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Health professionals, child care providers, and parents
will find the following links useful in their promotion
of healthy and safe child care environments.
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 American
Academy of Pediatrics
The mission of
the American Academy
of Pediatrics is to attain optimal physical, mental,
and social
health and well-being for all
infants, children, adolescents,
and young adults.To accomplish this mission, the
Academy shall support the professional needs of
its members. Visit this
Web site for child health
information and resources.
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Child Care Aware
Child Care Aware is a nonpro fit
org aniza  tion
committed to
helping parents l ocate
quality child care and
relevant resources within their community. This
is
accomplished b y increasing
national visibility for local child care
resource and re ferral
agencies and by
connecting parents with local
agencies
best equip ped to serve
their needs. |
 Child
Care Bureau
This division of the Administration
for
Children and Families is dedicated to
enhancing the quality, affordability, and
availability of child care for all families.
The Child Care Bureau administers
federal funds to states, territories,
and tribes to help low-income
families access quality child care
when the parents work or participate
in education or training. |
Health
Resources and
Services Administration 
This US Department of Health and Human Services
agency ensures the availability of quality health
care for low-income, uninsured, and special
needs populations and meets
their unique health care needs. |
 Maternal
and Child Health Bureau
The Maternal and Child Health Bureau seeks a nation
in which everyone is given equal access to quality
health care in a supportive, culturally competent
setting. It seeks to accomplish this by striving
for a
society in which children are born
with optimal health, receive quality
care, and are nurtured with love
and sensitivity as they mature
into healthy, productive adults. |
 National
Association for the
Education of Young Children
The National Association for the Education
of Young Children leads and consolidates
the efforts of individuals and groups
working to achieve healthy development
and constructive education for all
young children. Its primary goal is to
ensure the provision of high-quality
early childhood programs
for young children. |
National Child
Care Information Center
This organization, a project of the Child Care Bureau,
is a national resource that links information and
people to complement, enhance, and promote the child
care delivery system, working to ensure that all
children and families have access to high-quality
comprehensive services. |
National Head Start Association
The National Head Start Association
is a nonprofit membership organization dedicated
to the continued enhancement of
Head Start services for children
prenatal to age 5 and their families. |
Zero To
Three 
Zero To Three's mission is to promote the healthy
development of infants and toddlers by supporting
and strengthening families, communities, and
those who work on their behalf.
Specific objectives include advancing current
knowledge, promoting beneficial policies and practices,
communicating research and best practices to a
wide variety of audiences, and providing training,
technical assistance,
and leadership development.
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For additional resource information, please visit our
National Resources page.
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Healthy
Child Care Pennsylvania: Early Childhood Education
Linkage System