Provider and Parent Resources
- Dept of Children and Families (DCF)
- Provider search - Laws and requirements, Training, Director Credential and Gold Seal Info.
- FL Department of Education Office of Early Learning - Voluntary Pre-Kindergarten Teacher Resources, Curriculum, Performance standards for VPK, Training, Florida Kindergarten Readiness Screener (FLKRS).
- VPK Readiness Rate - This site allows the public to access and compare the readiness rate of providers in their area.
- Children’s Forum - Florida TEACH scholarships, WAGES, E-newsletter, resources, and publications.
- Florida Kid Care - Health insurance for children from birth to 18 based on family income.
- National Resource Center for Health and Safety in Child Care and Early Education - All States licensing regulations, parent guide to choosing child care, A-Z child care info links, safety resource guides for out-of-home care.
- National Association for Family Child Care - NAFCC sponsors the only nationally recognized accreditation system, designed specifically for family child care providers.
- Child Care Aware - How to find child care from your local Resource and Referral (RR) and Military Child Care help.
- 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.
- FL Association for the Education of Young Children - The mission is to support early childhood professionals by providing leadership, advocacy, and professional development opportunities.
- Pathfinders Unlimited, Inc. - Owners of the nationally recognized Second Helping and Cuatro Pasos Training (Spanish version of Second Helping), including the accompanying Train-the-Trainer program. Additionally, we administer the Master Provider Credential program and publish Getting It Right the First Time! Leadership series.
- National Providers Appreciation Day - Provider Appreciation Day is a special day to recognize child care providers, teachers and other educators of young children everywhere.
- Redleaf Press - Redleaf Press is a leading nonprofit publisher of exceptional curriculum, management, and business resources for early childhood professionals.
- Council for Professional Recognition & CDA - The Council administers the Child Development Associate (CDA) National Credentialing Program.
- Child Development Education Alliance - A professional early childhood organization offers educational equivalencies to the National CDA.
- Dr. Becky Bailey’s Loving Guidance - Conscious Discipline® has been specifically designed to make changes in the lives of adults first. The adults, in turn, change the lives of children.
- Lisa Murphy’s Ooey Gooey - Supports the creation of child-centered environments where children are actively engaged in real, meaningful experiences.
- Early Explorations by Jeff Johnson - Our primary focus is the promotion of child-directed and developmentally appropriate play in healthy emotional environments during the early years of life.
- Boca Beth - Beth Butler's bilingual products have won several Parent Awards and have been listed on the US Department of Education's linked site Office of English Language Acquisition (OELA) as a great resource for helping young children learn a second language - Spanish.
- Patricia Dischler - Teaching the 3C's: Creativity, Curiosity and Courtesy - Activities that Build a Foundation for Success. Patricia Dischler is a former family child care provider who writes books for providers.
Advocacy for Children
- FL Children's Campaign - Children’s Campaign, Inc. is a cutting-edge and groundbreaking advocacy organization devoted to making children’s issues a legislative priority.
- FL Children's Week - One Voice for Children - Improve our communities through events and outreach efforts aimed at promoting the health, safety and well-being of our children.
- Children’s Defense Fund - CDF is the foremost national proponent of policies and programs that provide children with the resources they need to succeed.
- Florida House of Representatives - Find your Representatives
- The Florida Senate - Find your Senator