On Loving Early Childhood Links: Washington DEL's list

How do I find out about...

• Early Achievers, Washington's quality rating and improvement system
• Strengthening Familes Washington
• Choosing child care or preschool
• Concerns about child development (birth to 3)
• ECEAP and Head Start in my community
• Getting help paying for child care
• Kindergarten readiness
• Getting licensed to be a child care provider
• Reporting possible child care subsidy fraud
• Portable background checks
• Professional development & MERIT
• Product safety recalls
• Home visiting in Washington
• Race to the Top-Early Learning Challenge

http://www.del.wa.gov/

If you love links that relate to early childhood, the Washington Department of Early Learning website is a go-to site. A page on the site of "Useful Websites" is particularly comprehensive. Some examples:

Love. Talk. Play. 

National Institute on Media and the Family

School's Out Washington

National Early Childhood Technical Assistance Center

Office of Superintendent of Public Instruction - Special Education

Foundation for Early Learning

National Association for the Education of Young Children (NAEYC)

National Child Care Information and Technical Assistance Center

Thrive by Five Washington

Child Care Aware Washington

National Technical Assistance Center for Children's Mental Health

Talaris Research Institute

Zero to Three