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Human Services Division - Children,
Teen & Family Services
All
links are provided by the Task Force for your
reference and do not necessarily indicate the City's
endorsement.
State and County Programs
CA Department of
Education Child Development Division
www.cde.ca.gov/sp/cd Check all sections-program
overview, contractor information, resources.
California Department of
Education Special Education Division
www.cde.ca.gov/re/di/or/division.asp?id=sed
Check data collection, reporting, services and
resources.
California Head
Start/State Collaboration
www.cde.ca.gov/sp/cd/re/chssco.asp Check
Bridges newsletter and other information.
California Head Start
Association
www.chsa.org Check yearly conference, sign up
for the listserv, great resources and training
materials.
Centralized Eligibility
List
http://www.cde.ca.gov/sp/cd/ci/cdcels.asp
LA County Office of
Child Care
http://ceo.lacounty.gov/ccp/default.htm
STEPS to Excellence
Project
http://ceo.lacounty.gov/ccp/step.htm
California Preschool
Instructional Network (CPIN)
http://www.cpin.us/ Check their calendar of
contacts, meetings, training sessions, web site
linkages
Child Development
Training Consortium
www.childdevelopment.org Check their web site to
find the Child Development Permit Matrix and
Alternative Qualifications Options and how to apply
for permits.
CDE Press
http://www.cde.ca.gov/re/di/or/division.asp?id=CDEP
Check the latest resource catalog for new
publications.
California County
Superintendents Educational Services Association
http://www.ccsesa.org/
County Board of
Supervisors
www.csac.counties.org check the county web site
linkages and the county fact books
County Offices of
Education
www.cde.ca.gov/re/sd/co/index.asp
California School
Directory
www.cde.ca.gov/re/sd/ This is a list of all
Public Schools, Private Schools, Nonpublic,
Nonsectarian and Charter schools.
California Children and
Families Commission (California First 5)
www.ccfc.ca.gov Check Research and Evaluation,
GIS maps, Commission minutes, CARES, PoP (Power of
Preschool Demonstration projects), School Readiness,
Special Education and other programs.
California State Library
and California Research Bureau
www.library.ca.gov
California Department of
Social Services
http://www.dss.cahwnet.gov/cdssweb/default.htm
Child Development Policy
Institute
https://www.cdpi.net/cs/cdpi/print/htdocs/home.htm
sign up for listserv updates.
California Resource and
Referral Network
www.rrnetwork.org check for the latest Child
Care Portfolio updates.
Cal-SAFE program
www.cde.ca.gov/ls/cg/pp/legreport.asp Check the
contact list, and the Legislative Report on the
program for teen parents.
California Budget Information
California Department of
Finance
www.dof.ca.gov Check demographics, Governor’s
Budget, budget trailer bills at May Revise and at
the final budget signing.
California Legislative
Analyst Office
www.lao.ca.gov Check budget analysis and
special reports for the Legislature.
California Budget
Project
www.cbp.org Credible budget analysis and
special reports.
California Children’s
Advocacy Organizations
Children’s Advocacy
Institute
http://www.caichildlaw.org/ Check the California
Children’s Budget, the activities of the California
Children’s Roundtable and the California Child Care
Work Group.
Child Care Law Center
www.childcarelaw.org Check fall symposium on
Child Care issues and policy briefs.
California Alternative
Payment Program
www.cappaonline.com
California Child
Development Directors and Administrators Association
www.ccdaa.org Check annual conference dates and
locations.
California Head Start
Association
www.ca-headstart.org Check annual conference
dates and locations, sign up for the listserve.
California County
Welfare Directors Association
www.cwda.org
Counting California
http://countingcalifornia.cdlib.org/
On the Capitol Doorstep
www.otcdkids.com This is a subscription service
of monthly newsletters and tracks legislative bills
regarding children’s issues. Subscriptions are $100
per year. Some resources are available free,
on-line, publications, hand-outs, web linkages,
order forms for videos.
Children’s Advocate
Newsletter
www.4children.org This is one of the few
newsletters that are available in both English and
Spanish. A one year subscription is under $15.00.
Child Care Facility
Development
CDE Revolving Loan Fund
for Modular Buildings
http://www.cde.ca.gov/sp/cd/op/ccfrf.asp
Contact: Helen Lam (916) 319-0191
California Facilities
Financing Programs
www.buildingchildcare.org Check new
brochure.
Health and Nutrition Resources
California Health
Connection – Child Care Healthline
http://www.ucsfchildcarehealth.org/html/about/fundedprojmain.htm
The Healthline is staffed by medical professionals
at the University of California, San Francisco
School of Nursing, Department of Family Health Care
Nursing. They also publish a newsletter. The cost of
six issues a year is $25.00.
Nutrition Services
Division
http://www.cde.ca.gov/re/di/or/division.asp?id=nsd
Information about the child Care Food Program, the
Five a Day (Fruit and Vegetable) program, school
gardens, childhood obesity, etc.
California Department of
Health Services
www.dhs.ca.gov Check projects and initiatives,
expansion of Healthy Families, children’s Mental
Health and Maternal Child Health Advisory Boards,
Childhood Injury Prevention.
WIC- Women, Infants and
Children program
www.wicworks.ca.gov You can find WIC locations
and contacts on this site. Check linkages to
National Women’s Health Information Center, health
data reports and the estimated percent of eligible
participants enrolled in the program.
Preschool and Workforce
Issues
Working for Quality
Child Care
www.w4qcc.org This is the source for Training
and Technical Assistance for workforce Development
Issues and AB 212/CARES.
Pre-K Now
www.pre-Know.org Sign up for the listserve for
daily bulletins and news.
Preschool California
www.preschoolcalifornia.org Sign up for the
listserve for regular updates on preschool issues.
State and Legislative
Resources
California Assembly
www.assembly.ca.gov
California Senate
www.senate.ca.gov
California Governor’s
Office
www.governor.ca.gov
California State
Government Executive Branch
http://www.cold.ca.gov/Ca_State_Gov_Orgchart.pdf
The Brown Act
http://www.vanguardnews.com/brownact.htm#title
Guide for Accessing
Information on the Internet
www.leginfo.ca.gov/guide.html
Legislative Process
www.leginfo.ca.gov/bil2lawd.html
Legislative Calendar
www.leginfo.ca.gov/legislative_calendar.html
Other State
Resources
Department of General
Services
www.dgs.ca.gov Includes State Surplus Property,
State Administrative Manual (SAM) memos, Master
Agreements, bid Proposals.
California Counties Map
www.calvoter.org/maps/index.html
California Education
Code Sections
www.leginfo.ca.gov/calaw.html Check Local
child Care and Development Planning Councils,
Cal-SAFE, all Child Development division child
Development Programs.
California Code of
Regulations
www.calregs.com California Department of
Education also lists notices of public hearings on
this web site:
www.cde.ca.gov use the Search Box and type in
Superintendent’s Proposed Regulations. Also check
the California Office of Administrative Law.
Research Organizations
American Research
Institute
www.air.org Check Publications and
Products: Early childhood and all Quality
Improvement Evaluation reports. They did a report on LPCs a few years ago.
West ED
www.wested.org Check conferences, the
Program for Infant and Toddler Caregivers, Special
Education Reports. Check other areas of work-Early
childhood/Early Intervention and Prevention, Healthy
Kids, Families and Communities; Leadership and
Professional Development-many trainer of trainer’s
materials are available.
California Center for
Research on Women and Families
www.ccrwf.org Check yearly conference and
policy briefs.
U.C.D. Mind Institute
www.mindinstitute.org Check current
research on Autism, research newsletters,
conferences and seminars in Sacramento, CA.
Policy Analysis for
California Education (PACE)
http://pace.berkeley.edu/ PACE also
sponsors a series of seminars for stakeholders in
Sacramento, check calendar of events for dates,
times and locations.
Education Trust
www.edtrust.org Check yearly survey to see
how California education ranks in the nation.
NIEER-National Institute
for Early Education
www.nieer.org Check the Yearbook,
Preschool Matters, research and fast-facts, linkages
to the Brookings Institution “Effects of Investing
in Early Education on Economic Growth.”
National Center for
Children and Families
http://www.nccf-cares.org/
ERIC-Education Resources
Information Center
www.eric.ed.gov There are over a million journal
articles on this site dating back to 1966.
The Educator’s Reference
Desk
www.eduref.org There are 2,000 lesson plans,
3,000 educational on-line linkages and over 200
answers to the most frequently asked questions about
ERIC.
Child Trends
www.childtrendsdatabank.org This organization
tracks child well-being indicators over time.
National Child Care
Information Center
www.nccic.org This is a great resource to
compare California to other state statistics.
Urban Institute
www.urban.org This is a research organization
that has been tracking the impact of welfare reform
since the mid-90s.
Children’s Defense Fund
www.childrensdefense.org Check research, reports
and guides. Check State of America’s Children and
State Fact sheets.
Achieve.org
www.achieve.org and
www.2005summit.org This is a National Governor’s
Initiative that helps States raise academic
standards and achievement so that all students
graduate ready for college, work and citizenship in
the world. Check the State Profiles.
Administration for
Children and Families
www.acf.hhs.gov Check Child Care Bureau, Head
Start, Grant Opportunities, Research and Statistics,
Conferences, Fact Sheets, Key Priorities, Interim
and Final Regulations regarding Head Start and
Welfare Reform.
Federal Department of
Education
www.ed.gov check Research and Statistics, Grants
and Contracts.
Council of chief State
School Officers
www.ccsso.org
National Governors
Association
www.nga.org Check the Center for Best Practices,
Check Issues, Early Childhood Leadership, the First
Three Years and the Task Force on School Readiness
Reports.
U.S. Census Bureau
www.uscensus.gov Check the American Fact Finder,
ZCAT (Zipcode and Census Tract) Files and multiple
Custom Tables and special reports.
National Association for
the Education of Young Children
www.naeyc.org This and the California
Association for the Education of Young children (CAEYC)
are membership organizations with dues and
conference fees. They also publish a number of
documents that are available through their catalog.
Check the new NAEYC Accreditation requirements.
Foundations
Annie E.Casey Foundation
www.aecf.org Check the “Children Count”
document. Also check special projects-Rural Family
Economic Success Initiative.
Bill and Melinda Gates
Foundation
www.gatesfoundation.org/Education This is the
largest Foundation in the world. They have enough
funding to find cures for 20 major illnesses
including AIDS.
David and Lucile Packard
Foundation
www.future_of_children.org Check the Lucile
Packard Children’s Health Initiative. The
Packard Foundation is also funding Preschool for All
Initiatives and provides support and technical
assistance to the demonstration counties.
California Endowment
www.calendow.org Primarily focused on health
issues and universal health coverage. Check express
lane health enrollment, nutrition and mental health.
They also offer Conference meeting room space at
their building in Los Angeles. Check the Center for
Healthy Communities and capacity building for
California non-profit organizations.
Sierra Health Foundation
www.sierrahealth.org Primarily serves Northern
California and the Bay area. Check the report on
children’s oral health: “Bright Smiles,” and the
Dental Health Foundation for resource and data
reports on the status of children’s oral health in
California. California Head Start is also working on
children’s oral health issues. The Sierra Health
Foundation has also supported a ten year investment
in Community Building and organizational assessment.
Check their publications, newsletter and library for
copies of various reports. Check “A 10 year
Investment in Community Building and Evaluation of
the Community Partnerships for Healthy Children
Initiative” and “We Did It Ourselves!” They also
allow non-profit groups to use their beautiful
conference rooms on the Sacramento River (Garden
Highway). They can also arrange breakfast and lunch
for a small charge, coffee is usually free.
W.K. Kellogg Foundation
www.kelloggfoundation.org Check Kellogg
Leadership for Community Change, Capitalizing on
Diversity, Use of Information, Communication and
Technology, Social and Economic Community
Development.
Northern California
Grantmakers
www.ncg.org/resources_prop49.html#direct Check
resources regarding the implementation of Prop. 49,
Before and After School Programs.
Wellness Foundation
www.tcwf.org This foundation funds children’s
health initiatives.
Documents of Interest
Preschool and Child Care
Enrollment in California
http://www.library.ca.gov/crb/04/03/04-003.pdf
National Academies of
Science Press: “Eager to Learn: Educating Our
Preschoolers”
http://www.nap.edu/openbook.php?isbn=0309068363
No Child Left Behind
http://www.cde.ca.gov/nclb/
Good Start/Grow Smart
http://www.whitehouse.gov/infocus/earlychildhood/earlychildhood.pdf
Head Start Bureau
programs and publications
http://www.acf.hhs.gov/programs/hsb/
CDE Summary of the Child
Care and Development Fund State Plan
http://www.cde.ca.gov/sp/cd/re/stateplan.asp
ERIC Clearinghouse on
Disabilities and Gifted Education
http://eric.hoagiesgifted.org/ |
