYC)
National Association for Family Child Care
National Association for Regulatory Administration
National Black Child Development Institute
National Center for Children in Poverty
National Center for Education in Maternity and Child Health
National Child Care Association
National Conference of State Legislatures
National Governor's Association
National Institute on Out-of-School Time
National Network for Child Care
National Resource Center for Health and Safety in Child Care and Early Education
National Research Council
Parent Information Network (PIN)
Quality Care for Children
Quilt: Quality in Linking Together: Early Education Partnerships
Safe Kids Worldwide
The American Professional Society on the Abuse of Children (APSAC)
The Council for Exceptional Children
The Future of Children
The National Children's Center (NCC)
The Urban Institute
TOOTRIS (Child Care Locator)
World Bank Early Child Development
Zero to Three

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PHOTOGRAPHY
Greg Thomason Photography

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POLITICIANS IN CHILDCARE
State Congress Representatives
State Senators

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STATE REGULATIONS

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