Useful Links for Parents

Adult Education

• Adult Education - Specialized Programs (CA Dept of Education)
• Programs, Division of Adult and Career Education (Los Angeles Unified School District)

Allergies

• Allergy Information (National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases)
• Healthy Kids, Healthy Care: Allergies, Asthma and Other Chronic Conditions

Asthma

• Asthma in Children (MEDLINEplus Health Information)
• Asthma Information Packet for Early Care and Education Providers in English and Spanish (California Childcare Health Program)
• How Asthma Friendly Is Your Child-Care Setting? Checklist available in English and Spanish. (National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute)

Biting

• Fact Sheets for Families: Biting (California Childcare Health Program)
• Biting in Child Care: What are the risks? (Canadian Pediatric Society)

Brain Development

• Brain Development (North Carolina Smart Start)
• Healthy Start, Grow Smart Series (US Department of Education)

Bullying

• Stop Bullying Now (HRSA)

Burn Prevention

• Burn Prevention (Home Safety Council)
• Burns (MEDLINEplus Health Information)

Car Safety

• Car Safety Seats: A Guide for Families (American Academy of Pediatrics)

Child Abuse

• Child Abuse Reporting Telephone Numbers (by State) (Child Welfare Information Gateway)
• Healthy Kids, Healthy Care: Child Abuse
• National Center on Shaken Baby Syndrome

Child Care

• National Association of Child Care Resource and Referral Agencies
• National Association for the Education of Young Children (NAEYC)
• NAFCC (National Association for Family Child Care)
• California's Background Check for In-Home Child Care (Trustline)

Children With Special Needs

• National Dissemination Center for Children with Disabilities
• Circle of Inclusion Home Page
• Developmental Behavioral Pediatrics Online (AAP)
• California Map to Inclusive Child Care | Home
• Healthy Kids, Healthy Care: Children with Special Needs
• LAUSD | Division of Special Education
• Who Are We? - Frank D. Lanterman Regional Center

Children's Activities

• PBS Activity Finder (Public Broadcasting Services)
• Online Learning Haven

Choosing Child Care

• Child Care Aware (a national resource for referrals to child care providers)
• Healthy Kids, Healthy Care: Selecting Child Care

Domestic Violence

• Economic Security Resources for Domestic Violence Survivors

Emergency Preparedness/Disaster Planning

• After the Emergency is Over: Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder in Children and You (Emergency Medical Services for Children)
• Children & Disasters: Disaster Preparedness to Meet Children's Needs (AAP)
• Y.I.K.E.S. Your Inventory for Keeping Everyone Safe: Planning Guide for Emergency Response Planning in Child Care (Maine Office of Child Care and Head Start)

Environmental Exposure

• Children's Health Environmental Coalition Heal the House
• Ten Tips to Protect Children from Pesticide and Lead Poisonings (U.S. Environmental Protection Agency)

Foster Care

• Los Angeles County Department of Children and Family Services

Head Lice

• Head Lice Information (Harvard School of Public Health)
• Head Lice Resources You Can Trust (University of Nebraska Cooperative Extension)

Health

• ABCs of Raising Healthy Kids: Steps to Staying Safe and Healthy (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)
• Children's Health (MEDLINEplus Health Information)
• Healthfinder (your guide to reliable health information)
• KidsHealth (information presented for kids, parents and professionals)

Hearing Screening and Loss

• Opening Doors: Technology and Communication Options for Children with Hearing Loss (US Department of Education)

Immunization

• Vaccines and Immunizations (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)
• Parents Guide to Childhood Immunization (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)

Kitchen Safety

• Kitchen Safety (City of Phoenix)
• Preventing Scalds (Shriners Hospitals for Children)

Lead Poisoning

• CDC Childhood Lead Poisoning Prevention Program (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)
• National Lead Information Center (EPA)

Literacy

• Welcome to Bank Street's Literacy Guide for Volunteers
• Zero to Three: Early Language and Literacy
• Adult Literacy- Centro Latino for Literacy

Mental/Social/Emotional Health

• The Center on the Social and Emotional Foundations for Early Learning
• Developmental Behavioral Pediatrics Online
• What to Expect & When to Seek Help: Bright Futures Developmental Tools for Families and Providers (National Technical Assistance Center for Children's Mental Health)

Military Child Care

• Military Child Care (DOD)
• Operation Military Child Care (NACCRRA)

Multicultural Resources

• CLAS - The Early Childhood Research Institute on Culturally and Linguistically Appropriate Services
• National Center for Cultural Competence

Nutrition

• Food and Nutrition Information Center (USDA)
• Healthy Habits for Healthy Kids: A Nutrition and Activity Guide for Parents (American Diabetic Association)

Oral Health

• Child Dental Health (MEDLINEplus Health Information)
• Parent's Checklist for Good Dental Health Practices in Child Care (National Resource Center)
• Parent's Checklist for Good Dental Health Practices in Child Care - Spanish Version (National Resource Center)

Organizations

• National Association of Child Care Resource and Referral Agencies
• National Association for the Education of Young Children (NAEYC)

Parenting

• Five Ways a Child Grows: A Timeline for Typical Development (The Talaris Research Institute)
• Zero to Three (developmental information on infants to toddlers)

Physical Fitness

• Active Start: A Statement of Physical Activity Guidelines for Children Birth to Five Years (National Association for Sport & Physical Education)
• Healthy Kids, Health Care: Physical Fitness & Promoting Healthy Weight

Playground Safety

• Is your Home Playground a Safe Place to Play? (Consumer Product Safety Commission)
• National Playground Safety Institute (The National Recreation and Park Association)

Poisoning

• Poison Control Centers Listing

Quality

• 13 Indicators of Quality Child Care: Research Update, by Richard Fiene, PhD
• Child Care/Head Start Partnership Study: Final Report (Education Development Center, Inc.)

Safety

• Child Care Safety Checklist (Consumer Product Safety Commission)
• Consumer Product Safety Commission
• Home Safety Council

School Readiness

• Preschool Get Ready For School
• School Readiness, Pre-School and Kindergarten

SIDS (Sudden Infant Death Syndrome)

• A Parent's Guide to Safe Sleep (Healthy Child Care America Back to Sleep Campaign)
• Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (MEDLINEplus Health Information)

Social Welfare

• Los Angeles County Department of Public Social Services
• 211 Los Angeles