Part II: Topic Specific Resources: Child Care and Early Education and the Integration of Mental Health
- A Guide for Families: Using NAEYC Standards to Find Quality Programs for Young Children (http://editor.ne16.com/iaeyc/FamilyGuide.pdf [PDF format])
The National Association for the Education of Young Children (NAEYC)
NAEYC has set 10 standards for early childhood programs that can help families make the right choice when they are looking for a child care center, preschool, or kindergarten.
- Child Care Finder
(http://www.childcareaware.org/en/tools/child_care_finder/index.php)
Child Care Aware, National Association of Child Care Resource & Referral Agencies
Child Care Aware helps you find child care options in your area.
- Choosing Quality Child Care (http://www.zerotothree.org/site/PageServer?pagename=ter_key_childcare_selectcc&AddInterest=1152)
ZERO TO THREE
These tips can help you choose quality child care specifically for your infant or toddler.
- Conversations in Child Care in English (http://www.ucsfchildcarehealth.org/pdfs/healthandsafety/Conversations_en0209.pdf [PDF format]) and in Spanish (http://www.ucsfchildcarehealth.org/pdfs/healthandsafety/Conversations_Sp0309.pdf )
California Childcare Health Program, University of California San Francisco School of Nursing, Department of Family Health Care Nursing
- Crisis in the Kindergarten: Why Children Need to Play in School (http://www.allianceforchildhood.org/sites/allianceforchildhood.org/files/file/kindergarten_report.pdf [PDF format])
- Early Care and Learning Publications
(http://nccp.org/publications/earlycareandlearning_pubs.html)
National Center for Children in Poverty
These publications address a range childcare issues including challenges, policy implications, data, teaching strategies, financial challenges, promoting school readiness and well-being.
- Evidence-Based Social-Emotional Curricula and Intervention Packages for Children 0-5 Years and Their Families
(http://www.challengingbehavior.org/do/resources/documents/roadmap_2.pdf [PDF format])
Technical Assistance Center on Social Emotional Intervention for Young Children
- Find NAEYC Accredited Programs
(http://www.naeyc.org/families/search)
National Association for the Education of Young Children (NAEYC)
NAEYC maintains a list of programs that are currently accredited to assist individuals in finding NAEYC-accredited programs in their area. This list is updated with new accreditation decisions regularly.
- Getting to Positive Outcomes for Children in Child Care—A Summary of Two Workshops (http://www.iom.edu/Reports/2001/Getting-to-Positive-Outcomes-for-Children-in-Child-Care---A-Summary-of-Two-Workshops.aspx)
Board on Children, Youth, and Families, Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education, National Research Council, and Institute of Medicine
The Board on Children, Youth, and Families convened two workshops to learn from existing efforts to develop performance measures for early childhood care and education, to consider what would be involved in developing and implementing an effective performance measurement system for this field, and to delineate some critical next steps for moving such an effort forward.
- Health and Safety E-News for Caregivers and Teachers (http://www.healthychildcare.org/ENewsOct06.html)
Healthy Child Care America, American Academy of Pediatrics
These tips help children build relationships, prepare for kindergarten, and develop positive behaviors.
- National Association of Child Care Resource & Referral Agencies
(http://www.naccrra.org/)
National Association of Child Care Resource & Referral Agencies (NACCRRA)
NACCRRA is the nation’s leading voice for child care. They work with more than 700 state and local Child Care Resource and Referral agencies nationwide. These agencies help ensure that families in 99 percent of all populated ZIP codes in the United States have access to high-quality, affordable child care.
- National Resource Center for Health and Safety in Child Care
(http://nrckids.org/)
National Resource Center for Health and Safety in Child Care
- Parent Publications
(http://www.childcareaware.org/en/resources/pubs.php)
Child Care Aware, National Association of Child Care Resource & Referral Agencies
Child Care Aware provides resources help you find a child care that fits you and your child’s needs.
- Positive Reinforcement (http://www.parecovery.org/documents/Focus_ECMH_Positive_Reinforcement_101509.pdf [PDF format])
Pennsylvania Recovery and Resiliency
- Promoting Children’s Mental Health in Early Childhood Settings
(http://www.rtc.pdx.edu/PDF/cp0302.pdf [PDF format])
Research and Training Center on Family Support and Children’s Mental Health, Portland State University
- Resources for Helping Children, Families, and Early Childhood Educators Build Coping Skills (http://www.naeyc.org/files/yc/file/200809/CopingSkillsResources.pdf [PDF format])
National Association for the Education of Young Children
- Resources for Parents
(http://www.acf.hhs.gov/programs/ccb/parents/#childcare)
Child Care Bureau, Administration for Children and Families
These tips provide parents with guidance on what to look for in a high-quality child care program.
- Temperament and Regularity in English (http://www.ucsfchildcarehealth.org/pdfs/healthandsafety/tempen81803_adr.pdf [PDF format]) and in Spanish (http://www.ucsfchildcarehealth.org/pdfs/healthandsafety/tempsp081803_adr.pdf [PDF format])
California Childcare Health Program, University of California San Francisco School of Nursing, Department of Family Health Care Nursing
- The ABC's of "Ready to Learn"
(http://www.connectforkids.org/node/521)
Connect for Kids
This piece highlights the importance of play as a way to learn and to help infants and toddlers develop important cognitive abilities such as early language and ready-to-read skills.
- The Importance of Play
(http://www.parecovery.org/documents/Focus_ECMH_Play_090709.pdf [PDF format])
Pennsylvania Recovery and Resiliency
This tip sheet explains what play is, why it is important, and what types of play caregivers can facilitate.
- When Researchers Come to Your Program: Knowing What to Ask, Making Decisions That Work (http://www.naeyc.org/files/yc/file/200809/NancyFile.pdf [PDF format])
National Association for the Education of Young Children
