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Description |
Parents |
Providers |
| Child Care Aware® |
www.childcareaware.org
NACCRRA's Child Care Aware® program is a national toll-free hotline (1-800-424-2246) and website that provides child care and parenting information to families in English and Spanish and offers special services for military families. CCA also has helpful information for potential and current child care providers. Child Care Aware® is partly funded by the Child Care Bureau (CCB), Office of Family Assistance (OFA), Administration for Children and Families (ACF), and the U.S. Department of Health & Human Services (HHS). |
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| Child Care Aware Parent Network |
www.ccaparentnetwork.org/
Child Care Aware® Parent Network is created specifically for parents who care about children and the quality of care they receive. This network provides meaningful, relevant and important information about parenting and child care through interactive resources that bring together people who share concern about access to safe, affordable and nurturing child care. |
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| Community-Based Child Care for Military Families: A Booklet for Civilian Child Care Providers |
 Community-Based Child Care for Military Families: A Booklet for Civilian Child Care Providers (492 KB)
The focus of this booklet is on providing care to young children of military parents. It is designed to heighten your awareness of special issues, provide you with some strategies and tools, and most importantly, direct you to a host of resources that are readily available for your use. |
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| Operation Military Kids |
www.operationmilitarykids.org
Through a network of community partners, OMK provides youth program opportunities for school age, middle school and teenaged youth and connects them to support resources where they live |
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| Military Child Education Coalition (MCEC) |
www.militarychild.org
MCEC is a model of positive leadership and advocacy. Its work is focused on ensuring quality educational opportunities for all military children affected by mobility, family separation, and transition. |
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| National Military Family Association (NMFA) |
www.nmfa.org
Provides education for military families concerning benefits and services available to them provides information regarding the issues that affect military families lives. |
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| Play and Learn |
www.naccrra.org/naccrra/
The Play and Learn section of our site provides parents with a means to encourage learning and enrich relationships with their children. The website delivers quality ideas and age-specific activities to help families plan their time together and links to appropriate resources.
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| Sesame Street: Talk, Listen, Connect |
www.sesameworkshop.org/initiatives/emotion
An educational outreach initiative designed to support military families during time of deployment. Free Elmo DVD's are available to watch that highlight children's experiences when a parent is deployed. |
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| National Child Care Provider Accreditation/Credentialing |
www.coastandards.org/p_guidelines.php - Council on Accreditation
www.naccp.org - National Association of Child Care Professionals (NAC)
www.nafcc.org – National Association for Family Child Care
www.naeyc.org - National Association for the
Education of Young Children (NAEYC)
www.necpa.net – National Early Childhood Accreditation Program
www.cdacouncil.org – Council for Professional Recognition |
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| American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) Youth Deployment Support |
www.aap.org/sections/uniformedservices/deployment/index.html
The AAP Military Youth Deployment Support Website has been designed to support military youth, families, and the youth serving professionals caring for this population. |
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| Born Learning |
www.bornlearning,org
Born Learning is a public engagement campaign that helps parents, grandparents, and caregivers explore ways to turn everyday moments into fun-learning opportunities |
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