Helpful Links for Providers
Advocacy
Children's Defense Fund - Learn about national advocacy on behalf of children.
Stand for Children - Find out how to do more for children.
Child Care Action Campaign - Connect with major media campaigns for children.
Child Care Law Center - Get legal tools which can affect change for child care.
California Legislation - Check out current California legislation.
On the Capitol Doorstep - Try the printed advocacy tools for the California Legislature.
Health and Safety Issues in Child Care
California Childcare Health Program - Learn about health and safety issues in child care, such as health promotion, serving children with special needs, nutrition, infant-toddler development, car seat safety, lead poisoning and many other issues. The Child Care Healthline (800/333-3212) provides information in English and Spanish.
Licensing Information
Community Care Licensing - Learn about licensing requirements and get licensed
Professional and Research Information
Alameda County Child Abuse Prevention Council - Find out about how to prevent, detect and respond to child abuse. The Child Abuse Council provides a thorough guide for mandated reporters, including child care providers, to report cases of suspected child abuse.
I Am Your Child - Get information about this campaign which helps educate parents on the new discoveries in brain and early childhood development.
Zero to Three - Get information and research regarding infants and toddlers.
Center for the Child Care Workforce - Find out about bringing fair wages to those who provide child care in the United States. The CCW is a project of the American Federation of Teachers Educational Foundation.
ERIC/EEECE Educational Resources Information Center on Elementary and Early Childhood Education - Access a resource information system with an extensive body of early education literature and ask questions on child development, child care, parenting and child rearing.
California Early Childhood Mentor Project - Get information about how mentoring is available for improving the quality of child care in California.
National Child Care Information Center - Support quality, comprehensive services for children and families.
Alameda County's Local Child Care Planning Council - Find local information on projects and policy issues.
Training, Professional Development and Online Education
Blue Skies - The Neighborhood Accreditation Center (NAC) Teacher Education program has educated thousands of East Bay early childhood teachers since 1987.
CAEYC (California Association for the Education of Young Children) - Meet others in the field and enjoy professional development and advocacy.
CAFCC (California Association of Family Child Care) - Join other family child care providers for advocacy and professional development opportunities.
CalSAC Training - The goal of the CalSAC Trainer Network is to build the training and facilitation skills of leaders in the field who, in turn, provide training to afterschool program staff, volunteers and administrators working in a variety of programs across the state.
Center fro Excellence in Child Development - The Center for Excellence in Child Development contributes to the quality of care offered to young children through the delivery of training and technical assistance at all levels of early care and education organizations.
Cerro Coso Community College - Online Associate degrees, highly interactive and low-cost courses. Courses require no on-campus meetings and are not self-paced. Classes encourage interaction with your instructor and peers in a structured environment.
Child Care Exchange (Directory of Online Degreed ECE Programs) - Find out what colleges and/or institutions of high education offer degrees or other programs in ECE. This directory is a partial listing of online education courses. Inclusion does not imply endorsement by Exchange.
Child Care Links - Community-based training for child care providers in Eastern Alameda County.
Child Care Resources - Child Care Resources strives to meet the training needs of early childhood professionals through quality online training that is available on-demand, around the clock.
Child Development Institute - Early identification of issues and challenges, and effective intervention for children with developmental differences and needs is critical during their early years. CDI serves as the bridge between research and therapy and provides support and education for families and communities to advocate for their children.
Child Development Training Consortium - CDTC promotes high quality early education to California's children and families by providing financial and technical assistance to child development students and professionals.
CPIN (California Preschool Instructional Network) - The purpose of the CPIN is to provide professional development and technical assistance to preschool teachers and administrators to ensure preschool children are ready for school.
Eager-to-Learn - Community based, e-learning program with courses designed to provide quality, accessible, educational opportunities for people who care for children./p>
First 5 Alameda County, Every Child Counts - With money from California's Proposition 10 tobacco tax we pay for Every Child Counts, a program that supports health, development and well-being of our youngest children through their first five years.
4C's of Alameda County - Community-based training for child care providers in Southern Alameda County
Global Montessori International School - Saint Mary's College is offering high quality Montessori Early Childhood and Elementary training at Global Montessori International School.
Jewish Family and Children's Services of the East Bay - Through our early childhood mental health programs, staff members consult with and guide both parents and educators on child development issues.
Kidango - Mental health professionals work with parents and teachers to help children grow and develop in a healthy positive way by providing in home visitation, education/training, therapy, developmental screenings, behavioral intervention, support services for teachers and families, consultations and referrals.
Lakeshore Training - Bringing out the best in children means bringing out the best in educators...and Lakeshore's professional development sessions give you the opportunity to do just that.
Luna Kids Dance Teacher Education - The California Institute for Dance Learning (CIDL) was founded in 2005 as the "pedagogy engine" of Luna Kids Dance. This professional development institute allows Luna to fulfill its mission of "bringing all children to dance" by providing comprehensive education and support to all who teach dance.
Multiethnic Education Program - Provides educators and families culturally competent resources and strategies for our increasingly diverse society.
Music Together Teacher Training - Research-based music and movement program that provides developmentally appropriate music-making activities for children ages birth through kindergarten.
National Association of Child Care Professionals - Develop your skills as an owner, director, administrator, emerging leader or other professional dedicated to early care and education.
NAEYC (National Association for the Education of Young Children) - Meet others throughout the nation in the field and enjoy professional development and advocacy.
NAFCC (National Association of Family Child Care) - Join other family child care providers throughout the nation for advocacy and professional development opportunities.
PITC (Program for Infant Toddler Care) - Learn more about training and technical assistance offered directly to infant/toddler care teachers and child care programs.
Playworks - Playworks also offers comprehensive training and technical support to schools, districts and communities that wish to bring safe, inclusive play to children.
Strategies - Through training, coaching, facilitation, and a caring individualized approach, we offer your community-based organization or public agency best-practice strategies for greater success.
Teaching Excellence Center - Opportunities to develop skills, acquire new knowledge, and achieve practical levels of interacting and communicating with young children and their families.
Teaching Strategies - Professional development resources designed to meet your ever-changing needs, whether you're a teacher looking to hone classroom skills or a program administrator with an eye toward building capacity.
The Link to Children - Two-year multi-lingual, multi-cultural training internship provides post-masters mental health interns with a specialization in culturally competent early childhood mental health.
Through the Looking Glass - Nationally recognized center that has pioneered research, training, and services for families in which a child, parent or grandparent has a disability or medical issue.
UCLA Extension - Online ECE courses.
UCSC Extension in Silicon Valley - Online courses and ECE certification program.
Vanguard University Child Development Program - Child Development program online.
WestEd - From early childhood mental health to training for child care professionals, WestEd addresses the well-being of all children and their families, including those with disabilities.