Alberta Resources

Alberta's Promise  - a movement to facilitate partnerships between communities, businesses, services clubs, foundations and agencies to work together to direct more resources to benefit our children and youth.

Alberta Child Care Association  -  is a network of organizations with a focus on quality care for all children ages 0-12 and a purpose to share information and be the voice of child care in Alberta.

The Alberta Association for the Accreditation of Early Learniing and Care Services - information about the first province-wide accreditation program for early learning and care services in Canada.

Alberta Resource Centre for Quality Enhancement of Early Learning and Care Services - (ARCQE) programs and services to enhance the ability of early learning and care services to meet the needs of the children and families of Alberta. ARCQE delivers specialized training and professional development for child care services and for Parent Link Centres.

The Alberta Association for Family Day Home Services - a non-profit organization representing approximately 80 contracted agencies in the province, which serve about 8,000 children. All member agencies offer a quality child care service in a family environment which meets the needs of children and families in each community.

The Canadian Accreditation Council of Human Services - provides accreditation services to licensed out-of-school care programs in Alberta.

Canadian Resources

Canadian Child Care Federation - services and programs for direct service providers, child care organizations, educational institutions, government policy makers and public opinion leaders.

Canada Benefits Program - information about `federal, provincial, and territorial benefit programs and services including::

• Government student loans;
• Public pension plans;
• Employment insurance;
• Health services;
• Social assistance; and
• Assistance for parents, immigrants, refugees, disabled individuals, veterans, athletes, artists, and others.

Child and Family Canada - resources on children and families with an extensive library of online documents in the areas of children and families.

Child Care Resource and Research Unit - resources on children and families with an extensive library of online documents in the areas of children and families.

SpeciaLink: The National Centre for Child care Inclusion - personalized responses to specific questions, referrals to other organizations, and sources of help, information and technical assistance to expand the quality and quantity of opportunities for inclusion in child care, recreation, education, and other community settings, to young children with special needs and their families. The site offers a resource and research help line.

Seeds of Empathy - fosters social and emotional competence and early literacy skills and attitudes in children three to five years of age while providing professional development for their educators.

Welcome Here Resource Kit - The Canadian Association of Family Resource Programs's Welcome Here project pairs family resource centres and settlement agencies in four communities to welcome and support newcomer families and caregivers.

U.S. Resources

National Child Care Information and Technical Assistance Centre - a U.S. agency with information on current child care research in the United States (with many posted research reports), State child care profiles, government initiatives, the Child Care Bulletin, and a long list of links to American child care organizations.

Early Childhood Research and Practice - a peer-reviewed electronic journal sponsored by ERIC Clearinghouse on Elementary and Early Childhood Education of the University of Illinois covering topics related to the development, care and education of children from birth to eight.

Connect for Kids - solutions-oriented coverage of critical issues for children and families including child care and early development.

Contemporary Issues in Early Childhood - online international journals on Contemporary Issues in Early Childhood with a focus on education research.

National Institute on Early Childhood Development and Education -  created to carry out a comprehensive program of research, development, and dissemination to improve early childhood development and learning.

National Association for the Education of Young Children - organization of early childhood educators and others dedicated to improving the quality of programs for children from birth to Grade 3. The website contains position statements including program practices and policies of early childhood programs.

The National Network for Child Care - research-based publications about children and child care from the resources of universities.

International Resources

The World Bank Group  - selected internet resources on Early Childhood Development and related topics. Priority has been given to sites of international importance.