RESOURCES
American
Public Human Services Administration
Official website; Association representing all U.S.
human service agencies dealing with issues like food
stamps, workers with disabilities, and Medicaid.
Center
for Law and Social Policy
Official website for a D.C.-based non-profit public
policy and advocacy organization dedicated to helping
low-income families with economic security and family
stability.
Center
on the Social and Emotional Foundations for Early
Learning
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.
Child Care Center - Fairfax County, Virginia
Child Care Information for Fairfax County.
Early
Childhood Learning and Knowledge Center
The ECLKC is offered by the Administration for
Children and Families, Office of Head Start.
KIDS
COUNT Data Book
Provides a listing of useful publications on topics
such as school readiness, immigrant families in Virginia,
and a family budget calculator.
Smart
Beginnings
Smart Beginnings brings people together in support
of Virginia's youngest citizens, those under the age
of five.
Virginia Child
Care Resource and Referral Network (VCCRRN)
Virginia Child Care Resource and Referral Network
is a community-based network of early care and education
specialists whose purpose is to deliver services to
families, child care professionals and communities
to increase the accessibility, availability, and quality
of child care in Virginia.
Virginia Department
of Social Services
Helps families struggling with poverty and abuse and
neglect. This site also includes a screening tool
to determine eligibility for assistance.
Virginia
Early Childhood Comprehensive Systems (VECCS) Project
VECCS is a public private partnership made up of over
100 states, local and community representatives with
the goal of helping to improve access to and the quality
of health, early education, parent education, behavioral
health, and family support services for young children
and their families.
Virginia
Head Start Association, Inc.
The Virginia Head Start Association exists to promote
school readiness for pre-schooled aged children (0-5)
through parent involvement.
Voices
for Virginia’s Children
Our mission is to improve the lives of children in
Virginia by advancing effective public policies.
Zero
To Three: National Center for Infants, Toddlers and
Families
ZERO TO THREE is a national nonprofit organization
that informs, trains and supports professionals, policymakers
and parents in their efforts to improve the lives
of infants and toddlers.