LINKS to other interesting sites.
Head Start Sites
- Head
Start Fiscal Assistant The Fiscal Assistant is an online
compilation of all the current laws, regulations, and policies that
apply to the management of Federal dollars by Head Start grantees.
Additionally, the Fiscal Assistant contains an extensive set of
plain language explanations of fiscal requirements that grantees
experience difficulty with. These narrative discussions of key
fiscal requirements are developed by subject matter experts,
reviewed by the Head Start Bureau and approved by the ACF Division
of Grants Policy. The website’s content is carefully arranged, and
tools are provided to help you search for and locate authoritative
information quickly and efficiently.
- National
Head Start Association
- Department
of Health and Human Services
- OACAA
Ohio Association of Community Action Agencies
- Child
Care Bureau Information on the Child Care and Development Block
Grant, links to other Administration for Children and Families sites
and other information within the Department of Health and Human
Services, with links to other related child care sites.
Early Childhood Education Sites
State Government Sites
Program Resources Sites
- Ohio
Community Development Finance Fund The Ohio Community
Development Finance Fund is a private, nonprofit corporation which
serves locally created and controlled community based development
organizations across the State of Ohio. In order to improve the
quality of life in neighborhoods and communities, the Fund mobilizes
private and public financial resources and creates or facilitates
new program initiatives to strengthen and support these groups.
- School
Transportation News This site is devoted to the subject of Head
Start transportation services. It is sponsored by a family of
companies serving the field of school transportation.
Parent Education Sites
- The
WonderWise Parent "Caring for Children by Caring About
Their Parents" A place to learn about parent-child
relationships - has on-line courses to complete (for both credid and
noncredit), publications to view, and sections devoted to humor and
children in the news.
-
Legislation and Policy Sites
- Electronic
Policy Network A resource site, including information and links
to national organizations working in child and family policy,
welfare reform, health policy and economic research.
- Thomas
Legislative Search Full-text of all federal legislation proposed
in the House or Senate is included on this site and can be searched
by keyword, short or long title on legislative topic. The site also
has links to Congressional web sites and to other sites in the
Federal government that have legislative information.
- Fed
World Information Network This site lists recent government
reports and lets the user search government information by keywords.
- Library
of Congress' State and Local Government Resource Page Lists
indexes of state and local sources of information on the World Wide
Web and provides maps of every state. Also links to other Library of
Congress information resources and to other government sites.
- Federal
Register online
- Official
Government Site for the State of Ohio Includes links to
government agencies, info about legislators and Ohio legislative
district maps.
- The
Urban Institute The Urban Institute is a nonprofit policy
research organization that investigates the social and economic
problems confronting the nation and government policies and public
and private programs designed to alleviate them.
- American
Public Welfare Association Current federal information about
Welfare Reform
Child and Family Advocacy Sites
- KidsOhio.org
is a new Ohio-led, nonpartisan, nonprofit organization that will
work to improve the lives and education of Ohio’s nearly three
million children, especially disadvantaged youngsters. The new
statewide organization, based in Columbus, will advocate on a range
of children’s issues, including health, early childhood education
and a special emphasis on improving public education for Ohio’s
children.
- The
Coalition for Greater Cleveland's Children The Coalition for
Greater Cleveland's Children was founded on the principle that in
order to build a Greater Cleveland, we need to begin with greater
kids. The Coalition is committed to providing a voice and raising
the consciousness of our entire community for children. The
Coalition for Greater Cleveland's Children is a non-partisan group
of over eighty local organizations from the private non-profit
sector, public sector and business community.
- Ohio
Hunger Task Force
- Child
Trends, Inc. Child Trends, Inc. is a nonprofit, nonpartisan
research organization that studies children, youth and families
through research, data collection and data analysis.
- Center
for the Future of Children
- Children's
Defense Fund
- Consumer
Product Safety Commission
- National
Center for Children in Poverty
- Community
Development Finance Fund
National
Clearinghouse on Child Abuse and Neglect
www.aap.org
http://appalachianutrition.net
The Access Project focuses on promoting health access at the local
community level. This site contains reports and fact sheets on the
uninsured, as well as updates on their local projects.
http://www.accessproject.org/
The AAP and its member pediatricians dedicate their efforts and
resources to the health, safety and well-being of infants, children,
adolescents and young adults.
http://www.ohioaap.org/
This site has links to a number of documents that address the CHIP
program and children's health issues.
http://www.ahip.org/
Established in 1892, the Columbus Medical Association (CMA) is a
professional medical society of approximately 2,000 area physicians,
residents, and medical students. CMA physicians seek to improve the
health of local residents and ensure their access to health care through
patient advocacy, public education and professional development.
http://www.cma-ohio.org/
Funded by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, CKFis a national health
access initiative for low-income, uninsured children, offering
information on child health outreach, enrollment, and simplification
strategies.
http://coveringkidsandfamilies.org/
Families USA is a national nonprofit, nonpartisan organization dedicated
to the achievement of high-quality, affordable health and long-term care
for all Americans.
http://www.familiesusa.org/
This site includes fact sheets and publications on state health policy
and the uninsured, as well as policy briefs on CHIP.
http://www.kff.org/
Insure Kids Now is a national initiative focusing on child health
outreach. This site advertises its toll free number, provides state
specific information, links to other resources, and a system for asking
questions via e-mail.
http://www.insurekidsnow.gov/
This site offers a series of issue briefs and fact sheets on childrenﾒs
health insurance issues.
http://www.mchpolicy.org/
The mission of the National Campaign to Prevent Teen Pregnancy is to
prevent teen pregnancy by supporting values and stimulating actions that
are consistent with a pregnancy-free adolescence. The Campaign's goal is
to reduce the teen pregnancy rate by one-third between 1996 and 2005.
http://www.teenpregnancy.org/
NCEMCH is a research center at Georgetown University. This site includes
issue papers on outreach and CHIP.
http://www.ncemch.org/
This site contains comprehensive information on health issues, with a
substantive section on child health, including documents, as well as
links to numerous other child health sites.
http://www.healthlaw.org/
The OAFP is a professional, non-profit medical association of more than
4,100 family physicians, family practice residents, and medical
students.
http://www.ohioafp.org/
The Center for Evidence-Based Practice: Young Children with Challenging
Behavior is funded by the Office of Special Education Programs, U.S.
Department of Education, to raise the awareness and implementation of
positive, evidence-based practices and to build an enhanced and more
accessible database to support those practices.
http://challengingbehavior.fmhi.usf.edu/
CSEFEL is a national center focused on strengthening the capacity of
child care and Head Start to improve the social and emotional outcomes
of young children.
http://www.csefel.uiuc.edu
EHS NRC was created in 1995 by the Head Start Bureau, Administration for
Children and Families, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. The
EHS NRC is a storehouse of early childhood expertise that promotes the
building of new knowledge and the sharing of information. It links and
actively engages the Early Head Start and the Head Start community
through opportunities, in coordination with the Head Start Bureauﾒs
On-line Learning Center, to share resources and learn from one another
in a variety of venues.
http://www.ehsnrc.org
http://www.namiohio.org/index.html
OAIMH promotes and supports healthy development and nurturing
relationships for all infants and young children in Ohio.
http://www.oaimh.org/
www.buildinitiative.org/aboutbuild.html
www.fpg.unc.edu/~abc
www.clasp.org
www.childrensdefense.org
www.ced.org
www.ehsnrc.org
www.ecs.org
http://minneapolisfed.org
www.fightcrime.org
www.highscope.org
www.nwlc.org
www.naccrra.org
www.naeyc.org
www.nieer.org
www.naesp.org
www.preknow.org
www.rand.org
www.smartstart-nc.org
www.voicesforamericaschildren.org
www.zerotothree.org
www.actionforchildren.org
www.build-ohio.org
www.communitysolutions.com
www.clevelandfed.org
www.fightcrime.org/oh/index.php
www.helpmegrow.org/homepage/iic.htm
www.oaeyc.org
www.oaesa.org
www.occrra.org
www.ode.state.oh.us
www.odh.ohio.gov
www.jfs.ohio.gov
www.mh.state.oh.us
www.ohiohelpmegrow.org
www.schoolreadiness.ohio.gov/
www.ouw.org
www.schoolreadiness.ohio.gov
http://national.unitedway.org/sb6
www.uwgc.org
www.voicesforclevelandschildren.org/cms/site/841df35d572b686e/index.html
Provides a comprehensive look at the landmark study of the benefits of
early childhood education for poor children.
http://www.fpg.unc.edu/~abc/
Provides research and data to inform decision-making that affects
children.
http://www.childtrends.org/
Brings together the best children, youth, and family resources of all
the public land-grant universities in the country and enables users to
interact with colleagues and share work nationally.
http://www.cyfernet.org/
Offers access to federal and state statistics and reports on children
and their families, including education, through documents such as
"America's Children: Key National Indicators of Well-Being."
http://www.childstats.gov/
Provides access to web sites and documents related to early childhood
education.
http://ceep.crc.uiuc.edu/
Provides cross-national, comparative information about the policies,
programs, benefits and services available in the advanced industrialized
countries to address child, youth, and family needs.
http://www.childpolicyintl.org/
Provides the latest news items on early childhood education.
http://earlychildhoodfocus.org/index.php
Offers an online journal on the development, care, and education of
young children.
http://ecrp.uiuc.edu/
Brings researchers and practitioners together to create tools and
conditions for learning, reaching people of all ages, backgrounds, and
abilities.
http://main.edc.org/
Conducts original research, analyzes that of others, and facilitates the
implementation of innovations in areas such as student performance
standards, assessment, and curriculum.
http://www.asu.edu/educ/epsl/index.htm
Works to put research-based knowledge and tools into the hands of those
who serve in the early childhood field as well as those who make or
influence policy.
http://www.factsinaction.org/
Provides data to inform decision-making on the workplace, family, and
community. (a non-profit center for research)
http://www.familiesandwork.org/
Examines research on what works in keeping kids from becoming criminals
and informing policy makers and the public of these findings.
http://www.fightcrime.org/
Provides research, development, training, and public advocacy to improve
the life chances of children and youth by promoting high-quality
educational programs.
http://www.highscope.org/
Established by the Education Sciences Reform Act of 2002, the Institute
consists of the National Center for Education Research, the National
Center for Education Statistics, and the National Center for Education
Evaluation and Regional Assistance.
http://www.ed.gov/about/offices/list/ies/index.html
Collects and analyzes data related to education in the United States and
other nations. A part of the U.S. Department of Education.
http://nces.ed.gov/
Provides data and research from the Administration for Children and
Families, including studies on Head Start and Early Head Start.
http://www.acf.hhs.gov/programs/opre/
Encourages collaborative research and informed policy on welfare reform,
child and family well-being, and community/neighborhood issues, and
provides a research database.
http://www.researchforum.org/
Provides links to research reports from 12 national research centers of
the Office of Educational Research and Improvement (OERI).
http://www.scitechresources.gov/Results/show_result.php?rec=2628
Provides research on early brain and behavioral development, focusing on
children from birth to age five.
http://www.talaris.org/
Makes Federal legislative information freely available to the Internet
public.
http://thomas.loc.gov/
Provides the latest census data.
http://www.census.gov/
Offers publications on early childhood education issues.
http://www.ed.gov/index.jhtml
The Special Education Research Center (SERC) Library provides an
annotated bibliography on universal preschool, covering from January
1999 to August 2002.
World
Wide Web and SERC Library Resources on Universal Preschool
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