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Disclaimer: We provide links to other sites that we believe may be useful or informative. These links to third party sites are not intended as an endorsement, sponsorship, or recommendation of the information. We make no guarantee concerning accuracy or reliability of the information found on these sites.
Child Care Information Exchange has a magazine, articles, books on management, budget, leadership, and other aspects of child care administration, including a conference calendar.
American Cancer Society
American Lung Association
Center for Child Care Workforce
Child Care Law Center
Children Now
National Association of Counsel for Children
National CASA Association
National Center for Youth Law
National Children’s Advocacy Center
Parental Stress
Parents As Teachers
California Early Childhood Mentor Progam
Child Development Training Consortium
Community Care Licensing
Early Childhood Links
Early Childhood Links For Parents, family child care providers, Teachers, and home schoolers.
First 5 California
First 5 Riverside
Inland Regional Center
National Association for the Education of Young Children
National Association for the Education of Young Children. The National Association for the Education of Young Children (NAEYC) is the nation's largest and most influential organization of early childhood educators dedicated to improving the quality of programs for children from birth through third grade.
Program for Infant / Toddler Caregivers
Project Spectrum – Multiple Intelligences for the Early Years - Harvard University
Riverside County Department of Public Health
Riverside County Office of Education
Riverside County Public Libraries
West Ed – Improving Education through Research, Development, and Service
Building Child Care (BCC) Project
The Building Child Care (BCC) Project is designed to help child care providers access financial resources for facilities development projects in California.
California School-Age Consortium
Childcare Health Program
National Network for Child Care
Provides multiple links to child abuse prevention sites, including Army Family Adovcacy Program, Physicians Network, and Family Life Development Center.
End Child Abuse
Contains information about child abuse prevention and treatment, and a method to report suspected abuse cases in the US.
Prevent Child Abuse America
Prevent Child Abuse America was established in 1972 to build a nationwide commitment to preventing all forms of child abuse.
Prevent Child Abuse Riverside County (PCARC)
PCARC is the county’s designated lead agency in child abuse prevention. PCARC promotes strong families, positive parenting and safe children through advocacy, public awareness, coordination of community programs and services, as well as Mandated Reporter Trainings.
Child Welfare League of America
HandsNet
National Foster Parent Association
Riverside County Family Care Centers
Eligibility workers are available at all the family care centers to assist you in the application process for state sponsored health care plans. You may also call 1-888-934-5437 directly to make an appointment.
ASSIST is an online student-transfer information system that shows how course credits earned at one public California college or university can be applied when transferred to another. ASSIST is the official repository of articulation for California’s public colleges and universities and provides the most accurate and up-to-date information about student transfer in California.
Cal State Fullerton
Cal State San Bernardino
Cal State San Marcos
California Baptist University
Chapman University
La Sierra University
Loma Linda University
Pacific Oaks College
San Diego State University
University of California Riverside
University of California Riverside - Extension
University of California San Diego
University of La Verne
University of Redlands
University of San Diego
ASSIST is an online student-transfer information system that shows how course credits earned at one public California college or university can be applied when transferred to another. ASSIST is the official repository of articulation for California’s public colleges and universities and provides the most accurate and up-to-date information about student transfer in California.
Chaffey College
College of the Desert
Copper Mountain Community College
Crafton Hills College
Fullerton College
Miramar College
Mt. San Jacinto College
Orange Coast College
Palo Verde College
Palomar College
Riverside Community College
San Bernardino Community College
San Bernardino Valley College
San Diego City College
San Diego Mesa College
Santiago Canyon College
Baby Signs
Babies who use sign language are happier and less frustrated, they learn to talk sooner, and they get a long-lasting boost in their intellectual development. What's more, baby sign language is fun and easy.
The Baby Signs program for hearing babies has been bringing powerful, research-proven benefits to babies and their families around the world for over 25 years. Learn more about the research behind our program by visiting our web site.
Baby Sign Language.com
Baby sign language is a great way to help you communicate with your pre-verbal baby. Baby sign language helps babies that are ready to communicate, but can’t talk bridge the gap to full speech.
Child Garden
Dedicated to enriching early childhood development with educational/recreational equipment and furniture that's safe, durable, and fun.
CM School Supply
Welcome to CM School Supply Online where you will find top quality educational products for preschool through Junior high. Store locations in Riverside and Temecula.
Constructive Playthings
Award winning suppliers of the finest early childhood educational toys, equipment, books, records, tapes, videos, art supplies, and teaching aids available.
Discount School Supply
From art & craft supplies to play equipment, you'll find everything you need for your school or center at a cost you can afford!
Educational Atlas
Family Communications, Inc.
producers of Mister Rogers' Neighborhood offer educational materials for families, schools, childcare providers, and other family support professionals.
Insect Lore
in addition to butterfly kits, Insect Lore offers ants, ladybugs, silkworms and worms, frogs, and other living science experiments.
Kaplan Early Learning Company
specializes in providing products that lay the foundation for early learning which helps children prepare for life long success.
Lakeshore Learning Materials
Offers a variety of educational products from furniture and art materials to puzzles and hands-on learning kits. Also provides products that focus on multiculturalism and special needs.
Little Tikes
Little Tikes specializes in colorful, imagination-building, durable baby toys, play houses, infant toys, toddler toys, indoor and outdoor toys, and ride on toys for infants, preschoolers and other children.
Parenting Resources
offers a collection of parenting books, games, videos, posters, and curriculum aids for schools, programs, and teachers of parents.
Scholastic
for more than 80 years, has created quality products and services that educate, entertain and motivate children and are designed to help enlarge their understanding of the world around them.
Smithsonian Education
educational content for students, families, and educators. Find teaching materials, links to hundreds of online resources, and access to the world's largest museum complex.
Teacher Created Resources
Catalog of products and teacher resources Detailed entry: Find great educational products at Teacher Created Resources.
The Building Child Care (BCC) Project is designed to help child care providers access financial resources for facilities development projects in California.
Champions for Change
Tools to help adults take action in their community, healthy solutions, recipes and tips
on how to get involved.
Child Care
Web site designed to bring all of the Federal agency resources about child care together in one place, including Federal funding sources, safety alerts, information on running a program, activity ideas, parent resources and cutting edge information.
Germy Wormy
Cold and flu season is upon us again. There is an exciting tool in the battle against germs that will help you reduce germs in your classroom or facility.
Harvest of the Month
Free parent newsletters in English &
Spanish, featuring a fruit or vegetable each month. Tons of learning ideas.
Kids Health
Sites for parents, teachers, kids and teens
for total health of the body and mind. Featuring topics such as parenting, behavior, development and more. Some segments available in Spanish.
Meals Matter
Recipes, healthy meal planning, and parent tips.
My Pyramid
Custom pyramids for pregnancy, breastfeeding mothers, preschoolers, and school age children.
Team Nutrition
Posters, flyers, and brochures
for child food and nutrition programs and families.
The County of Riverside Family Care Centers
Medical Services: The County of Riverside Family Care Centers offer affordable quality health care to your entire family. Our services include Family Practice, Pediatrics, Teen Clinics, Pre-natal services, dental and more. We will help you apply or access programs that are no-cost. We accept Medi-Cal, IEHP, Molina, Medicare, MISP and PPO plans. We also have a sliding scale based on family size, income and services provided.
California Law, --The “Health and Safety Code” from which the Title 22 regulations were derived. California Child Care Act see sections 1596.70 to 1597.621 for the sections that refer to child care.
The Child Care Law Center
The Child Care Law Center uses legal tools to foster the development of quality, affordable child care--for every child, every parent, every community. CCLC works to expand child care options, particularly for low-income families, and to ensure that children are safe and nurtured in care outside the home. Publications and legal advise relating to child care issues are also available through this site.
California Child Care Resource and Referral Network, has child care supply maps by county that gives the concentration of care in a given area.
Accessibility Guidelines for Play Areas, frequently asked questions on the topic.
Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA)
Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) guidelines and how they relate to playgrounds for child care facilities.
California Dept. of Health Services, Playground Standards
California Dept. of Health Services, Playground Standards for public playgrounds in California.
Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA)
Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) guidelines and how they relate to playgrounds for child care facilities.
Learning Disabilities
Medicare Solutions
Complete resouce guide, including links to other helpful sites.
Center for the Child Care Workforce's (CCW) works to improve the quality of child care services by upgrading the wages, benefits, training opportunities and working conditions for child care teachers and family child care providers.