Child Development: Internet Resources & Websites

The mission of the Alabama Department of Early Childhood Education is to inspire, support, and deliver cohesive, comprehensive systems of high quality education and care so that all Alabama children thrive and learn.

The Child Care Services Division is the state’s Child Care and Development Fund (CCDF) administrator, responsible for the child care subsidy program and quality initiatives.

The Annie E. Casey Foundation is devoted to developing a brighter future for millions of children at risk of poor educational, economic, social and health outcomes.

To promote innovative solutions to education challenges and inspire action that creates positive, sustainable futures for children and youth worldwide.

Home of the Child Development Associate (CDA) National Credentialing Program, and related professional improvement opportunities that contribute to the field of early childhood education

The Center on the Social and Emotional Foundations for Early Learning (CSEFEL) is focused on promoting the social emotional development and school readiness of young children birth to age 5. CSEFEL is a national resource center funded by the Office of Head Start and Child Care Bureau for disseminating research and evidence-based practices to early childhood programs across the country

Resources of many types including statistical data sets.

Exchange is committed to supporting early childhood professionals worldwide in their efforts to craft early childhood environments where adults and children thrive – environments that foster friendship, curiosity, self-esteem, joy, and respect; where the talents of all are fully challenged and justly rewarded.

The Child Care Law Center is a nonprofit firm that uses legal expertise to ensure that low-income families can access quality child care and it is the only organization in the country devoted exclusively to the complex legal issues that affect child care.

Childcare Resources is a non-profit 501(c)(3) Child Care Resource and Referral Agency based in Birmingham, Alabama. The mission of Childcare Resources is to make quality care and education of children happen by providing information, education and assistance to families, providers of child care and the community.

Child Development Resources (CDR) is west, central Alabama′s resource for information about the well-being of young children. Our mission is to help families succeed by providing information and resources to enhance the family′s ability to provide a safe, loving, and enriching life for young children.

Children's Bureau Express (CBX) covers news, issues, and trends of interest to professionals and policymakers in the interrelated fields of child abuse and neglect, child welfare, and adoption.

The Children’s Defense Fund Leave No Child Behind® mission is to ensure every child a Healthy Start, a Head Start, a Fair Start, a Safe Start and a Moral Start in life and successful passage to adulthood with the help of caring families and communities.

The Children’s Literature Association (ChLA) is a non-profit association of scholars, critics, professors, students, librarians, teachers and institutions dedicated to the academic study of literature for children. For our members, children’s literature includes books, films, and other media created for, or adopted by, children and young adults around the world, past, present, and future.

From the Federal Interagency Forum on Child and Family Statistics

A national and state-by-state effort to track the status of children in the United States

The Leadership in Child Care Scholarship program provides financial assistance (tuition and selected fees) to qualified child care professionals working in the child care centers/programs and family and group homes to obtain a Child Development Associate (CDA) Credential, Short-Term Certificate ...

The National Association for the Education of Young Children (NAEYC) is a professional membership organization that works to promote high-quality early learning for all young children, birth through age 8, by connecting early childhood practice, policy, and research. We advance a diverse, dynamic early childhood profession and support all who care for, educate, and work on behalf of young children.

Child Care Aware® of America is a national membership-based nonprofit working to advance affordability, accessibility, development and learning of children in child care.

The National Black Child Development Institute (NBCDI) has been at the forefront of engaging leaders, policymakers, professionals, and parents around critical and timely issues that directly impact Black children and their families. We are a trusted partner in delivering culturally relevant resources that respond to the unique strengths and needs of Black children around issues including early childhood education, health, child welfare, literacy, and family engagement.

Part of the Administration on Children, Youth and Families in the Department of Health and Human Services of the US. The program provides services to at-risk children and their families.

The NIEER "conducts and communicates research to support high quality, effective, early childhood education for all young children."Resources include: Journal Articles, videos, working papers, policy reports and more.

The Child Care Resource Center (CCRC) cultivates child, family and community well-being.

About SECA. Since 1948 the Southern Early Childhood Association has brought together preschool, kindergarten, primary teachers & administrators, caregivers, program directors, and individuals working with & for families, to promote quality care and education for young children.

This is a scholarship program that was developed to increase the level of education and effectiveness of early learning professionals by making the educational process more affordable, increasing wages, and reducing staff turnover rates. Scholarships are currently offered for the CDA (Child Development Associate) Assessment Fee, Associate Degrees in Child Development and Early Care and Education, and Bachelor Degrees in Child Development and Early Care and Education.