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Chesapeake College Continuing Education Catalog: A complete catalog of Chesapeake College Continuing Education Courses with Registration Form. An in-depth description of Child Care Courses can be viewed and printed from this site. |
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| Eastern Shore Non-Profit Organizations http://wwwwchesapeakehelps.org |
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National Association for the Education of Young Children http://www.naeyc.org Come here to check out the latest information on NAEYC's conferences and publications, plus information on accreditation, advocacy, policy issues, and NAEYC membership. |
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National Child Care Information Center http://www.nccic.org Visit this site to find information on research and initiatives going on in the child care field. This page is also an excellent source for information on each state's ratios, teacher qualifications, demographics, and more. |
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NACCRRA- National Association of Child Care Resource and Referral Agencies http://www.naccrra.org NACCRRA is the national network of community-based child care resource and referral agencies. NACCRRA provides technical consultation and resources to member child care resource and referral agencies. Visit this website to find out more information and discover the benefits of membership. |
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NAFCC- National Association for Family Child Care http://www.nafcc.org The mission of NAFCC is to support the profession of family child care and to encourage high-quality care for children. NAFCC promotes high-quality family child care through accreditation, leadership training, technical assistance, public education, and policy initiatives. Visit the website to find out more about this organization. |
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| The Maryland Department of Human Resources http://www.dhr.state.md.us/index.html |
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| Caroline County Depaartment of Social Services http://www.dhr.state.md.us/caroline.htm |
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| Dorchester County Department of Social Services http://www.dhr.state.md.us/dorchester.htm |
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| Kent County Department of Social Services http://www.dhr.state.md.us/kent.htm |
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| Queen Anne's County Department of Social Services http://www.dhr.state.md.us/queenannes.htm |
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| Talbot County Department of Social Services http://www.dhr.state.md.us/talbot.htm |
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National Parent Information Network http://www.npin.org As part of the ERIC clearinghouse on elementary and early childhood education, this site focuses on information for parents. You will find a lot of great resources, including a magazine, discussion list, conference events, state networks, an “ask-ERIC” section, and much more. |
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Zero to Three http://www.zerotothree.org Zero to Three is a national non-profit charitable organization whose aim is to strengthen and support families, practitioners and communities to promote the healthy development of babies and toddlers. Visit this website to find information and resources for both parents and professionals. |
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Family Village http://www.familyvillage.wisc.edu/ This website contains a library of specific diagnoses and a wide range of topics related to special needs. There is information about connecting with other people, health care and product information, message boards, community and educational resources, places of worship, options for recreation and leisure, and a guide to the Internet. |
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MD State Resources for Children with Disabilities http://www.familyvillage.wisc.edu/comm/maryland.html |
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The Family Works http://www.thefamilyworks.org/ |
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