Building Child Care in California
The Building Child Care (BCC) Project provides a centralized clearinghouse of information and services to increase the California child care sector's understanding of the facilities development process and access to facility development resources.
www.buildingchildcare.org

California Childcare Health Program
Our multidisciplinary team is here to support you in achieving healthy and safe practices in child care settings. We believe in not only preventing the injuries and the spread of infectious diseases, but in creating the best possible environments in which children can learn and grow.
www.ucsfchildcarehealth.org

California Child Care Resource & Referral Network
The California Child Care Resource and Referral Network (Network) is at the forefront of the oldest, most well-established system of child care resource and referral (R&R) agencies in the United States.  The Network combines practical knowledge at the local level with extensive experience in working on state and national child care policy.  The unparalleled public and private support for child care R&R services in California is acclaimed throughout the country.
www.rrnetwork.org

California Department of Education
California Department of Education (CDE) provides resources and information for child development contractors, families, and community members regarding child development programs funded by the state.
www.cde.ca.gov

California Healthy Kids Resource Center
The California Healthy Kids Resource Center (CHKRC) maintains a comprehensive collection of reviewed health education materials for use by teachers, administrators, university faculty, LEA staff and other professionals who work with preschool through 12th grade students in school settings and after-school programs. These materials are available for loan from the CHKRC library, with free delivery in California.
www.hkresources.org


Children’s Defense Fund
The Children's Defense Fund Leave No Child Behind® mission is to ensure every child a Healthy Start, a Head Start, a Fair Start, a Safe Start and a Moral Start in life and successful passage to adulthood with the help of caring families and communities.
www.childrensdefense.org

Child Welfare League of America
CWLA is a powerful coalition of hundreds of private and public agencies serving vulnerable children and families since 1920. Our expertise, leadership and innovation on policies, programs, and practices help improve the lives of millions of children in all 50 states. Our impact is felt worldwide.
www.cwla.org
 
First 5 Los Angeles
First 5 LA is a unique child-advocacy organization created by California voters to invest tobacco tax revenues in programs for improving the lives of children in Los Angeles County, from prenatal through age 5.
www.first5la.org

Future of Children
The Future of Children is a collaboration of the Woodrow Wilson School of Public and International Affairs at Princeton University and the Brookings Institution.  The mission of The Future of Children is to translate the best social science research about children and youth into information that is useful to policymakers, practitioners, grant-makers, advocates, the media, and students of public policy.
www.futureofchildren.org

Healthy Meals Resource System
Healthy Meals Resource System (HMRS): Providing information to persons working in the USDA's Child Nutrition Programs.
www.healthymeals.nal.usda.gov

Los Angeles County Department of Children and Family Services
The Department of Children and Family Services, with public, private and community partners, provides quality child welfare services and supports so children grow up safe, healthy, educated and with permanent families.
www.dcfs.co.la.ca.us

National Association for the Education of Young Children
The National Association for the Education of Young Children (NAEYC) is dedicated to improving the well-being of all young children, with particular focus on the quality of educational and developmental services for all children from birth through age 8. NAEYC is committed to becoming an increasingly high performing and inclusive organization.
www.naeyc.org

National Association of Child Care Resource and Referral Agencies
NACCRRA, the National Association of Child Care Resource & Referral Agencies, is our nation's leading voice for child care. We 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. To achieve our mission, we lead projects that increase the quality and availability of child care professionals, undertake research, and advocate child care policies that positively impact the lives of children and families.
www.naccrra.org

National Network for Child Care
NNCC unites the expertise of many of the nation's leading universities through the outreach system of Cooperative Extension. Our goal is to share knowledge about children and child care from the vast resources of the landgrant universities with parents, professionals, practitioners, and the general public. We network with committed individuals around the country to bring you practical information and resources that will be useful to you in your everyday work with children.
www.nncc.org

United States Department of Health and Human Services
The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) is the United States government's principal agency for protecting the health of all Americans and providing essential human services, especially for those who are least able to help themselves.
www.hhs.gov