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Child Care
State
and Local Resources on Child Care
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Child Care -
Oklahoma Department of Human Services (OKDHS) Division of Child
Care
The Division of Child Care has the responsibility of assuring that Oklahoma’s
children and their parents have access to licensed, affordable, quality child
care. This is accomplished through the administration of the federal Child Care
Development Fund and the statewide licensing program that monitors child care
programs for compliance with minimum requirements.
- View a
statewide
listing of more than 5,000 child care facilities.
World
Wide Web Resources on Child Care
- National Network for
Child Care
- National Network for Child Care (NNCC) offers extensive information on choosing child care, child development, guidance and discipline, early childhood and school-age curriculum, health and safety, nutrition, working with families, business management, child advocacy and public policy, and professional development. NNCC also hosts the Kidcare e-mail discussion list, offers a comprehensive list of national and international conferences, and provides links to hundreds of related resources. The NNCC Website is sponsored by the Cooperative Extension System,
USDA/CSREES and major landgrant universities.
- National Child Care Information
Center - The National Child Care Information
Center (NCCIC), a project of the Child Care Bureau,
Administration for Children and Families (ACF), U.S.
Department of Health and Human Services, is a
national resource that links information and people
to complement, enhance, and promote the child care
delivery system, working to ensure that all children
and families have access to high-quality
comprehensive services.
- Council for Professional
Recognition - The Council works to improve the professional
status of early childhood workers and helps to meet
the growing need for qualified child care staff.
Founded in 1985, the Council for Professional
Recognition (the Council) is a nonprofit corporation
in Washington, D.C. The Council’s mission is to
increase the status and recognition of early care
and education professionals who care for children
from birth through 5 years of age in child care
centers, family child care homes, and as home
visitors. As part of the Council’s mission to
professionalize the early child care field, a
training team travels across the country to conduct
workshops and seminars for early childhood educators
and publishes books and manuals which report on the
trends and developments in the field.
- A
Guide to the Business of Babysitting - A
guide for 14-19 year olds on how to start and run a
successful babysitting business.
- Day
Care Providers
Directory - Nationwide daycare directory
where persons searching for child care can do so for
free. Many informational links for parents and
providers.
- NannyNetwork.com
- Find nanny agencies, tax services, insurance and
background investigators using the site's searchable
databases. Comprehensive online parent library and
FAQ helps you with those 'nanny' questions.
- National
Resource Center for Health and Safety in Child Care
- Licensure regulations for each state.
- ProfessionalNanny.com - Parents will find
information on how to hire, application forms, tax
preparation and more about the process of finding a
nanny. Site also includes a job listing profile, tax
information and more for nannies!
- 4Nannies.com
- This site provides help finding a nanny without
high agency fees. Check out their free candidate
preview! Let's you search the candidate pool before
you subscribe.
- ATA
Childcare Safety Directory - A national
network of registered/licensed family providers,
centers, preschools, kids' camps and more!
- Child
Care Action Campaign - Child Care Action
Campaign is a national advocacy organization
fighting to improve the quality and accessibility of
child care so that children can develop to their
fullest potentials.
- Child
Care Parent Provider Information Network -
This site features chat, forums, links and other
related child care information.
- Central
Care Au Pair - Learn about the benefits of this
unique live-in option by welcoming an au pair into
your home for a rewarding year of child care and
intercultural exchange.
- I
Love My Nanny - This website is for those
seeking employment in the nanny industry and parents
seeking quality child care. Discover their chat room
and more.
- Kidcare
Connection - Information, resources and
links related to child care.
- NannyJob.co.uk
- Free childcare recruitment site that enables
parents to advertise for a nanny, au pair or other
childcare professional and review CV's of those
looking for work.
- Parent's
Time Out - Parent's Time Out is a child
care resource, database and program.
- Punky's
Child Care Chat - Created by a
mother of seven, this site has extensive information
about child care.
- Star
Nannies - Star Nannies has the latest
online jobs and other useful information. Nannies
and clients can both register online.
- Tender
Times Family Home Day Care - Resources for
parents and providers of family home day care.
Includes sample contracts, forms, recipes, activity
ideas, meal plans, questions to ask a prospective
provider, calender of events, ethics and more.
- Child
Care Experts National Network Home Page -
Developed to help parents and employers access
information about child development, child care,
early education, family supports, and dependent care
resources from local experts across the country.
Includes an online directory of child care experts.
- Choices
for Children - A resource and informational
guide created for child care providers.
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