Choosing Child Care: Other Places To Get Help

This government agency has information about adoption and foster care, child abuse and neglect, child care, child support, health and wellness, special needs, childhood education (including Head Start), family violence, missing children, parenting, and many other issues.

This nonprofit organization helps parents locate quality child care and child care resources in their community by increasing the visibility of local child care resource and referral agencies nationwide.

The International Nanny Association (INA) is a nonprofit organization for nannies and those who teach, place, employ, and support professional in-home child care providers. The INA Web site lists nanny training and employment programs and has information on salaries and other aspects of nanny care.

This organization accredits family child care programs and provides resource materials. The NAFCC also organizes conferences for people with family child care programs.

The National Network for Child Care (NNCC) offers newsletters, an e-mail group, and regional support and assistance for issues about family child care, center-based child care, and school-age child care. The Web site has many publications and resources about child care issues.

This Web site has detailed information about child care licensing requirements in the United States. Each state's requirements are listed. There is also information about cleanliness, emotional health, healthy habits, illnesses, special needs, and safety.