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EARLY CHILDHOOD INTERAGENCY COUNCIL
 1225
Memorial Drive
South Milwaukee, WI 53712
414-768-6314
ecicouncil@yahoo.com
To learn more about the Council activities, membership, current
initiatives, or volunteer opportunities please contact:
- Pupil Services Department 768-6314
- Early Childhood Support Project 768-7236
- Family Life Center 483-2685 ext. 226
You may find the following links useful as a starting point for
information about child care. These links do not reflect all links
or organizations currently available. The Early Childhood Interagency
Council does not endorse any practice, publication, resource,
or organization.
Collaborating
Partners
This site offers a very large list of categorized early childhood
links.
National Child Care Information Center
The National Child Care Information Center has developed the following
list of child care information links:
- Child
Care Bureau
Information on the Child Care and Development Block Grant, links
to other Administration on Children and Families sites, and
other information within the Department of Health and Human
Services, with links to other related child care 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.
- ERIC Clearinghouse
on Elementary and Early Childhood Education
Provides access to an extensive body of education-related literature,
with a focus on child development, caring for young children,
and parenting.
- FedWorld
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.
- National
Child Care Information Center
Sponsored by the Child Care Bureau, Administration for Children
and Families, Department of Health and Human Services, this
site provides a central access point for child care related
information. It also includes links to other organizations and
provides full-text documents.
- National Resource
Center for Health and Safety in Child Care
Funded by the Maternal and Child Health Bureau, Department of
Health and Human Services, this site has the child care licensure
regulations for each state. Also available are health and safety
tips and full-text resources.
- Native
Web
A site that provides information about the lives and cultures
of Native Americans, Alaskan Natives, and other indigenous peoples.
The topics include languages, education, organizations, newsletters,
and other sites which focus on Native issues.
- 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, or legislative topic. The site also has
links to Congressional web sites and other sites in the Federal
government that have legislative information.
- American Academy
of Pediatrics
- American Public
Human Services Association
- Bureau of Labor
Statistics
- Wheelock
College Institute for Leadership and Career Initiatives
- Center
for the Future of Children
- Child
Care Aware
- Child Welfare
League of America
- Children's
Defense Fund
- Consumer Product
Safety Commission
- Council of
Chief State School Officers
- Department of
Education
- Department
of Health and Human Services
- Department of
Labor
- Empowerment
Zone/Enterprise Communities
- Families
and Work Institute
- Indian Health
Service
- National Association
for the Education of Young Children
- National Black
Child Development Institute
- National
Center for Children in Poverty
- National
Clearinghouse on Child Abuse and Neglect
- National
Coalition for Campus Children's Centers
- National Conference
of State Legislatures
- National Head
Start Association
- NEC*TAS
- National
Institute on Out-of-School Time
- The ARC
- The Urban Institute
- U.S. Bureau
of the Census
- Zero
to Three
- National
Child Care Information Center links page
Once you've exhausted the links above, the NCCIC maintains a
list of over 200 child care information links.
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You may find the following links useful as a starting
point for information about Early Childhood Brain
Development. These links do not reflect all links
or organizations currently available. The Early Childhood
Interagency Council does not endorse any practice,
publication, resource, or organization.
- Wisconsin
Council on Children & Families, Inc.
Provides information on brain development in the
Great Beginnings section, including late-breaking
news from research periodicals and the popular press.
- Neuroscience
for Kids
Provides useful brain information for both teachers
and students. Includes brain facts, information
on both the effects of drugs and neurological disorders,
current neuroscience articles, and suggestions for
classroom activities. This site offers wonderful
graphics and extensive lists of on- and off-line
resources.
- I
Am Your Child
Geared toward parents and caregivers, this website
stresses the importance or early childhood brain
development. Includes brain facts, information on
developmental states, and audio/visual clips of
child development experts.
- Zero
to Three
The focus of this site in on healthy child development.
Provides information for both parents and professionals.
Included on this site are current articles and press
releases.
- National
Institute on Drug Abuse
This interactive, colorful site provides extensive
information on the effect of drugs on the brain.
Click on "NIDA goes to school" for information
geared toward teachers and students. Offers both
general brain facts and current neurological research
reports. Also has the great series, "Mind Over
Matter."
- Brain
Wiring
This site is a terrific resource page full of informative
links that are geared for students, teachers, parents,
and administrators at all knowledge levels. Includes
links to the Neuroscience for Kids and "2 little,
2 late" sites.
- Brain.com
At this site you can take a 5-minute IQ test!
- Charles
A. Dana Foundation—The Dana Alliance for Brain
Initiatives
Though it specializes in brain dysfunction, there
are many good links. The information is reliable,
but a little more difficult (some background knowledge
would be helpful).
- Early
Childhood Educator's and Family Web Corner
Contains numbers articles and links to sites that
may be of interest to early childhood educators
and parents.
- The
Child Trauma Academy
Dr. Bruce Perry's site—many in-depth articles
on child abuse and neglect; includes a great description
of brain development. New materials are added frequently.
- Civitan
International Research Center
Dr. Craig Ramey's site features information and
research important to professionals, parents and
persons interested in early child development including:
child care, early education (Abecedarian Project),
and related public policies.
- The
New York Times
Features a science section each Tuesday that often
covers the latest scientific research related to
brain development. From the home page, click on
the science and health links.
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